How far did you drive/fly to get your ZHP?

[JupiterBMW]

I think we can all agree that perhaps the best drive we've all had in our ZHPs was the initial drive home. Some of us have travelled many miles to get our ZHPs, and I figured it'd be fun to see just how far we've gone to get our hands on our beloved cars... It will be interesting to watch this thread and see who has the longest drive and shortest drive for their cars. Not to mention, it will show how far people have to go to locate the right car. So, post up following the format I've used (because I made it fun and witty.... I think!?!)

Prizes for the longest and shortest distance DRIVEN!! :biggrin

I'll go first... (obviously) :biggrin

Car: '04 Sedan, purchased May 2012
Where: Picked up in North Salem, NY
There: Drove to NY in my old car (sold to cousin)
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 2530 miles

Car: '03 Sedan, purchased January 2013
Where: Picked up in Franklin, NC
There: Fly to ATL, drive to Franklin, NC
And back: Drive home via Asheville, NC
Distance driven: 913 miles

Ok, who's next?

[Avetiso]

Well my car came from Columbus Station but I didn't drive it, so I suppose it doesn't count?

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[JupiterBMW]

Well, you should still post the distance... You just don't get entered into the drawing for the prizes... (They don't really exist anyway...) :shifty

[Lanister]

Found mine is Sacramento, 300 miles round trip. Things we do... things we do... :blink

[NoVAphotog]

Car: '05 Sedan, purchased March 2014
Where: Picked up in Knoxville, TN
There: Drove to Knoxville with girlfriend in a certain 2002 Prius
And back: Drove home in ZHP followed by said Prius
Distance driven: Vienna, VA to Grayson BMW, Knoxville, TN: 972 miles round trip.

Good times. :roundel

[TheFinanceGuy]

Car: '04 Sedan, purchased May 2014
Where: Picked up in Bridgeport CT (seller from Long Island NY)
There: Drove from Hudson, Ma to Ct
And back: Drive home
Distance driven: 270 miles

[Hornung418]

Car: 2004 ZHP sedan
Where: SL, UT purchased in August 2013
There: Flew out from Delaware layover in Denver, arrived in Salt Lake City
And back: Drove home via I80E, took I70E from KC, MO into Indianapolis, then to Morgantown, WV via 79S then to Baltimore via I70 and 695S.
Distance driven: 2,233 miles driven on the way back.

Stopped and met up with friends and chilled with some Mafioso. I even worked for 6 hours the minute I got back to Baltimore.

The trip was four days long and I stayed at two hotels.

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[MiniD]

ZHP #1 - Shipped from Austin, Texas.
ZHP #2 - Driven home from Charlotte, NC.
ZHP #3 - Driven from Gainesville, FL to Sea Side, FL to Knoxville. A good 800-900 mile trip.
ZHP #4 - Drive home from Chattanooga, TN.

[KevinC]

Car: '05 Coupe, purchased April 2012
Where: found in Miami via Ebay
There: trucked home to Phoenix
Distance driven: 2,342 miles - cost $900

[Vas]

My Car

Car: '04 Imola Red ZHP Sedan, purchased 11/1/2012
Where: Picked up in Belmar, NJ
There: Drove directly there with a buddy in a Subaru
And back: Drove home in the ZHP
Distance driven: Round trip was roughly 700 miles

Wife's Car

Car: '05 Black Sapphire Metallic ZHP Sedan, purchased 1/3/2014
Where: Picked up in raleigh nc
There: Drove directly there with my wife in my ZHP
And back: Drove back in her new car and she drove mine
Distance driven: Round trip was roughly 500 miles

[MrMaico]

Car: 2004 Imola Coupe
Where: Las Vegas
There: Flew down
Back: Drove it home taking scenic/twisty 2 lanes through Utah and Colorado
Distance driven: 2000 miles to Bismarck ND

[danewilson77]

Car: '04 Sedan, purchased October 2010
Where: Picked up in Arlington, VA
There: Drove in a 330ci loaner.
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 286 miles

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[quikryptonite]

Car: 2003 Mystic Blue Sedan
Where: Dallas, TX
There: Fly to DFW
And back: Drove home to Salt Lake City, UT with a stop in Durango, CO. There is a pretty good Pizza Hut there. ;)
Distance driven: 1239 miles

[johnrando]

Good idea Joop. Not very far for mine.

