Joop's ZHP For Sale- '03 Alpine White/Natural Brown 6MT Sedan

As I've made mention of in a few recent posts, I'm considering selling my car. I absolutely adore my ZHP, and to be honest, if I sold it, I wouldn't buy another. I'll never find another ZHP I like as much as this one, so if it goes, it'll be on to a different platform. That being said, I've listed the car at a high price. We all know that many consider Alpine White and Natural Brown to be one of the most desirable combinations. In addition, for those that've seen my car, I'm sure you can attest to its condition. The price I posted below can be considered the "Buy it Now" price if it were to be listed on eBay. A full price offer will get the car completely detailed in and out, full tank of premium gas, and all fluids (engine, trans, and diff fluids) changed just before the new owner takes possession. Any shipping will have to be arranged and paid for by the buyer. Ok, so onto the car... Please bear with me as I'm writing this from memory and my project thread. I'm not home to verify exact mileage and some of the service records. Also, please view my project thread for more info and pics.

My Project Thread

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WBAEV53453KM03710 (built 03/10/03)
2003 Alpine White ZHP Sedan
Natural Brown interior (with my fancy schmancy black/silver speaker grills)
Black Cube trim
6 speed manual transmission
Cold Weather Package (headlight washers, heated seats, split fold down rear seats with ski-bag pass through)
Navigation (currently has 2012 disc)
Moonroof
Xenon headlights


Current mileage is somewhere close to 132K. I purchased with 126,653 miles
6 months ago. Of those 5K-ish miles, 1K was driving it home from NC, and 2K
was driving it to and from the Reunion. The car rests in the garage most
other times.

Maintenance stuff done by the previous owner includes the following. He owned the car for a short time, did nothing but maintenance, then sold it to me because he had a baby...
Alternator
cooling system
DISA
VANOS
Perhaps more, I don't recall and I'm not home to review the paperwork I have.

Maintenance stuff I've done includes...
Starter
Gas Cap
NGK plugs
Mobil 1 0W-40
Redline D4 ATF in the transmission
Redline 75W90 in the differential
Refinish lower front grill
Sunroof shade guides

Mods/Changes have all been done within the last 6 months as I've been the one to do
them all...
Dinan intake
AFE Dynamic Air Scoops
Dinan exhaust
Dinan Stg 2 software
Avant Garde M359 wheels in 18x8.5", square setup, 245/35-18 Yokohama S-drive tires (about 4000 miles on them).
Rolled rear fenders and shaved bumper clips/bolts/lining
OEM BMW Performance (replica) carbon fiber splitters
OEM BMW Performance (replica) carbon fiber diffuser
Llumar FormulaOne Pinnacle Ceramic tint (35% all 7 windows) *lifetime warranty*
Khoalty Piano Black grills with custom painted grill stripes
OEM AL lights, refitted with the ZKW inner lenses
OEM Euro Light package (clear front corners, sidemarkers, RCR tails)
Stealth bulbs all the way around (from Turner Motorsports)
Euro asymmetrical side mirror lenses
VisionPro Xenon fog light kit, 3000K
Osram Xenarc SVS bulbs for the xenons
OEM homelink
OEM aux input jack
LCM with 4.0 software
Coby Wheel alcantara steering wheel (OEM grey with ///M color tri-stitch)
Matching Coby Wheel shift and e-brake boots
OEM E82 (1 series) M-sport leather shift knob/e-brake handle (perforated
leather)
New OEM carpeted floor mats
Lots of Coding (the big ones below)
-Triple Blink
-Brake Force Display
-TPMS
-Trifecta Mod

Mods acquired but yet to be installed...
-Euro LCM with rear fog light button
-M3 button panel with TPMS reset button and sport button (for eventual Sprint Booster?)
-New rear deck speaker grills (purchased when I recently refinished the rear deck)

Maintenance/repair the car needs to be perfect
Driver's rear window regulator (?? Works just fine, but started to click
once when rolling up)
Rear brakes (They aren't that bad, about 4mm left on the pads, fronts are fine. Will do all 4 together)


Asking $20,000 obo

I know many of you will think the price is outrageous, and that's fine. Please don't forget, I'm not even 100% decided on selling. So, this is the price that would make me say yes and not look back. Of course, I really value the discussion. For those that have PMed me about the car, I'm looking forward to your feedback.

It's a fantastic car. Can't wait to see you in an E90 ///M3.

