Bill's Alpine White project

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Originally Posted by illirep

I need to get some pictures once the blizzard passes

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Yes you do!

Joop - it was super cold with a much over hyped snow storm en route. I didn't want to spend any more time outside or in the garage than I had to. Will get some quick ones later tonight.

Botond - the NB is now properly mated with IR!

If you know anyone looking for a ZHP in the tri-state area, I'm going to be selling that car very soon.

2003 Imola Sedan, virtually a one owner car, 70k miles, 6 speed manual

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Originally Posted by illirep

Joop - it was super cold with a much over hyped snow storm en route. I didn't want to spend any more time outside or in the garage than I had to. Will get some quick ones later tonight.

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And who's fault is that for living up there... :biggrin 81* and sunny in SoFlo today! :thumbsup

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Originally Posted by illirep

Botond - the NB is now properly mated with IR!

If you know anyone looking for a ZHP in the tri-state area, I'm going to be selling that car very soon.

2003 Imola Sedan, virtually a one owner car, 70k miles, 6 speed manual

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Thought that one was a keeper? You confuse me, Bill! :rofl


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Bill, how does the ZHP compare to your previous F30??

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Originally Posted by kakashi169

Bill, how does the ZHP compare to your previous F30??

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While I don't have an M-sport 335, I do have an F30 and I will say the cars are worlds apart. Not in a really good or bad way, just different. The zhp is very raw and mechanical compared to the F30. I find myself enjoying both cars equally as well, but in each my mood and driving is very different. In the zhp, I wind the gears up a bit more, drive a little more offensively and typically just use all the pedals a little harder. With the F30 I find that overall I'm much more relaxed and mellow in my driving. Part of that is due to the car still being within it's initial break in, and part of it is due to it being a diesel. There's so much torque that you don't really need to punch it... I find that about half throttle is typically enough to get well off the line before the next guy. The F30 is quiet and comfortable, and a bigger car, and I enjoy just cruising in it. The zhp is twitchy and wants to rev and jump at open road, so I typically do.

Not the best review I'm sure, but I do very little driving, almost all of it around town. Hope my limited insight helps.


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Sounds about right.

I'm sure that's how an e30 325is feels compared to an e46 330d. Two generations apart. Two different purposes.

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Originally Posted by JupiterBMW

While I don't have an M-sport 335, I do have an F30 and I will say the cars are worlds apart. Not in a really good or bad way, just different. The zhp is very raw and mechanical compared to the F30. I find myself enjoying both cars equally as well, but in each my mood and driving is very different. In the zhp, I wind the gears up a bit more, drive a little more offensively and typically just use all the pedals a little harder. With the F30 I find that overall I'm much more relaxed and mellow in my driving. Part of that is due to the car still being within it's initial break in, and part of it is due to it being a diesel. There's so much torque that you don't really need to punch it... I find that about half throttle is typically enough to get well off the line before the next guy. The F30 is quiet and comfortable, and a bigger car, and I enjoy just cruising in it. The zhp is twitchy and wants to rev and jump at open road, so I typically do.

Not the best review I'm sure, but I do very little driving, almost all of it around town. Hope my limited insight helps.


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Thanks for the review Jon! Very detailed and personal. I appreciate it! I am sure there are more pros and cons.

Intent was to retire IR from it's very short stint as garage queen and put it on daily driver duty. But with no serious interest on this car, at a starting price already several thousand south of what I've invested into it in the short term, I would rather not give it away - especially now that it is damn near close to perfect after I've invested a fortune into it. Plus, well, Alpine White....I will take much less of a bit, if any at all, on the imola sedan when it sells.

I've been swapping two zhp's for daily diver duty for a long time. With my new job, which is a ton of fun by the way, but very demanding with long hours, I don't have much free time, and when I do, I want to spend it with fam versus tinkering with the cars..as we all know, 1 E46 is enough to keep anyone busy between maintenance, tlc and modding, let alone 2 of them.