Car: Ness - my current
Where: Picked up in Monrovia, CA (BMW of Monrovia)
There: Drove in wife's car
And back: Drove ZHP home
Distance driven: 45 each way, so 90 round trip

[Au1994]

I cheated. Found at CarMax in MD. Shipped to CarMax in GA. Cost $500

Ride to dealer from little sister. Cost lunch at Chik-fil-A for her and niece and nephew.

Drove home 20 miles. Top down in January @ ~70mph up GA400. Priceless.

[alexandre]

Car: '03 Sedan, purchased May 2012
Where: Picked up in State College, PA
There: A friend drove me there from Montreal. Picked up snow tires in Syracuse, NY on the way.
And back: Drove home in ZHP. Picked up summer wheels in Long Island, NY "on the way".
Distance driven: 1275 miles

[ryankokesh]

'04 Sedan, purchased February 2012
Where: picked up in Tulsa, OK
There: Flew down from MDW with my dad
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 726 miles


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[3ZHP]

Car: '03 Imola Sedan, Purchased CPD, Saturday December 23, 2006
Where: Ganley BMW, 6976 Pearl Road, Middleburg Heights,OH
There: Drove with my 1999 323I that I traded
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 20.1 miles

Best Damn Christmas Present I've ever had

[Hornung418]

Think I'm winning :biggrin

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[ELCID86]

Car: '04 OB Sedan with MT, purchased Mar 2013
Where: Centreville, VA
There: Drove with my kids in the Accord
And back: Drove home in ZHP followed by my kids
Distance driven: 39 miles

Car: '04 OB Sedan with AT, purchased Oct 2013
Where: Bridgeport, CT
There: Amtrak with my teenage daughter
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 331 miles

[Stewbie]

Maybe 20 miles but it was the best drive ever!

The guy I bought it from flew from Vancouver to the US to buy it and drove it back. Still can't figure out why he sold it after only 2 years.


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[Go Horns!]

Car: '04 Sedan, purchased February 2011
Where: Picked up in Phoenix, AZ
There: Flew from Longview, TX
And back: Drove home in ZHP. Took the scenic route, went down the devil's backbone
Distance driven: 1,433 miles

[BCS_ZHP]

ZHP #1
Car: 2005 silver gray/black coupe, steptronic, Oct 2010, sold Jul 2011
Where: Annapolis, MD
There: wife drove me up to it in her Denali
And back: Me sporting thru a rain storm
Distance driven: about 65 miles each way, so 130 total

ZHP #2
Car: 2004 IR/alcantara vert with 8,900 miles, Jan 2011, sold Oct 2013
Where: Fairfax Station, VA
There: a friend drove me there
And back: I drove it back home, snuck it on the garage to replace her '03 330 vert, japan red, she didn't notice for over a day that I swapped cars
Distance driven: 3 miles from my house, 6 miles total

ZHP #3
Car: 2004 TIAG/gray coupe, 6 MT, Jan 2012, sold Sep 2012
Where: Alexandria, VA
There: wife drove me again, in her IR ZHP vert
And back: I drove the coupe home
Distance driven: 20 miles each way, 40 miles total

ZHP #4
Car: 2006 sparkling graphite/black coupe, 6MT Sep 2012
Where: Annandale, VA
There: I PPI'd the car for a guy who couldn't get financing, then the owner offered it to me, he brought the car to me
And back: I let the PO drive my 540i M-Sport home with me in the passenger seat, 2-3 weeks later he came back with a check to buy it although I wasn't actively selling it at the time
Distance driven: 0 miles