You forgot to mention this car (and driver) are winners of the 2013 East Coast Reunion Scavenger Hunt! (Of course the right-seat navigator needs a little credit ;-) I hope you keep it...would love to have it myself...hope you find a buy who will appreciate it as is... GLWS.

What I want to say:

"You're an idiot"

But because I'm on the Mafia I say:

"GLWS Joop"

:)

Self regulation in progress.

duuuudee..... i'm in disbelief. GLWS!

Good luck with the sale.

Btw you are running atf in a manual transmission?

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Originally Posted by danewilson77

What I want to say:

"You're an idiot"

But because I'm on the Mafia I say:

"GLWS Joop"

:)

Self regulation in progress.

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:rofl

Joop.... I seriously hope you don't sell your ZHP.....

Thank you all for the replies... And yes Shawn, a good point, this is the reigning Mafia Reunion Scavenger Hunt Rally Champion... :biggrin

Dane/Charlie/Nic- I know. I honestly don't really want to sell it. But I wanted to list it so people could see the car details and for the people that have been continually been PMing me. So we'll see.

Vas- Yes. I spoke with the people at Redline and after they reviewed the specs of the OEM oil, they said the D4 ATF was the closest match they had. I thought it weird too, they said no worries... Car shifts like BUTTAHHHH!! :biggrin

So i stay off the site for a week or so and this happens? Joooooooooooooooooooop......whhyyyyyy?

I can attest to the cleanliness of this car. Looks absolutely brand new. I also saw it the day Joop purchased it, and i must say he has done a hell of a job.

What i need to know now is, what's next Joop.

I saw this car in person at GruppeFest, and it's absolutely beautiful. GLWS Joop!

Thanks David... And one thing I forgot to mention until I read your post. It has been suggested that I'm just trying to "flip" this car. That would make someone wonder if the car was in rough shape when I got it. For those of you that saw it on Day 1 (Cam, David, Ryan) you all know, the car was in amazing shape then. I am NOT trying to just flip for a profit. I paid a premium for the AW when I bought it, and all mods were purchased brand new (with the exception of a few little items)

Just something I wanted folks to know. The car is in better shape than my previous ZHP which had almost 50K less miles.

If you are hunting for a pristine Alpine White over Natural Brown ZHP in excellent shape, don't pass up this beauty! I have seen her in person, driven her a very short distance, and the photos of her do not do her justice.

Jon, only way you will be forgiven for selling your ZHP is to replace it with another Bimmer in the garage!

Personally, I don't even think 20k is asking too much. I'd probably pay that in a heartbeat if I had the money.

Beautiful car. Good luck in your next automotive endeavor!!!! Someone mentioned the e9x M3 - there are tons of them on the market right now, and the prices will be going down if the next M3 is a hit!

Just to be clear for anyone considering this car - is the NB interior the original interior, or was that swapped? I thought I saw something about a swap but I don't remember if it's this car or not.

Good luck Jon.

Sad to see this happen.

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Originally Posted by zhpnsnv

Just to be clear for anyone considering this car - is the NB interior the original interior, or was that swapped? I thought I saw something about a swap but I don't remember if it's this car or not.

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He did swap it. Looks awesome. See here: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...596#post231596

OMG, this is like my dream color combo!

Good luck with the sale Jon, I hope that I was able to give you some insight on the market. May the possible new owner take care of the car!

Thanks for all the replies folks. As for my next vehicle, I have tossed around many ideas. In a perfect world, I sell the ZHP and pick up a 2011 M3 Competition Package, but they're VERY hard to find (in Alpine White sedan format). I've found one, but the guy wants $64K for it, so even selling the ZHP at $20K I've got a $44K difference to make up. So obviously that isn't happening. The other ideas are to trade in my wife's X3 for the M3, but then the M3 would have to be a DCT, which I'm ok with. It would also become her car at that point, again, I'm ok with that too. And lastly, a possible trade of the X3 for an X5M, much easier to find and even faster than the M3.

Anyway, looking for buyers!

GLWS. Hate to see her go, but you gotta do what makes you happy at the end of the day. Hopefully the next owner is as awesome and enthusiastic as its current owner :)

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Originally Posted by webster

GLWS. Hate to see her go, but you gotta do what makes you happy at the end of the day. Hopefully the next owner is as awesome and enthusiastic as its current owner :)

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Aww shucks.. :wub

Nobody buy it, so Joop can be stuck here for all of eternity! :megaphone

The price is perfect (by reflecting your reluctance appropriately - that is a one of a kind car) GLWS.

