For Sale: 2005 BMW 330Ci ZHP 6 speed manual 72k $17,600 Price Drop

[Neil22]

Hey guys. I realize this is my first post here, as i'm more active on the e46fanatics site. My profile and feedback can be seen here (http://forum.e46fanatics.com/itrader.php?u=112165) After 3 and a half years it's time to move on. Here's the same ad I have on the other site.

2005 330Ci ZHP Performance Package 6-speed manual
VIN: WBABD53475PD98749
Mileage: 74,500 miles
2nd owner (3.5 years of ownership)
Clean Autocheck Report
Comes with all Service Records from my ownership
Asking: $17,600

Color: Sparkling Graphite Metallic
Body: Great condition no door dings.
Purchased: February 2008 (Originally a Florida car ...had it shipped to Maryland)
Alcantara steering wheel, shifter and e-brake boot.
A few places of road rash on the wheels. Nothing ridiculous.
Tires replaced late last year.
Moonroof

Most recent service:

AC hose replaced and recharged
Front Control Arm Bushings replaced
Vanos unit replaced with a Dr Vanos unit
Sunroof motor replaced and rails cleaned

Also included:

Xenon headlights with adaptive headlights (lights move when you steer)
Rain Sensing wipers
BMW iPod connection (Located in the glovebox)
Harmon Kardon Sound System
BMW all weather rubber mats in addition to the rug mats
Bentley E46 Service Manual

My Story

After 3 plus years of ownership it’s time to move away from my E46. With a family, two doors no longer cut it. I’m fortunate to have held on to it for this long. I’d like to see this go to another enthusiast so I’m posting this here before I take it outside of the BMW forums.

I purchased the car February of 2008 with 39k miles, now at 72,200 (I averaged less than 10k mi/year) During my first two years of ownership the car’s spent most of it’s time in my apartment garage in Washington DC. Body is in great condition. No door dings. Front bumper has some nice scratches underneath. No mods were ever done to the car. I had planned on a CSL trunklid but never got to installing it and sold it. No accidents. One bad parking job I dinged the front bumper license plate bracket. The front bumper was scratched but are hidden by the license bracket. Another bracket was purchased and will be installed this week. The steering wheel suede is worn in spots from the previous owner. At my asking price the wheel will be rewrapped. The interior was treated with Leatherique a month ago and will be retreated once more.

The car has been serviced nearly exclusively by BMW. BMW of Arlington and Passport BMW were used for warranty and service. Inspection II was performed by Road Race Technology in Dulles, VA. (Well known BMW specialists in the DC area) All records and receipts were kept and will be included with the sale. Oil changes and other maintenance items were performed by myself after the service agreement with BMW ended. All parts purchased were genuine BMW parts (receipts kept) and were mostly purchased from Tischer BMW in Silver Spring, MD.

Shortly after purchasing the car, the notorious Vanos rattle presented itself. It was replaced with a new unit by Passport BMW and worked perfectly. Slowly the rattle returned and I replaced the unit with a Dr Vanos fully rebuilt unit with better seals and an anti-rattle kit. The new unit works perfect. No more noise and returned HP is nice =D I also decided to replace the spark plugs and change the oil at the same time. I'm sure I'm missing a few things while I'm writing this up.

If you're local you're more than welcome to take a look. Tire kickers and joy riders need not apply. Please ask questions. I am willing to have the car taken to get a PPI on your coin.

More pictures to come.

Thanks guys

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Added 8/02: Interior Pics as promised. Engine Pics to come.

Proper ZHP shifter knob is what will come with the car. I swapped knobs with my E28 for a week to test it out with my Z3 shifter in that car. So disregard that in this picture. Also note that this is the carpet that is shown, not the carpet mats or rubber mats that will both be included with the car.