ZHP #5
Car: 2004 mystic blue/gray (now black), slick top, 6 MT, Jan 2013, sold Feb 2014
Where: Charlottesville, VA
There: Preston drove me there in my ZHP #4
And back: I drove it
Distance driven: Approximately 100 miles each way, 200 miles total


Looking back, this makes it seem like I found them all practically in my backyard which was pure dumb luck. Truth be told, I've driven thousands of miles looking and test driving no less than 30 ZHPs, I saw some great ones that I couldn't quite come to terms with with the current owners and I saw some dogs, some that needed a bit too much work, some not, some that we were playing the negotiating game when someone else swooped in and bought them, my loss, it's part of the game. They are out there, you gotta get out and look, feel, experience, see exactly what lights your fire. The 2006 coupe, ZHP #4, which we still have today, is hands down the tightest, sweetest ZHP I've ever driven, even better than the vert I found with under 10K miles, right now today I'll match it up against any stock ZHP with confidence that you'd agree it drives like new.

[imola red zhp]

Car: 2005 Imola
Where: Columbus Ohio
When: Nov. 2011
Inspected by; KPRO
Shipped: San Ramon , Ca.
Total miles 2480 one way.
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Delivery Day

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[Hermes]

ZHP #1 (red) was in LA, so appx 100 mile drive

ZHP #2 (blue) was Bruce's ZHP #5. It was shipped from coast to coast and arrived at my buddies shop because it is easier for a truck to deliver there, so appx 4 mile drive to my house

[jwalther]

Car: 2004 Sapphire Black/Black, MT Convertible
Where: Westfield, NJ
There: Flew into Newark yesterday with my son, drove into NYC, caught a Yankees game (Beltran walk off homer FTW!), leaving in an hour for home.
And back: Driving, hopefully top down
Distance driven: Knock on wood, 700 miles or so

Pics coming!

[HokieZHP]

Car: 2003 Jet Black/Sand leather, MT, sedan

Where: picked up in Winston Salem, NC

There: Mom drove me out

And back: Drove home in ZHP

Distance driven: 150 miles round trip

[WolfBMW]

The car was 800 miles from me when I found it* (@ school), but luckily it wasn't that far from Durham and my dad was willing to help bring it home.

Car: '04 Coupe, purchased October 2013
Where: Picked up in Lenoir, NC
There: Dad picked up my uncle in Davidson and they got it together
And back: Dad drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 320 miles

So I didn't actually make a pickup drive at all! First time behind the wheel was still awesome, though :)


*Thanks, Shawn!

[JupiterBMW]

Wow, some great stories in this thread! I'm glad some of you liked the idea. :) I'm pretty impressed too that some of you found your cars locally. :)

And Horney, looks like you have the longest one way drive, but I still hold the lead on total miles driven... :biggrin

[amunsey688]

Car: 2004 330ci ZHP Coupe
Where: Atlanta, GA
There: Me and my dad drove his 2002 BMW 540i Sport
And Back: I drove the ZHP and my dad drove the 540i back
Distance driven: 1,178 miles (full trip), 817 miles (just to Atlanta and back)

My trip ended up being several stops. We drove from my house in Raleigh, NC to Atlanta to look at a silver ZHP. Once we got there, we found out the black ZHP I had my eye on was still available in Huntsville, AL. We drove to AL and found the car was trashed. We then drove back to Atlanta, GA picked up the silver ZHP and drove home.

[stephenkirsh]

Found mine only 15 miles from home :)

[cakM3]

Found my ZHP 27 miles from my place and the previous owner even delivered it to my place when cash changed hands :)

[Washburn]

July 2010:
Flew from Raleigh, NC to Minneapolis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis), Minnesota on a Saturday.
test drove the car, bought it, did all the paperwork/transactions, and arranged transport via some closed vehicle transport company.
(PPI was done and passed with flying colors prior to flying to MN by a BMW specialist shop of my choice)

Flew back to Raleigh, NC next day, Sunday. (had to work Mon)
Car was delivered by transport on Tuesday.--Distance driven : 0 miles.
Car had 12k miles exactly. (now has 44k)
2005 ZHP coupe.

