Seems like all the cool kids are doing one of these, so I thought I'd join in, too.



(Yes, I *know* those aren't the ZHP wheels. They're in the trunk.)

PD98162 is an '04 330Ci. I bought him (name TBD) two weeks ago from the 3rd owner with about 104,000 miles on the clock. Lots of preventative stuff's already been done, and the car spent about a week with Kieran at Bell Buckle Motor Works in Bell Buckle, TN for a PPI and to address the check engine light (the vanquishment of which was a precondition of the sale). After 42 hours and 1,100 miles of travel with a stop-over at my dad's in Raleigh I made it home with no real issues, save a cracked wheel courtesy of the Tappan Zee Bridge.



So the car's home and safely tucked into my garage. It's on summer tires and we've had actual winter weather here since I've been home. The nerve.

Between my wife and I, we've got two '06 MINI Cooper Ses and now the ZHP. Neither of us drive to work. We do love roadtrips, however. I'm a trackday enthusiast and amateur road racer (LeMons mainly). We're planning to return to the Bonneville Salt Flats for the 3rd time late this summer and will be taking the ZHP. My focus is going to be on handling without sacrificing comfort or drivability.

Before bringing the car home I had to buy new tires. I don't know how anybody manages to end up with dry-rotted tires on a daily driver, but maybe that's because I haven't kept a set of tires for longer than two years. I'm hoping the tire on the cracked rim isn't damaged, but that's a likelihood. At least it holds air…

The long drive really pointed out some slop in the front end. I've got new Powerflex front control arm bushings and heavy-duty front sway bar end links that I'll be installing at a new DIY garage up in Newton, NH on Sunday. I'm hoping that will tighten things up a lot.

Other items on the list to fix or buy, in no particular order:

•*shocks
• 2nd key (only got one from the PO)
•*battery
•*windows don't index correctly when opening the doors
• subframe reinforcement
• strut tower reinforcement
• replacement shift knob (done, thanks to MiniD)
• fix/replace leaking washer fluid reservoir
• floor mats
• A, B and C pillars (fabric's sagging)
• slight wind noise at driver's door
• replace OEM nav with Business CD
• arm rest delete
•*refurbish steering wheel (Alcantara, but with the texture of dried boogers)
•*clear reflectors on front bumper
• black kidneys
• braided clutch and brake lines
• clutch delay valve-ectomy
• bluetooth audio of some kind (Raspberry Pi, perhaps)
• sunroof reversing before closed
• heated seat retrofit

For the most part, this is what I expect for a 10-year-old car with over 100k miles. I'll be updating this thread as I work my way through the list!

If anyone wants 3 18" Style 269 wheels (7.5" front, 8.5" rear, I think) let me know. I'll be selling the ones that are still round. :-)