What Makes The BMW 330 ZHP So Special That We Feel The Need For Our Own Forum?

When I saw the ZHP maybe 3 or 4 years ago I fell in love with it. It was a great alternative to the E46 M3 and this is what I was looking for. The ZHP imo seemed more practical then the S54 and it was available with two extra doors. And of course cheaper. I did not buy one earlier because of the price, all of the used ones had the same asking price as the E46 M3.... I thought forget it, I will just wait for a nice E39 M5 or something. Now fast forward to April or so. One night my 14 year old son showed me this beautiful and tastefully modded ZHP (now my current). I called the man up, and bam. I did have to sell my 528i/5 but it was clean so it sold in a few days. Three weeks later and a lot of negotiating later it was in my garage. I paid a ton cheaper than the ZHP's. In fact, I paid what I would have paid for a regular pre-facelift 330i/4/5.

I love my ZHP. I even have a waiting list of people who want to buy it from me :thumbup

Johal, I moved your post to here.

Good story.

My experience was a bit different....I am a former owner of a high horsepower Camaro. I was looking for a car that handled and had a decent amount of power.I could have bought a m3, but felt it was a "common" car. I was hooked after my first drive in a ZHP. Just had to wait for the "right" car. :)

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I too went from a high hp car. I had a 2005 E55 AMG for a few years. 469 hp and 516 ft lbs of some serious V8. I also had a E32 750. Both very fast cars.

I had a plain Jane 3 series and wanted something with more power and more aggressive looks and handling. This is my 2nd E46 and can't see myself driving another car. It's the right size, right handling, right amount of power. I think the E46 is the pinnacle of the BMW brand.

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Originally Posted by zakintosh

I had a plain Jane 3 series and wanted something with more power and more aggressive looks and handling. This is my 2nd E46 and can't see myself driving another car. It's the right size, right handling, right amount of power. I think the E46 is the pinnacle of the BMW brand.

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Yeah...it was about $280.00 for all four.

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Originally Posted by danewilson77

Yeah...it was about $280.00 for all four.

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Dane,


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Huh?

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Originally Posted by Johal E32

When I saw the ZHP maybe 3 or 4 years ago I fell in love with it. It was a great alternative to the E46 M3 and this is what I was looking for. The ZHP imo seemed more practical then the S54 and it was available with two extra doors. And of course cheaper. I did not buy one earlier because of the price, all of the used ones had the same asking price as the E46 M3.... I thought forget it, I will just wait for a nice E39 M5 or something. Now fast forward to April or so. One night my 14 year old son showed me this beautiful and tastefully modded ZHP (now my current). I called the man up, and bam. I did have to sell my 528i/5 but it was clean so it sold in a few days. Three weeks later and a lot of negotiating later it was in my garage. I paid a ton cheaper than the ZHP's. In fact, I paid what I would have paid for a regular pre-facelift 330i/4/5.

I love my ZHP. I even have a waiting list of people who want to buy it from me :thumbup

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Good story. Pics of your car please.