[JupiterBMW]

Great stories!! :like


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[QC_ZHP]

Flew into Washington DC from Charlotte, NC. Then a 6 hr/401 mile trip back home. Loved every second getting to know the car. June 15, 2013. It's been a great year with the car.

[mindspin311]

Flew from Atlanta to Kansas City to pick up my car over Memorial Day weekend.

Headed east through KS and STL and stopped at a friends house in the middle of nowhere IL. Then south through Kentucky and into Nashville and Chattanooga.

Left Saturday morning, home for dinner on Sunday.

[webster]

August 2011. found my car on CL near Katy area. prob 25-30 miles from home. test drove on a Friday, arranged finances over the weekend, closed the loan at the CU on Monday and took delivery thereafter.

[Torxuvin]

Car: '03 Sedan, purchased Nov 2012
Where: Picked up in Kansas City, MO
There: Flight from Atlanta
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 926 Miles back stopping in Louisville KY

[mindspin311]

Car: '03 Sedan, purchased Nov 2012
Where: Picked up in Kansas City, MO
There: Flight from Atlanta
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 926 Miles back stopping in Louisville KY

Sounds familiar...

[wsmeyer]

Car: '06 Convertible, purchased Oct 2006
Where: BMW Dealership, Torrance CA
There: Girlfriend drove me over in her Silver Beetle
Distance: 3.1 miles
Back: Slight detour North to make a U-Turn then straight back home to remove hardtop
Distance: 3.2 miles
Distance driven: 6.3 miles

Sounds simple but this was after searching and waiting 6 months for a 6 speed to magically appear.

[fredo]

The Mini is the only car I've bought out of town.

Car: '05 Mini Cooper, purchased Apr 2013
Where: Used car lot, San Antonio TX
There: Drove there by myself on my dad's Ford Focus
Distance: 80 miles
Back: Bought the Mini on a Monday and told the seller I can pick it up on Saturday. I went back with my wife as planned and she drove it back. It was nice to follow the Mini on the highway.
Distance: 80 miles
Distance driven: 160 miles

[Torxuvin]

Sounds familiar...

Lol. Indeed. I noticed that. It's still the furthest west I've been.

I also drove to Miami to pick up my ISF (in an e39 M5) and Tampa to pick up my Eclipse. All the other cars were GA cars.

[Fenrir]

Car: '05 Coupe, purchased May 2014
Where: Picked up in Alamogordo, NM
There: Drove there in my Grand Prix GXP
And back: Drove home in ZHP
Distance driven: 8 miles round trip

[Vas]

^ future purchase next may of 2015? Lol

[Fenrir]

^ future purchase next may of 2015? Lol

Yeah I plan on trading my Delorean w/ flux capacitor sport package for it lol. But actually that was me having a typo moment lol. Corrected now :).

[Hermes]

Meh, I'm still working on the flux capacitor mod for an 02 so I don't need to hide it when I go back to the 60s

[Fenrir]

Meh, I'm still working on the flux capacitor mod for an 02 so I don't need to hide it when I go back to the 60s

Try some shag carpet. According to my Dad that stuff was everywhere back then :P And I have it on good account that Unobtanium works well for that mod.

[prowlerflyer]

I flew from Japan to Seattle, then CA to get tow vehicle, drove to Detroit to get ZHP, then RI to residence (at the time).

I win.

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[Mike V]

I bought my ZHP in 2009 from a good friend in KC. He was just 90 miles from me at the time. I sold the car in 2011.


Sounds familiar...

Congrats on getting Greg's car! I didn't realize his Dad found a new home for it. That car has some good history.

[OtterEffect]

I got lucky! manged to sell my old car to a lady less than 5 miles from where I met Dario.

Car: '03 OB Sedan, purchased 06/24/14
Where: Sacramento, CA
There: Drove my car up (followed by my dad)
And back: Drove home in ZHP :)
Distance driven: 167.4!