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Bimmernut2
09-20-2012, 01:02 PM
good afternoon all. Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I am not new to BMW's, having bought my 1st '93 325ia in '96. The wife & I fell in love with the 'ultimate driving machine' & the rest is history. Our latest addition is the '05 330ciC Mistic Blue w/ZHP option & only 25k miles, as of last Sat. This car showed up on autotrader & after investigating & discovering the ZHP option, I decided to contact the dealer in Fl. that listed the car. After a weekend of negotiating via phone & text, gave him a credit card deposit over the phone, got a plane ticked & flew down to inspect & test drive. Three hours later, I was driving the 700 mile return trip to Asheville, NC. This may sound crazy, but this is the 6th bimmer that I have bought this way. Here's a 'family' picture from a year ago.
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/picture.php?albumid=5100&pictureid=26519
The white 325ic has since been sold.
I live in one of the best places in the USA for driving the bimmers, Western NC. The Blue Ridge Parkway is just 3-4 miles from the house, plus so many beautiful mountain roads. Come on down & experience the Tail of the Dragon some time. I am also the Asheville area co-coordinator of the BMW CCA Tarheel chapter. Please come by & join us for dinner the last Tuesday of each month.
I do most all my own maintenance, from oil changes to clutch jobs & top end rebuild. I just figured out how to remove the crazy screen in the brake reservoir today so I could remove most of the old fluid before pressure bleeding the brakes.
Thank you for allowing me to share the ZHPMafia forum. I hope that I can share as much information as I gain here.

PHZ
09-20-2012, 01:13 PM
Welcome!

Im a NC native.... But in been in SoCal since 1988.

Good to have you here. I miss those windy mountain roads. If only I had a ZHP when I lived there......

Nomar06
09-20-2012, 01:13 PM
Welcome! I was just at the Dragon this past Thurs-Sun. Loads of fun with the group of 30 people I went with. There was an S2K that clipped a bear cub, both car and bear were ok.

Ryans323i
09-20-2012, 01:14 PM
Welcome neighbor. :hi Great looking family you have. And yes, we do live in the best place to own the Ultimate Driving Machine.

danewilson77
09-20-2012, 01:39 PM
Welcome.

echo46
09-20-2012, 02:33 PM
Welcome. Love the vert.

elric
09-20-2012, 02:37 PM
:roundel another NC family member. Welcome!

johnrando
09-20-2012, 03:45 PM
Welcome. Great looking vert! So cool that it has such low miles, any idea why? BTW, verts FTW!

imola red zhp
09-21-2012, 02:09 AM
Welcome..

sent from dennis' personal electronic device

WOLFN8TR
09-21-2012, 06:20 AM
Welcome...

25,000 miles, Me Jealous!

JupiterBMW
09-21-2012, 06:28 AM
Gorgeous car... johnrando has to take blame, but a small part of me is in love with vert's now... Never thought I'd say that, but its great driving with the wind in your hair...

Enjoy the forum!

johnrando
09-21-2012, 06:29 AM
Whoa, we're getting you over to the dark side!

Marcus-SanDiego
09-21-2012, 08:26 AM
Welcome.

gr330zhp
09-21-2012, 07:27 PM
Welcome! Congrat on the car!

Sent from my POS Droid. -_-

kayger12
09-22-2012, 04:12 AM
Welcome!

webster
09-22-2012, 07:53 AM
welcome, beautiful vert. interior pics?