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Maintenance History
(Sorry it looks a bit funky, I copied and pasted from my spreadsheet)

Item Date Location/Vendor Mileage
Car was purchased 02-29-08 39,780
Windshield Washer Pump replaced 04-28-08 Passport BMW 43,800
Valve Cover Gasket replaced 04-28-08 Passport BMW 43,800
Camshaft Adjusting Unit and V-Belt replaced 04-28-08 Passport BMW 43,800
Driver's Door Handle adjusted 04-28-08 Passport BMW 43,800
Pressure Hose Assembly from the compressor to condenser replaced. AC system recharged 05-13-08 BMW of Arlington 44,867
Wiper inserts replaced 05-13-08 BMW of Arlington 44,867
Oil and Filter Changed 05-13-08 BMW of Arlington 44,867
Rubber Mats purchased 05-16-08 Tischer BMW
Oil and Filter Changed 06-02-09 Tischer BMW 53,126
Hood Emblem replaced 06-02-09 Tischer BMW 53,126
Air Filter, and Cabin Filter replaced 07-21-09 Tischer BMW 54,813
Front Tires replaced 04-27-10 Fort Washington Shell 59,904
Rear Tires replaced 04-27-10 Fort Washington Shell 59,904
Wiper Blades replaced 05-01-10 Tischer BMW 60,680
Oil and Filter Changed 05-01-10 Tischer BMW 60,680
Inspection II Performed 06-21-10 RRT in Dulles, VA 61,913
Brake pads replaced 06-22-10 Tischer BMW 62,005
Front Control Arm Brackets replaced 06-23-11 Passport BMW 67,762
A/C Suction hose replaced. AC recharged 06-23-11 Passport BMW 67,762
Sunroof inspected 06-23-11 Passport BMW 67,762
Oil and Filter Changed 07-26-11 Faulkner BMW 71,900
Spark Plugs replaced 07-26-11 NGK plugs from Amazon 71,900
Dual Vanos replaced w Dr Vanos kit 07-26-11 Dr Vanos.com 71,900
Sunroof motor replaced 07-31-11 Used working unit 72,100


Update 8/4 Receipts. There's a few missing from here, sitting in my glovebox, but it's most of them:

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Update 8/3 Autocheck Report. The full report can be seen by clicking on the report below.

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Update 10/31

New Cabin Air Filter
New Intake filter
New ZHP knob
New C Pillar interior covers

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Welcome to the forum. Good luck with the sale.

[webster]

welcome, nice car. sent you a pm.

[Neil22]

Thanks for the welcome guys. Webster, PM replied. I have interior shots that I've taken but left them on my PC at home. I'll have them up by tonight.

[Neil22]

Interior shots added. Engine pictures to come.

[billschusteriv]

:hi Nice color combo. Good luck with your sale.... my family wouldn't fit in a coupe either :)

You are more than welcome to stick around after you sell your ZHP....

[idreamofbimmers]

wish it was a sedan!

[Neil22]

wish it was a sedan!

Ha! me too

[Neil22]

Autocheck Report added. Soon as the weather clears up I'll take those engine pics.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Neil, only part of the Autocheck report is showing.

Also, I see that Autocheck still hasn't fixed something. It's showing that this is a 2.5 liter engine when we all know it's 3.0. I've probably sent them 5 emails over the last year. Idiots.

[Neil22]

Yea I wasn't sure of the legality of showing the whole report online. I'm probably being over paranoid. Anyone know? Otherwise I'll post the whole thing

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Not any different than those who provide it on eBay. It's displayed to everyone.

As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with this.

You might want to check your purchase agreement, though. It probably addresses this. I'm thinking it's fine because of its prominent display in so many eBay ads.

[Neil22]

Not any different than those who provide it on eBay. It's displayed to everyone.

As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with this.

Makes sense. In that case I'll post it.

[Neil22]

The full report is now viewable by clicking on the report. If anyone has problems viewing it, please let me know.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Neil, it works great.

[Neil22]

Added picture of the receipts.

[Neil22]

Back from vacation bump.