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Originally Posted by BavarianZHP

Nobody buy it, so Joop can be stuck here for all of eternity! :megaphone

The price is perfect (by reflecting your reluctance appropriately - that is a one of a kind car) GLWS.

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Even if he sells it...he ain't going anywhere.

Yeah, I was only kidding. I'm sure your car will be circulated around the BMW forums in no time at all... It's autographed as well I assume. I hope you get that dream M3 of yours Joop!

Yeah...I hear a 2003 AW ZHP signed by Joop brings about $20k.

:rofl

Geez, I'm away for a few days and come back to this.

Glws. She's absolutely stunning in person.

You're gonna kick yourself in the ass when she's gone..

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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Originally Posted by danewilson77

Yeah...I hear a 2003 AW ZHP signed by Joop brings about $20k.

:rofl

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fact. :lmao

Jesus we're all dropping like flies.

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Originally Posted by kayger12

Geez, I'm away for a few days and come back to this.

Glws. She's absolutely stunning in person.

You're gonna kick yourself in the ass when she's gone..

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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Exactly

Thanks for the continued kind words folks. Seth, nobody is dropping, as Dane said, even without the ZHP, I'll still be here.

Side note, does it cost money to post on the CCA classifieds? I've recently joined the CCA and would like to get it out there as well.

What's the CCA? :shifty

I know you will be J, just meant the non zhp owning zhpmafia members. seems like a good amount have left the model this past year.

Only inevitable. The model is aging.

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Originally Posted by Avetiso

Only inevitable. The model is aging.

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Try using THAT excuse on your gf! :rofl

For me, only the 2 series GC m sport has a chance of dethroning the ZHP. Don't worry Joop, 6-12 months from now when you beg us to help you find another AW ZHP - we'll be there for ya. :rockon

Hey Jon, good luck, mine is about the same age and mileage as yours so, if you can get that I'll have a major grin. And since I'm only the second owner, that could make up for some of your goodies that I don't have yet.

Jon,
GLWS (DW's PC kiss of death).

No seriously, if you can pull that kind of jing then each of our 3 should pull comparable or better and I'd have to consider relinquishing one or more of our ZHPs.

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Originally Posted by BavarianZHP

Try using THAT excuse on your gf! :rofl

For me, only the 2 series GC m sport has a chance of dethroning the ZHP. Don't worry Joop, 6-12 months from now when you beg us to help you find another AW ZHP - we'll be there for ya. :rockon

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:rofl

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Originally Posted by 3ZHPGUY

Hey Jon, good luck, mine is about the same age and mileage as yours so, if you can get that I'll have a major grin. And since I'm only the second owner, that could make up for some of your goodies that I don't have yet.

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Originally Posted by BCS_ZHP

Jon,
GLWS (DW's PC kiss of death).

No seriously, if you can pull that kind of jing then each of our 3 should pull comparable or better and I'd have to consider relinquishing one or more of our ZHPs.

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Is this everyone's way of saying "its priced too damn high!"...? Thanks for the kind words all. I understand it is priced higher, but the main factor that differs my car from all others in the forum is the obvious, the color. If there were a bunch of AW sedans floating around, I'd surely be asking a lot less. I've received no less than 4 PMs from different people asking me when I plan to sell, and to contact them when I do. That being said, I feel the car is extremely desirable. We all know Imola Red is probably the most popular color on the forum, but its also the most common... So, that differing factor I'm hoping makes the value of this car higher than it would be otherwise.

Again, I appreciate all of the insight from everyone, and especially the Mafia veterans (Dane, Keith, Rando, Bruce, etc) that have been around here since the beginning.

Oh, and veterans may or may not be a politically correct term for "seniors"... :shifty :biggrin

Don't worry about the price on this baby, wait until you have the perfect car lined up for yourself and you're SURE you want to go through with it. Trust me, there is SOMEBODY out there with a nice big budget looking to pick up something as near impossible to find as this thing, ignore KBB, NADA, all of that crap. It just doesn't matter here ;)

Understood Jon, but, I'm not a fan of white even if it is rare. They actually had a white truck, like the one I just purchased at the dealer and told them anything but white. I had them fetch a red one for from 200 miles away instead.

Yours is clean and very nice; just not what I would chose.

I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

- AW ZHP buyers