WTB: E46 BMW 330ci ZHP, <80k miles - Southern California

[jmuckey]

Hi,

I'm from So Cal and the 3 series has caught my eye. A friend has a 2004 Alpina White 325ci with 35k miles for sale in immaculate condition interior/exterior with one owner. Once I found out about the ZHP, I am looking for a model in that trim/package.

Year(s): 2004-2006
Budget: Under $19,000
Desired location of vehicle: Southern California
Desired Mileage: Must be <= 80,000
Transmission type: Manual or Auto (Steptronic)
Desired number of Doors: 2dr (4 dr might be acceptable)
Desired Color combos: Exterior: White, Blue, Black, Grey | Interior: Black
Desired Packages: Leather interior, Moon Roof, Xenon headlight (Must Have) | Business CD/Nav (preferable)
Funds lined up? Readily available
Have a car you need to sell first? Currently selling daily driven Honda.
Other: Must be clean title and have CarFax available with Vin#. Preferably, one owner is high on the list
Need more info? Let me know

Thanks,
Jon

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[danewilson77]

4 door is very acceptable!

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[jmuckey]

Thanks for the welcome, quick question. I noticed on some 3 series the trim can start to lift off the body. For example, the trim on the passenger's rear side adjacent to the rear wheel and passenger door may lift off. What keeps the trim on? Is it an easy fix to replace or place back on body?

[danewilson77]

Are you talking about the bump strips? On the rear door?

[jmuckey]

Hmm, I was looking at a 330ci and its the strip that is in front of the rear wheel but before the door. I guess, that would be the quarter panel area on a coupe? It would also be nice to figure out if the same applies to a 4 door trim as well.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

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[jmuckey]

Are you talking about the bump strips? On the rear door?

Bump strips would be them (on the rear quarter panel on Coupes, and on the door for Sedans)

[BCS_ZHP]

Jon,
If you're willing to fly to the other coast, I have something that may to fit your desires. Its a 2005 coupe, silver grey exterior, black leather interior, steptronic, 53K miles, moonroof, and adaptive xenon headlights. It does not have Nav or the cold weather package (i.e., heated seats).

The car is immaculate (see photo in the sig), never any accidents or paint work. I'm the 3rd owner and bought it about 7 months ago when I was looking for my first ZHP, and I was specifically looking for a 6 speed but this car's cleanliness and totally stock condition won me over. The only reason I would consider selling it right now is because our other ZHP is a 6 speed and all 3 drivers in our house prefer the 6 speed over the steptronic, so I would look to replace this one with another 6 speed.

I've put a couple grand into preventative & normal maintenance, I'm a bit OCD about maintenance, everything is up to date (or will be very soon), and this includes:
- Alternator light came on the day I bought it, was replaced along with battery
- new tires all around, followed by 4 wheel alignment
- valve cover gasket had a slight leak and was replaced, changed front belts, found a small oil leak from a hose, replaced that too
- of course an oil change, air and cabin filters, also had the power steering fluid flushed/replaced too
- expecting brakes to need to be replaced soon, new pads, rotors, sensors, and fluid ordered yesterday, plan to replace myself as soon as I find time

Only non stock item is tinted windows, not overboard in darkness. I would say this is the nicest car in our 4 car fleet but the other ZHP only has 13K miles, so this one is a very close 2nd to that one. In terms of price, it would be at the very top of your price window. If that's too much, understand but if you're interested, give me a call.
Bruce
703-232-8535

[Marcus-SanDiego]

And I can vouch for Bruce. Great owner. Great guy.

If someone is looking for a ZHP, this is the guy to buy it from.




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