"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly." -Thomas Paine
But I agree, I have enough to-dos already. Plus it looks like I'll be acquiring an additional car (or having to deal with selling at the very minimum) in the next month or two. My grandparents are moving into an assisted living community, and want to sell their cars. One of which, a 2003 Acura with 94k on the clock, might make a decent daily.
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
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2004 330i auto | ZPP, ZCW | Schwarz 2 (668) | schwarz (N6SW)
aFe Stage-1 Pro DRY S intake | Morimoto FX-R 3.0 retrofit | ///M3 Seats (power, heat, bolster adj.) | ///M3 Strut Brace | ///M3 SMG Steering Wheel retrofit | OEM Alarm retrofit | GROM USB | Khoalty angel eyes
I absolutely do. Unfortunately I drive a lot for work, and might be working remotely in the next 6-12 months. If that happens, I would no longer be driving a company vehicle (insert a Honda product for racking up sometimes 1000 miles per week).
I've been trying to find reasons not to take it on, honestly. Well, reasons that won't offend my grandfather when I politely decline the offer. I could always take the "having 2 coupes just isn't practical" approach.
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
Dude get the Acura for a daily. I was driving 1k a week when I bought my ZHP. I got 100k on it real quick. If I had a daily back then, I would probably still have under 100k on it.
Now that I've had a daily driver for the last 5 years, I barely put any miles on my car and I have the option of driving the ZHP on the nice days and haven't really driven it in the rain for years... It great having that option
Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers
I totally get that. In 48 months, I only put 31k on the X3. My Mazda only had 77k after 7 years. But honestly my fear of using the ZHP for company driving isn't the miles, it's all the rock chips, etc. that would inevitably come from driving up and down the perpetual road construction on I-85. I plan on keeping this thing for a long time, so unnecessary abuse like that is something I'd like to avoid. It's not like this car doesn't get driven, because it definitely does![]()
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
Oh yea definitely! The front end of my car is sandblasted from all that driving. I'm on my 3rd set of splitters, second set of fog lights and I need a third set of headlight covers....
Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers