New Member in Amherst, Mass

[WolfBMW]

Hi, guys! My name is Monroe, and I just (two weeks ago!) purchased the ZHP from this (http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?11132-FS-2004-BMW-330-Ci-grey-blk-6MT-8-950-Lenoir-NC) thread, which Shawn spotted even though it wasn't listed as a ZHP and posted in the forum classifieds (thank you!). It's a silver grey coupe, 6 speed, with ~140k miles on it. The car is still in North Carolina, where my dad kindly picked it up for me, and I won't get to meet it until next weekend when my parents come up for a visit and drop it off. I couldn't be more excited to drive it!

I'm coming from a 2000 328i (5spd, sport), which was a wonderful car that I loved until it was totaled several weeks ago by a zoned-out elderly driver in an SUV. I don't have any good pictures of the new ZHP, since it's currently sitting at my parents' house in Durham, but here's one of me with my old car about a year and a half ago, and one of the new one from an iPhone. I'll come up with some better pictures next week!


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[echo46]

Nice, good luck and welcome.

[danewilson77]

Monroe, Welcome

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[JupiterBMW]

Very nice looking cars and welcome to the forum. You'll find a ton of great info on here so browse around and feel free to post any new questions you may have!

Welcome to the crowd!


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[JupiterBMW]

Oh and btw, great screen name. You don't by chance live in a town called Wolf do you?? That would be weird. Great minds think alike. :biggrin


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[cakM3]

Welcome to the forum Monroe :hi

There are several of us Mafia members in your area who are able to provide help if you ever need it :thumbsup Lot's of good people here, you will get to meet a lot of awesome peeps!

[sketchyd]

Welcome to the forum Monroe :hi

There are several of us Mafia members in your area who are able to provide help if you ever need it :thumbsup Lot's of good people here, you will get to meet a lot of awesome peeps!

Indeed, new England has some great people. Welcome to the forum.

[ELCID86]

Willkommen! Glad to see you here. I just picked up my 3rd BMW and 2nd ZHP today. My 16yo daughter almost immediately jumped behind the wheel! Maybe we can get her to join here too :-)




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[3ZHP]

Welcome, my start was a 2000 323I and the ZHP was a huge difference. Now I just can't give it up and probably never will.

[WolfBMW]

Thanks for all the welcomes!


Oh and btw, great screen name. You don't by chance live in a town called Wolf do you?? That would be weird. Great minds think alike. :biggrin


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Haha, thanks! No, Wolf is actually my last name. Do you live in a town called Jupiter?


Indeed, new England has some great people. Welcome to the forum.

Good to hear!


Willkommen! Glad to see you here. I just picked up my 3rd BMW and 2nd ZHP today. My 16yo daughter almost immediately jumped behind the wheel! Maybe we can get her to join here too :-)




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That's great, I'm glad you're both enjoying it! That's the one in CT, right?

[E_Rak]

Welcome! I actually go to school at UMass out there... so does Nic (Stigissimo). And Tony isn't far from here either.

[WolfBMW]

Welcome! I actually go to school at UMass out there... so does Nic (Stigissimo). And Tony isn't far from here either.

Sweet, I might spot you around town, then! I'm a senior at Amherst.

[Tnhl1989]

You probably never seen me around :)

Let's catch up sometime with everyone in the area. Feel free to contact me whenever if you need help with anything.

I think the local dealer may hold cars and coffee type of event.

[Oli77]

Howdy from KY!

[JupiterBMW]

Haha, thanks! No, Wolf is actually my last name. Do you live in a town called Jupiter?


Why yes, yes I do. :thumbsup


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[330i ZHP]

welcome

[fredo]

Welcome, Monroe ! You will like it here. Your 328 reminds me of my 323.

[johnrando]

Welcome. Looks like you got a good one.

[WOLFN8TR]

Welcome Monroe, nice ZHP!

[kayger12]

Welcome to the family.

[cakM3]

...I think the local dealer may hold cars and coffee type of event.

I'll drive up to this if I get a heads up :)


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[Avetiso]

Welcome to the forum. You are going to like it here.

Anyone else notice the recent influx of younger people here? It's nice.

[Avetiso]

Willkommen! Glad to see you here. I just picked up my 3rd BMW and 2nd ZHP today. My 16yo daughter almost immediately jumped behind the wheel! Maybe we can get her to join here too :-)




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Do it!

[alexandre]

Welcome! I will be at UMass this weekend for a roadtrip with a few guys from school, although I will be driving a rental dodge caravan (LOL) while I'm waiting for a new window regulator. My window is stuck down so 5h of highway at temps under 35F (here at least) is a no-no. Nice car btw! That was indeed a steal!

[Stigissimo]

I'm out at UMass as well - welcome!

[WolfBMW]

Thanks all- it's great that there are so many people around the Pioneer Valley!

[E_Rak]

I'll drive up to this if I get a heads up :)

+1! Tony needs to keep us up on the dates and I'm down too.

[Pip]

Welcome to the family. I'm sure you'll like it here - unlike other forums ladies and gentlemen are treated the same.

[PirateZHP]

Welcome to the family, Monroe! Lots of great people and info on this site!

[Lanister]

Welcome, Monroe!

[Don Adolfo]

Benvenutta a la famiglia Monroe. Nice ride.

[alexandre]

I'm confirmed for Sat night/Sunday morning this weekend at UMass, if you guys wanna meet up somewhere. I will gladly show off my rental minivan to all interested parties :rofl

[Tnhl1989]

Unfortunate I will be heading to NYC to pick up a set of rims this weekend. Have fun at UMass.

[WolfBMW]

I'm confirmed for Sat night/Sunday morning this weekend at UMass, if you guys wanna meet up somewhere. I will gladly show off my rental minivan to all interested parties :rofl

Haha, sorry to miss that! My parents will be in town visiting so it's not a good weekend for me, but I hope you have fun!

[ELCID86]

Haha, sorry to miss that! My parents will be in town visiting so it's not a good weekend for me, but I hope you have fun!

So are they bringing your new wheels??:foottap

[E_Rak]

So are they bringing your new wheels??:foottap

If so, we can have a little ZHP cruise on some of the roads around here next week!

[WolfBMW]

So are they bringing your new wheels??:foottap


If so, we can have a little ZHP cruise on some of the roads around here next week!

Yeah, I'll finally get to drive it tomorrow night! :thumbup

[ELCID86]

Well try to at least act like you are glad to see them too! (Grin). My wife and dog and I are headed to SC to see my two boys at The Citadel (in the mini van) :(


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[E_Rak]

Yeah, I'll finally get to drive it tomorrow night! :thumbup

Soo, update?

[ELCID86]

Patience. Its tonight :-)

[Tnhl1989]

Lobster dinner tonight? Can someone swipe me in? ;)

[fredo]

So are they bringing your new wheels??

I'm a little slow today. I thought you were talking a new set of 4 wheels ... Well, in some way I was right ! :biggrin

[E_Rak]

Realized that I posted after midnight so "yesterday" on the post date seemed like it should have been two days ago... oops.

[E_Rak]

Lobster dinner tonight? Can someone swipe me in? ;)

I would but I need them for when the GF comes :) Maybe Nic can help you out!

[WolfBMW]

I LOVE it!

[alexandre]

:like


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[WolfBMW]

I haven't gotten to do a really good drive in it yet, just went a mini test drive and spent most of the day in class, but it's amazing. I expected it to be different from the 328 but it's more different than I expected! Everything feels perfect. I noticed that there's a cf strut bar installed, which my dad didn't mention because he thought it was OEM (it's not, right? Anyway, cool!)

The interior is for the most part in great shape, although there's a loose seam on the driver's seat side bolster that I think I'll probably take to an upholsterer when I'm home over winter break. I love all the little ZHP touches- pretty gauges, black cube trim, M-badged shifter. It's beautiful. I didn't realize that the black leather interior would be different from my old one, but it is- in the 328 the ceiling and pillars were tan instead of all-black. I like the new look better!

The outside also looks good, but there are a few things here and there- there's some clear coat peeling on the front bumper, one corner of the front bumper is a little low like a clip is broken, there's a small rust bubble on one panel, there are a few minor paint scratches, and one of the lenses on the bumper has a slight crack. I saw most of that in the photos and didn't expect any less on a car with 142k miles, but I'll do my best to take care of it all in the next couple of months! While it was in NC my dad went ahead and changed the oil and had new tires put on/an alignment done. It drives like a dream. Didn't get around to taking a nice picture but here's a quick booty snapshot!

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac357/MonroeWolf/188edb92-401d-4201-a46f-ece479b3fecc_zpsb2daa63f.jpg (http://s915.photobucket.com/user/MonroeWolf/media/188edb92-401d-4201-a46f-ece479b3fecc_zpsb2daa63f.jpg.html)

[cakM3]

pics of the cf strut bar when you get a chance please :) ZHP looks sharp! :thumbsup

[danewilson77]

Either BMW PERFORMANCE or ECSTUNINGS CF Strut bar most likely. Leaning towards and praying for the first one.

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[Hornung418]

Welcome! I like that fact that you are into your car and actively posting :) can't wait to see updates.

If it's stamped BMW PERFORMANCE, you got a lucky bonus!

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[cakM3]

This is the BMW Performance CF strut bar mounted in my ///M, does yours look like this Monroe?

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/DSC_0054-2.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/DSC_0051.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/DSC_0046-1.jpg

If so, that's awesome! :thumbsup

[E_Rak]

Glad you're happy with it! Sounds like a nice pickup.

[WolfBMW]

Sadly, it is not the BMW performance CF strut bar! You guys had me all excited for a second, haha. It's definitely this one:
http://www.ecstuning.com/News/BMW_E46_ECS_Carbon_Fiber_Strut_Bar_Kit/
Still, even if it's not an incredible freebie, a strut bar was definitely not on the top of my list of things to spend money on for the car, so I'm considering it a nice bonus :) I wonder if there are any other mods waiting to be discovered...

[ELCID86]

Congrats on getting your new baby!


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[Tnhl1989]

Congrats on the new car. Let's set up a meet and drive around for some nice photos soon guys! I know Nic has some good places to drive too and I'll be down for Evan to drive mine while I snap photos :)

[WolfBMW]

Okay, let's do it!

[Tnhl1989]

Currently in New York. Depends on when I come back. Possibly Sunday evening for a sunset?! My number and contact info is in the member contact thread.

I hope you have some all season tires there Monroe! Or at least some snows on there. Otherwise it may be hard to drive during the winter.

[cakM3]

A meet would be awesome! BTW, the ECS CF strut bar is still a nice strut bar! :thumbsup This is what I used to have in my ZHP :)

[WolfBMW]

Congrats on getting your new baby!


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Thank you!

[WolfBMW]

Currently in New York. Depends on when I come back. Possibly Sunday evening for a sunset?! My number and contact info is in the member contact thread.

I hope you have some all season tires there Monroe! Or at least some snows on there. Otherwise it may be hard to drive during the winter.

Sunday's probably not good for me since I'll be driving my parents to the airport that afternoon, but some other time! I put some Continental ExtremeContact DWSs on, because I had them on the 328 and liked them. I'm actually in a convenient position where I don't have to drive anywhere in the snow: even my job driving for the school is cancelled when it snows enough to cancel classes (ie enough to overwhelm Rt 9's plows.) But if I end up staying north after I graduate this spring I'll pick up some snows!



A meet would be awesome! BTW, the ECS CF strut bar is still a nice strut bar! :thumbsup This is what I used to have in my ZHP :)


Yeah, definitely, I was excited to see it! I'm not sure there's actually an advantage to the weight-saving of carbon fiber, but it does look really nice under the hood :biggrin

[cakM3]

... if I end up staying north after I graduate this spring I'll pick up some snows!


I would recommend looking at the classifieds in E46Fanatics, Bimmerforums, and here for a set of Style 68's to buy...you can sometimes get them at a great price, then slap on a set of snow tires on them :thumbsup This is what I ended up doing with my set for my ZHP :biggrin That is if you end up staying up north ;)

[E_Rak]

I could do Wednesday or Thursday night... have exams earlier in the week :/

[WolfBMW]

I would recommend looking at the classifieds in E46Fanatics, Bimmerforums, and here for a set of Style 68's to buy...you can sometimes get them at a great price, then slap on a set of snow tires on them :thumbsup This is what I ended up doing with my set for my ZHP :biggrin That is if you end up staying up north ;)

That sounds like a good plan.

I put the car through its paces a little tonight on some deserted roads- revved it to the limiter, took some hard turns, tested the brakes, etc. It's kind of silly to say it's the best car I've ever driven because I haven't driven that many cars, but it's by far the best car I've ever driven. Also, it sounds fantastic. Huge grin stuck on my face.

And after I parked and could unstick my face into a normal expression I finally got a chance to look through the folder of receipts&records from the PO's and got the silly grin back again. They not only took great care of this car, they kept meticulous records of everything. I had been told by the guy who inspected it that the DISA was original and it's actually been replaced, and there were a few other things like that. Nothing but good news. :fistpump

[Hornung418]

Awesome. When I drove mine home from SLC to Baltimore, I was smiling the whole way. Best road trip of my life.

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[JupiterBMW]

I can agree with both of you. When I drove my ZHP home, it was definitely a great feeling. There's something wonderful about having a new car, and a nice road trip to get her home is always fun!

[johnrando]

:thumbsup

[alexandre]

I drove by you today! On russell st around 11:20. I was going the opposite direction though. Nice whip :thumbsup


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[WolfBMW]

Haha, I was sitting there being super amazed that I missed an imola going by before I rembered you weren't driving it.

[echo46]

Yea, I drove my ZHP home from Detroit and loved every second. Only time I stopped was for gas. What a great car...

[Yass_ZHP]

Congrats and welcome.. ZHP looks great!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Welcome.

[BeachBody]

Welcome Monroe...:hi

[ELCID86]

Hey, you still out there?

[ELCID86]

Hey, you still out there?

?? Med school?


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[JB3]

Thread necromancer lol. Cool someone else from NC up here.

You should meet us for lunch at Tyler's one day or something.