[e34slt]

Hi Neil,
Does your car have the fold-down rear seat?
I'm really looking for a sedan, but.....I'm thinking that a coupe might-could work if it at least had the fold-down rear seat. Also, do you have pics of the rubber mats? Are they the heavy duty types with a lip all around?
Nice looking car -
TIA,
Scott
PS: What's the difference between "sparkling graphite" and "steel grey"? Those two colors look very similar to my eye. Does yours have the 'purple-ish' cast under certain lighting conditions?

[Neil22]

Scott,

The rear seats do fold down. I've been able to fit 2 different front bumpers (One was even packed in cardboard to ship.) for my E28's and also an E28 front dash. I've fit roof racks, luggage and such. It gives you a surprising amount of space.

The front and rear rubber mats are OEM BMW. They are gray and look just like this:

http://www.bmwcleveland.com/sc/store/pc/catalog/e46-977_rubber_2329_general.jpg

Not certain about the differences between the two colors to be honest. I do know E90 also come in my color if that helps you out any. If you're local you're more than welcome to take a look at her yourself.

[Neil22]

bump

[webster]

mmm sparkling graphite...so purdy

bump for neil, surprised this hasn't sold yet!

[Gordo_GT]

Bump for a great car. I have almost the same exact vehicle, Sparkling Graphite Metallic with gray interior and black cube trim. I have 73,xxx miles. The only difference is that mine is auto. Someone should buy this soon. It's the best color combo for an A22, I suggest getting some black mats and you get a great 2 tone color interior. If I didn't have my ZHP and if I were local, I would buy it.

[Neil22]

Held the car for a month for a potential owner who decided to go with another car. Halloween BUMP

Mileage is now at 74,500.
New Cabin
New Intake filter
New ZHP knob
New C Pillar interior covers

Price drop $17,600

[webster]

sorry to hear the deal fell thru, good luck going forward! beautiful car.

[Neil22]

sorry to hear the deal fell thru, good luck going forward! beautiful car.

Thanks Webster. Yea the guy was a Florida CCA member that flew up and test drove it. He asked for a month's time and chose an E46 convertible over mine. Bah!

[BCS_ZHP]

Neil,
Did you ever sell your ZHP coupe? If you still have it, I know of someone who may be interested, send me a PM.
Thx,
Bruce

[danewilson77]

Neil,
Did you ever sell your ZHP coupe? If you still have it, I know of someone who may be interested, send me a PM.
Thx,
Bruce

His PM's may alert his email as well Bruce. Just a heads up.

[Neil22]

Hey Bruce. PM incoming.

[apridge]

Is this still for sale? I'm interested.

[BCS_ZHP]

Neil is in the midst of moving his household this week/weekend, he just responded today to my email from last weekend, said things are a bit hectic with the move. I'll shoot you his email address and cell # in a PM.

[Neil22]

Thanks Bruce. All relocated now. apridge PM incoming.

[BimmerRules!]

Bump for a nice looking and well maintained car + very well written OP that included great details. :)

Neil - does the car have cold weather package? I don't think so but wanted to confirm. Thanks.

[Neil22]

Bump for a nice looking and well maintained car + very well written OP that included great details. :)

Neil - does the car have cold weather package? I don't think so but wanted to confirm. Thanks.

No cold weather package unfortunately. It was originally a Florida car.

[Neil22]

Price drop $16,600.

Mileage is now at ~79,000

I've had the car looked over by two members here. And will share the results here shortly. Just wanted to bump the thread. Thanks guys.

[webster]

wow, can't believe she's still for sale! someone looking for a coupe should jump on this quick...

[WOLFN8TR]

I have almost the same exact vehicle, Sparkling Graphite Metallic with gray interior and black cube trim. I have 73,xxx miles. The only difference is that mine is auto. Someone should buy this soon. It's the best color combo for an A22.

Same here except I have 108,000. Good looking ZHP!



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