My 4th BMW is a ZHP

[1/2past3ci]

Hello all. Purchased my 05 330CI ZHP a week ago and have been liking it thus far. My first BMW was a 2001 330CI that I made an M3 clone out of. It was the best car I have ever owned, and I've owned quite a few. I bought that car in March of 2006 and sold in February of 2011. My 2nd BMW was a 2001 M Roadster that I bought in 2007 and sold in March 2011. I took what I had from the sale of my roadster and my 330 to buy a 2004 M3. Always wanted an M3, but after a few months I realized that for my daily driving needs, it just wasn't the right car. I sold it and now have my ZHP. I really think that these cars offer the best of performance with the usability for an every day driver better than any other car out there. Below are some pics of my BMWs past. Thanks for looking, and hoping to enjoy another enthusiast group here at ZHPMafia.com
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/Hogietang/DSC02509.jpg
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc384/halfpast3ci/IMG_0299.jpg
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc384/halfpast3ci/IMG_0345.jpg
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc384/halfpast3ci/IMG_0680.jpg

[danewilson77]

Welcome to the family. Great story.

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[BlackNTan]

Welcome Wes, As a former M3 owner, I agree with you about how it was not the right car as a commuter. I greatly prefer my ZHP. Show us pics of your new ride.

[johnrando]

Welcome to the family. Great set of cars!

[Alphatek45]

Welcome to the site. Nice collection

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Welcome to the site. Great collection.


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[mimalmo]

Welcome. I see you're from WI. I'm over on the Western edge of WI, near Minneapolis. There's a few WI residents here.

[kayger12]

Welcome to the Family.

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[static667]

Welcome to the family. I like your line up of previous cars.

[GMATT]

Warm Welcome! Nice lineup of cars. Lots of good info here, and the people ain't bad either!

[goofiefoot]

Nice cars! Welcome!

What wheels are those on the blue coupe (first photo)?

[danewilson77]

Nice cars! Welcome!

What wheels are those on the blue coupe (first photo)?

Vb3's?

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[1/2past3ci]

Nice cars! Welcome!

What wheels are those on the blue coupe (first photo)?

19 inch VMR V710s. And that's stock suspension too.

[GSEN820]

Nice looking collection. The 330ci looked really good I did a double take when I saw the exhaust

[Johal E32]

Nice stable of cars! Welcome! Now let's see that ZHP ;)

[1/2past3ci]

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I don't want to show off my ZHP yet. I am taking it in for alittle paint work next Monday. The place I bought it from thought they were doing a good thing by re-spraying the front bumper to cover up some rock chips. They didn't do a great job with the re-spray and the color doesn't match perfectly. Luckily a good friend of mine owns a body shop, (he's the one that fit the M3 front and rear bumper, CSL deck lid, and exhaust on my old 330), and he's taking care of it for me. As soon as he's done with it I'm going to spend a full day detailing it and then take some nice looking pics.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Looking forward to the pics.


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[johnrando]

No worries, we take all comers. It will be good to see before and after pics.

[1/2past3ci]

Welcome. I see you're from WI. I'm over on the Western edge of WI, near Minneapolis. There's a few WI residents here.
Yeah, I'm in Oshkosh smack dab between Greenbay and Milwaukee. A friend of mine from Oshkosh named Nic just sold his 04 Imola ZHP coupe. I'm pretty sure he was a member here.

No worries, we take all comers. It will be good to see before and after pics.
I figure your probably right although I'm reluctant to show it with the bad paint. Again, it gets resprayed Monday. These will serve as the before.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/Hogietang/DSC02788.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/Hogietang/DSC02786.jpg

[mtecnic]

Nice work Wes! I like it a lot. My second choice of color for any BMW is always white. Enjoy it!

Nic

[M0nk3y]

Welcome!

What made you get rid of the MR?

[1/2past3ci]

Welcome!

What made you get rid of the MR?

I bought the roadster when I was 28. Bought it more with my heart than my head. That car was a blast to drive, but being alittle more than 6'4" tall, any more than about 45 minutes was just uncomfortable. I simply didn't fit in it very well. Having that exhaust note so close to the back of your ear is something I will greatly miss.

[M0nk3y]

I bought the roadster when I was 28. Bought it more with my heart than my head. That car was a blast to drive, but being alittle more than 6'4" tall, any more than about 45 minutes was just uncomfortable. I simply didn't fit in it very well. Having that exhaust note so close to the back of your ear is something I will greatly miss.

I can't hear the exhaust....engine note takes over

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[johnrando]

Thanks for the pics. Looking forward to the after. BTW, not sure (it could be the pic lighting), but the front side marker light looks dull, you may want to change that out while you're doing the painting (but it's an easy fix at any point in time).

[Mtnman]

Welcome. Looking forward to the "after" pics