Queen City Mafia

[SaltyNC]

Hey all, I thought I'd join in. I'm in the Queen City. Charlotte native actually. Longtime member of the mafia but I don't get on here much because, well I had kids and there went my forum browsing time . I enjoy seeing other ZHP's around town although my wife gets tired of me pointing them out.

Anybody have a mechanic they trust and recommend? I've never really had to put this car in the shop but I might have one or two things I'd rather pay someone else to do.

Billyjack, what kind of work do you have in mind?

There is a good indy guy at Lake Wylie, just southwest of Charlotte, that I've used for some repairs. His name is Nick Benner and he owns Lake Wylie Euro. I've used him to work on my Z4M and our MINI. I finally decided if I was going to own BMWs and MINIs, I should learn to DIY everything, so that's the path I've taken lately, and I've done all the work on the E46. The one great thing about BMWs is the community for them is so strong. There are detailed DIYs and videos on almost everything.

Eurowise and EuroEnvy have a lot of fans as does AutoHaus up near Lake Norman. It's probably hard to go wrong with any of those.

Salty

[eimkeith]

I can recommend Nick Benner at Lake Norman Euro (or something like that)


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[eimkeith]

Or Lake Wylie? I have no idea (what I’m talking about, lol)


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[SaltyNC]

That's my Z4M on the left...near some lake. (kidding around with ya Keith)



Nick is a good guy.

Salty

[ZHPizza]

That's my Z4M on the left...near some lake. (kidding around with ya Keith)



Nick is a good guy.

Salty

Lol that is awesome

[SaltyNC]

What's funny, Nate, is that they didn't tell me they used my car in their ad. My car just happened to be there when the ad photographer came by, and they pulled it up front and took that pic. I was eating out weeks later and grabbed one of those regional glossy magazines you find by the door, and opened up the page. It was a fun surprise. I think it is funny how they all have their arms crossed. Either they are saying they aren't working on any cars, or maybe they are all genies about to flick their heads like I Dream of Jeanie.

(for those youngsters among us)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlJmRgfvUkg


Salty

[billyjack]

Oh hey dude. More red cars running around town. Good. We look stupid.

The only mechanic that I can recommend is Arthur at Transart. Great dude that really knows these cars and barely charges enough to stay in business. I'm guessing his rent isn't much in that area.

I know of TransArt but well due to the name figured they were a transmission shop... Good to know. Thanks!

[billyjack]

Imola sedan? Any chance you’re in south Charlotte? I see the same sedan heading down Ballantyne Commons 2-3 afternoons each week.

I am in South Charlotte, north of Ballantyne. But I don't drive down there much, must be another one!

[billyjack]

Billyjack, what kind of work do you have in mind?

There is a good indy guy at Lake Wylie, just southwest of Charlotte, that I've used for some repairs. His name is Nick Benner and he owns Lake Wylie Euro. I've used him to work on my Z4M and our MINI. I finally decided if I was going to own BMWs and MINIs, I should learn to DIY everything, so that's the path I've taken lately, and I've done all the work on the E46. The one great thing about BMWs is the community for them is so strong. There are detailed DIYs and videos on almost everything.

Eurowise and EuroEnvy have a lot of fans as does AutoHaus up near Lake Norman. It's probably hard to go wrong with any of those.

Salty

Thanks for the recommendations. I have 2 window regulators to replace and the OFHG. And rear brakes.... I really don't feel like doing the OFHG. I've done all the maintenance on the car so far but it's getting hard to make time for everything.

Just did the cooling system last week. I've had the car for 5 or 6 years and started to think either I was lucky or a previous owner had it done. Then the expansion tank blew while I was at a stoplight on 51. Made it home before it overheated. Fortunately the guy I bought the car from sold me all the parts with it, so I've had a cooling system kit sitting and waiting in the attic . It was surprisingly easy. Never had radiator hoses come off that easy before and even the expansion tank just needed a pull, no fighting.

[SaltyNC]

I hear you, Will. I've got the Viton OFHG sitting on the desk waiting to be installed, but I haven't yet talked myself into it. Same deal on the cooling system overhaul. Good luck with whoever you choose. For those repairs, any decent mechanic should be able to knock it out. Glad your car didn't overheat after the tank popped.

It's cool we have so many ZHP owners around the Charlotte area.

Salty