Imola.ZHP
04-07-2015, 04:28 AM
SOLD!
2003 BMW 330i ZHP 6mt
Imola Red Exterior
Black Leather Interior
Black Cube Interior Trim
PM for VIN
Heated Seats
HK Audio
Navigation (MK4)
2-owner car (including me)
Build Date 03/03/03
Retail Date 04/17/03
About to roll 130,000 miles
I purchased the car as CPO with extended warranty and maintenance on 05/21/2006 from Classic BMW in Plano, TX. It went out of extended warranty and maintenance in 4/17/09.
I have a binder full of receipts and records for the car, I also have the original window sticker somewhere.
Here is just a partial list of the maintenance history on the car. I can't express how much I mean by "partial" I omitted and threw away tire repair and replacement receipts as they do not really matter at this point and there are some missing I'm sure.
11/2006
OEM RCR Tailights
OEM Clear Side Markers (later replaced with aftermarket
OEM Clear corners (later replaced with DEPO)
Stealth Bulbs light amber but are coated clear
1/24/2008
62786 miles
Alternator Replaced
-Under warranty
6/24/2010
35% 3M tint, lifetime warranty, not sure if transferable
10/01/2010
-Inspected by dealer for rear sub-frame defect, no issues found
11/17/2011
-Fuel pump
-Fuel filter
-Valve Cover Gasket
December, 2011
100k Maintenance
-New water pump
-New thermostat
-New belts
-New hoses
March, 2012
-Zimmerman Drilled Discs (4)
-Akebono Disc Pads
-Replaced Parking break pads as well
-New OFHG
December 2012
118,000 miles
New Clutch
-OEM
New Shocks
-H&R Sport Cup Kit
-New RSM's with reinforcement plates
-Front reinforcement plates
New Suspension (other than shocks)
-LCA's
-AKG Poly FCABS
-AKG Poly RTABS
-Zimmerman Adjustable Control Arms
New Windshield
-OEM
-3m Tinted 35% prior to installation
-Tint can be removed
Summary
The Good
-2-owner car
-Adult owned (25-34)
-Properly maintained
-Low mileage for a 2003
-Car has spent most of its life under some sort of cover, garage(s) at home, shop at work and garage at school. For a red car of its age it has minimal (if any) fading and the interior has absolutely no fading.
The Bad
-Rear diff has a slow leak, it is not the input shaft nor the output shafts, it is just the rear cover
-Valve cover gasket is seeping up front again
The Ugly
-Has several door dings, I managed to keep the car ding free for 7 years then within the last year and half or two, I don't know what has happened. Just 1 ding seems like "several" to me, it is probably not as bad as I think.
-Front bumper has a crack near the passenger fog lamp, un-noticeable, but I want to describe the car 100% accurately
-Front bumper, hood and headlamp covers are pitted pretty bad, I don't like non-factory paint so I have never had this rectified.
The Pricing Strategy
I had planed to spend about $250 removing door dings by a PDR guy, dropping the suspension and rear end and re-sealing the rear cover and replacing the valve cover gasket. I had planned to spend about $250 making sure none of the OEM rims are bent, I have a feeling one is (front). I had planned to spend about $500 finding some good quality, but not new, tires for the OEM wheels. That's $1000. I had planned to remove and re-install the OEM taillights, side markers and corners, and selling the clear set. After selling the car I had hoped to recoup some of the money spent by selling the 19" VMR V710's on the car that I paid $2,300 for. They are not perfect, some rash, and the tires all have different mileages on them as a 3 of the 4 have been replaced at various points from road hazards. I had planned to ask $9500 for the car on OEM wheels. I had planned to wait until July to sell the car. If the two guys that have contacted me about the car, from NC and from TX are reading this, I'm sorry this is happening sooner than I thought. I have found my next car and I need to get rid of this car ASAP. I also have someone local interested, supposed to get back with me by Friday. With that book written I would like to offer the car with all of its good, bad and ugly on the VMR V710's with the OEM wheels in the trunk (keep, them sell them, whatever) for $9500. I will budge some, but not by much. Car will not have roof rack or halo's.
EDIT: I should note that the 19" VMR V710's cost me $2300 because they have pilot super sports on them. $265/ea rear and $235/ea front, these prices have come down from when I purchased them.
