New member from South Africa

[Adi]

Howdy ZHP Mafia folks,

I have just joined ZHP Mafia today after completing obligatory process.

I am a BMW E46 enthusiast based in Cape Town, South Africa. Whilst I would love to say that I have been a regular ZHPMafia spectator, the truth is that I have spent most of my forum time over the past few years on E46 Fanatics and M3Forum researching as much as possible regarding E46 maintenance of the M3 and 330i.

Here in South Africa, we were not fortunate enough to get the ZHP spec. However, we did get the M-sport spec. For those unfamiliar, it is roughly a ZHP with the 3.07 diff, cams & software, and ZHP-specific exhaust backbox omitted. The M-sport could be ordered any on E46, not just the 330i, and usually came with the 17" Style 68 wheels, although later models did come with the 18" Style 135. Needless to say, if we were to get the ZHP I would certainly be a fan.

My first BMW was the closest we have to a ZHP:

TiAg 2004 BMW 330i M-sport 6 Speed Manual.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/E46%20OEM%20Xenon%20Retrofit/IMG_2571.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/E46%20OEM%20Xenon%20Retrofit/IMG_2566.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/E46%20OEM%20Xenon%20Retrofit/IMG_2563.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/Photo%202015-04-19%2017%2005%2009_1.jpg

This car was about as close to owning a new E46 as I think I could have got in our market, it really was in immaculate condition. I sold it at 75 000 miles last year to fund the purchase of my current car:

TiAg 2004 BMW E46 M3 Coupe 6mt.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/2004%20Tiag%20BMW%20M3/2016-03%20Shoot/IMG_7162-Edit.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/2004%20Tiag%20BMW%20M3/2016-03%20Shoot/IMG_7192-Edit.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/2004%20Tiag%20BMW%20M3/2016-03%20Shoot/IMG_7203-Edit.jpg

With any luck, I am hopefully going to be in the process about buying another 330i 6speed M-sport in the near future.

Cheers,
Adrian

[Adi]

I managed to find some more old photos of my 330i from when I first got it (before OEM xenon retrofit).

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/slsfnspr9qtxh805t888.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/v5fej44k7hqzrsbu1m.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/slolo01yik72qvzrmz.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/zfn3dymg76bc5f7c1t7y.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/rd5nr23durlcmoz43q58.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/kkktv8pekd8xbs43brko.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/km9zb7r7uh08lu9mlss.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/795jfpgjf5we6oijt4h.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/astanford/BMW%20330i%20Msport%206spd/7yvh9jxwtoyk4ifpd7qg.jpg

[09mageec]

Welcome!

I read this with a South African English accent, in my head;). Very pleasant to have someone from such a far, beautiful place, on the forum!

[Oli77]

Welcome indeed! Great cars. May be hard to meet for beers but happy you found the ZHP family.

[cakM3]

Welcome Adi! :hi

I too have a TiAg M3. Tell me more about your ///M, have you done anything to it?

[Adi]

Welcome Adi! :hi

I too have a TiAg M3. Tell me more about your ///M, have you done anything to it?

It's an April 2003 build, completely stock standard, 78 000miles. My interpretation of "doing anything to it" is (preventative) maintenance and/or restoration.

In a nutshell I have done:
-Rod Bearings
-Full Beisan Systems VANOS
-Valve Clearance Adjustment
-All fluids & filters
-Waterpump, thermostat, belts, plugs
-Clutch and Flywheel

The rest has been normal wear and tear (engine, gearbox, exhaust mounts), alternator rebuild and lots of little details to restore the car to the way it should be.

[san]

Welcome Adrian! Nice pics...


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[Adi]

Welcome!

I read this with a South African English accent, in my head;). Very pleasant to have someone from such a far, beautiful place, on the forum!

LOL! That is quite amusing.. the South African accent can vary from sounding quite British, to some bastardised kind of Australian.

[slater]

LOL! That is quite amusing.. the South African accent can vary from sounding quite British, to some bastardised kind of Australian.

what about the afrikaans-speaking folks? :) i have a good friend from south africa, afrikaans is his native tongue. he has quite an interesting accent when speaking english. :)

welcome, by the way! great looking TiAg E46s! :cheers

[Adi]

what about the afrikaans-speaking folks? :) i have a good friend from south africa, afrikaans is his native tongue. he has quite an interesting accent when speaking english. :)

welcome, by the way! great looking TiAg E46s! :cheers

Thanks very much!

Yea the accent by mother-tongue Afrikaners can be quite interesting at times. ;)

[fredo]

Welcome ... Your M3 looks sharp ! Hope the 330i went to a good home. :thumbsup

[Adi]

Welcome ... Your M3 looks sharp ! Hope the 330i went to a good home. :thumbsup

It definitely did! I tried very hard to buy it back, in fact.

[theothersawyer]

Welcome! Car looks really good!

[johnrando]

Welcome. Great looking car.

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[danewilson77]

Adi, welcome.

Good having you around.

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[ELCID86]

Welcome. I guess I didn't know/forgot you guys have RHD cars.

[Pip]

Beautiful cars. We have similar m3s :) I just spent my honeymoon in South Africa. It was a beautiful place.


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[Adi]

Thank you to everyone for the welcoming messages, and comments on my cars.

I am pleasantly surprised at how familiar some members are with South Africa. Cape Town is really beautiful, and has some amazing driving roads. /Drive did a feature a little while back for those who might be interested:

https://youtu.be/jtPo_0Xmv4E

[3ZHP]

Welcome!


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[Aeternalis]

Welcome! Those are both beautiful cars. :)

[ikeupinya]

Welcome & thanks for sharing all those gorgeous pictures!!!

[D1ESEL]

Beautiful car.