NH Owner - Black/Black Sedan 6-speed

[ChristopherL]

Hello all,

My name is Chris, I live in NH, and just purchased a black/black 6-speed sedan.
No photos yet, it's in storage for the remainder of the winter as it is originally a Virginia car.
No Nav, does have cold weather package and xenon's.

The car will be my primary driver, leaving my E30 M3 to stay hidden in the garage for sunny days, and relegating my e36 to carrying my 2yr old Chocolate Labrador to and from the beach.

Thanks for letting me join your little corner of the internet!
-Chris

[san]

Welcome! Please post pics of all 3 cars when u get a chance [emoji4]


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[ELCID86]

Congrats and welcome.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46fanatic

[3ZHP]

Welcome!


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[Lorenzo]

Welcome! Look forward to seeing pics.

[Vas]

Welcome

[fredo]

Welcome, Chris. You will love this forum.

[ZHP_Brandon]

Congratulations! Cant wait to see the Trio youve got on your hands


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[BMWCurves]

Welcome aboard, post pics when you can!

[ChristopherL]

The E36
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/unhcll/1441178_10153587794225599_769030645_n.jpg (http://s155.photobucket.com/user/unhcll/media/1441178_10153587794225599_769030645_n.jpg.html)

The ZHP
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/unhcll/IMG_1190.jpg (http://s155.photobucket.com/user/unhcll/media/IMG_1190.jpg.html)

The E30
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/unhcll/P8094320.jpg (http://s155.photobucket.com/user/unhcll/media/P8094320.jpg.html)

[fredo]

3 nice examples of the 3 series. :thumbsup

[Lorenzo]

3 nice examples of the 3 series. :thumbsup

Beautiful cars!

[ELCID86]

Love the e30!


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46fanatic

[Vas]

Any more details on the zhp?

[danewilson77]

The E36
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/unhcll/1441178_10153587794225599_769030645_n.jpg (http://s155.photobucket.com/user/unhcll/media/1441178_10153587794225599_769030645_n.jpg.html)

The ZHP
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/unhcll/IMG_1190.jpg (http://s155.photobucket.com/user/unhcll/media/IMG_1190.jpg.html)

The E30
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s311/unhcll/P8094320.jpg (http://s155.photobucket.com/user/unhcll/media/P8094320.jpg.html)
:happyspidey

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[BMWCurves]

Awesome.

+1 for details on the ZHP...and the E30 M3...and the E36...

[BADCLOWN]

very nice, love the E30 ///M, welcome to the boards!

[Jconlin16]

Welcome Chris! Awesome collection you have.

[johnrando]

Welcome. Sweet rides!

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[oldzilla]

Welcome, nice looking ZHP.

[MackDiva]

Nice collection!

[TheFinanceGuy]

Welcome!

I feel like I have seen your M3, perhaps at Lars Anderson? Somehow I've stumbled on to your website in your signature before as well. Is that your shop?

I'm only 90 minutes south of you in MA. Fine collection you have there.

[RUS_ZHP]

Welcome! Great collection of 3 series.

[ChristopherL]

Welcome!

I feel like I have seen your M3, perhaps at Lars Anderson? Somehow I've stumbled on to your website in your signature before as well. Is that your shop?

I'm only 90 minutes south of you in MA. Fine collection you have there.

I don't think I've had the E30 on display at Larz - I spend more time driving it than showing it anymore. ;)
Yes, VSR is the shop that my father and I own, about 45 minutes North of Boston up Rt. 93. Always lots of fun and exciting project going on alongside the normal daily service. :)

Thanks for the kind words.
-Chris

[ChristopherL]

3 years later... still have the ZHP.
I've put ~70k miles on it since I picked it up.

Maintenance items include:
1x CCV system overhaul (BMW OE Insulated)
1x Engine thermostat (OE)
1x Pair FCAB (OE)
1x Oil pan gasket (OE)
1x Oil filter stand gasket (OE)
1x VANOS Line (Rein)
1x Rear main seal (OE)
1x Dual mass flywheel and clutch kit as "while you're in there" doing the RMS (LuK & Sachs)
2x Valve cover gaskets (one due to frozen CCV) (OE)
1x Power steering cooler line (OE)
1x Complete set of brakes (Rotors, pads, sensors, etc.) (Textar rotors, Akebono pads)
1x Alternator (Bosch)
3x Cabin Air filters
2x Engine Air filters
1x Fuel Filter (Mahle)
1x Pair fog light assemblies (ZKW)
1x set of Continental DWS tires
.5x set of Dunlop DZ102 tires
3,456,721x pairs of OE style wiper blades (Valeo or Bosch) - not "aero blade style)
Pending: MAF replacement I expect in near future

Engine Oil & filter every 5k, one additional complete fluid service since acquisition (Redline fluids in driveline, ATE Typ200 brake fluid, BMW OE anti-freeze)

It brought my wife to the hospital to deliver our first child, and has served it's "daddy-mobile" purpose flawlessly with the kiddo in the backseat (rear facing still at 2 years old). I put ~100 miles a day on it at 80-85mph.

After 3 years, the "rechromed" headlight bowls I purchased and installed have degraded to the state of the originals. Not surprising, it's the same method as the originals. But I will say, light output was always "off" after installation. Light intensity was better, meaning more light in front of the car, but the beam pattern was never correct. I suspect this is a result of the "refurbished" bowl repair, which was not a perfect contour as originals. No real complaints from me given the price point of what these refurb'd bowls cost at the time.

I'll likely pull the headlights apart and install this kit next:
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/complete-retrofit-kits/morimoto-retroquik-bmw-e46-zkw-repair.html

I searched, but didn't see anyone else who had used these here, which struck me as odd. Did I miss someone's install/feedback thread?

Aside from that, I have no reason to let the car go anytime soon.
~207k miles and counting. Doesn't burn a drop of oil, and no longer leaks any after the oil pan gasket replacement.

Pending items I anticipate:
-Coby wheel to replace dirty but un-torn OE alcantara wheel
-Refinish front bumper (stone chips)
-Drive it! Love it! Rinse and Repeat!


ZHP in Snow Duty with winter wheels/tires:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7915/47230024012_153a86df25_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2eXydEQ)IMG_2356 (https://flic.kr/p/2eXydEQ) by Chris Langsten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154535312@N04/), on Flickr

E30 M3 - garaged most the time since birth of my daughter
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7899/47230023572_795a730006_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2eXydxf)IMG_5972 (https://flic.kr/p/2eXydxf) by Chris Langsten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154535312@N04/), on Flickr

'11 E91 Sport - Dog & Kid weekender
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7838/47282092881_95a32a166e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2f3a5VX)IMG_4928 (https://flic.kr/p/2f3a5VX) by Chris Langsten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154535312@N04/), on Flickr

[johnrando]

Good list!

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