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2003 BMW 330i ZHP 6mt
Imola Red Exterior
Black Leather Interior
Black Cube Interior Trim
PM for VIN
Heated Seats
HK Audio
Navigation (MK4)
2-owner car (including me)
Build Date 03/03/03
Retail Date 04/17/03
About to roll 130,000 miles
I purchased the car as CPO with extended warranty and maintenance on 05/21/2006 from Classic BMW in Plano, TX. It went out of extended warranty and maintenance in 4/17/09.
I have a binder full of receipts and records for the car, I also have the original window sticker somewhere.
Here is just a partial list of the maintenance history on the car. I can't express how much I mean by "partial" I omitted and threw away tire repair and replacement receipts as they do not really matter at this point and there are some missing I'm sure.
11/2006
OEM RCR Tailights
OEM Clear Side Markers (later replaced with aftermarket
OEM Clear corners (later replaced with DEPO)
Stealth Bulbs light amber but are coated clear
1/24/2008
62786 miles
Alternator Replaced
-Under warranty
6/24/2010
35% 3M tint, lifetime warranty, not sure if transferable
10/01/2010
-Inspected by dealer for rear sub-frame defect, no issues found
11/17/2011
-Fuel pump
-Fuel filter
-Valve Cover Gasket
December, 2011
100k Maintenance
-New water pump
-New thermostat
-New belts
-New hoses
March, 2012
-Zimmerman Drilled Discs (4)
-Akebono Disc Pads
-Replaced Parking break pads as well
-New OFHG
December 2012
118,000 miles
New Clutch
-OEM
New Shocks
-H&R Sport Cup Kit
-New RSM's with reinforcement plates
-Front reinforcement plates
New Suspension (other than shocks)
-LCA's
-AKG Poly FCABS
-AKG Poly RTABS
-Zimmerman Adjustable Control Arms
New Windshield
-OEM
-3m Tinted 35% prior to installation
-Tint can be removed
Summary
The Good
-2-owner car
-Adult owned (25-34)
-Properly maintained
-Low mileage for a 2003
-Car has spent most of its life under some sort of cover, garage(s) at home, shop at work and garage at school. For a red car of its age it has minimal (if any) fading and the interior has absolutely no fading.
The Bad
-Rear diff has a slow leak, it is not the input shaft nor the output shafts, it is just the rear cover
-Valve cover gasket is seeping up front again
The Ugly
-Has several door dings, I managed to keep the car ding free for 7 years then within the last year and half or two, I don't know what has happened. Just 1 ding seems like "several" to me, it is probably not as bad as I think.
-Front bumper has a crack near the passenger fog lamp, un-noticeable, but I want to describe the car 100% accurately
-Front bumper, hood and headlamp covers are pitted pretty bad, I don't like non-factory paint so I have never had this rectified.
The Pricing Strategy
I had planed to spend about $250 removing door dings by a PDR guy, dropping the suspension and rear end and re-sealing the rear cover and replacing the valve cover gasket. I had planned to spend about $250 making sure none of the OEM rims are bent, I have a feeling one is (front). I had planned to spend about $500 finding some good quality, but not new, tires for the OEM wheels. That's $1000. I had planned to remove and re-install the OEM taillights, side markers and corners, and selling the clear set. After selling the car I had hoped to recoup some of the money spent by selling the 19" VMR V710's on the car that I paid $2,300 for. They are not perfect, some rash, and the tires all have different mileages on them as a 3 of the 4 have been replaced at various points from road hazards. I had planned to ask $9500 for the car on OEM wheels. I had planned to wait until July to sell the car. If the two guys that have contacted me about the car, from NC and from TX are reading this, I'm sorry this is happening sooner than I thought. I have found my next car and I need to get rid of this car ASAP. I also have someone local interested, supposed to get back with me by Friday. With that book written I would like to offer the car with all of its good, bad and ugly on the VMR V710's with the OEM wheels in the trunk (keep, them sell them, whatever) for $9500. I will budge some, but not by much. Car will not have roof rack or halo's.
EDIT: I should note that the 19" VMR V710's cost me $2300 because they have pilot super sports on them. $265/ea rear and $235/ea front, these prices have come down from when I purchased them.
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