MrClean
11-06-2011, 11:05 AM
Hello! Thanks to Marky for spotting my comment on Facebook. I'm Dave, a new ZHP owner from Edmonton. I acquired my 2005 330Ci ZHP just a few days before Halloween from who I can only describe the ideal owner. He's basically a car fanatic, and he's financially very well-off. As I walked in to his pristine front 4-car garage and saw the Audi Q5, Benz 500SL, Porsche Boxter and... a Smart Car (?!), I knew this was someone who took care of his cars.
My new ZHP is Sapphire black metallic with all-black interior and leather seats. 72000km on it (~45000miles). The original owner took it in for service if there was even so much as a rattle he didn't like. No modifications at all. He asked me to take good care of it! I said I'll probably drive it a bit harder than it had been before but I'll treat it like the fully-engineered machine that it is :biggrin
Previous car was a 2003 Mini Cooper S, which I drove for 5 years. Thanks to accurate car simulators on the PC (Live for Speed, Richard Burns Rally... hey stop laughing, I'm being serious here!) I was able to push the car farther than I expected to be able to. Now with some naturally aspirated rear wheel drive road-hugging finesse at my fingertips, I intend to step up my driving skills a little.
On DIY standpoint, I hope I never have to do any work on this car for a long, long time. But when I opened the hood and saw the oil filter right there, front and center, I knew this was a car that was designed with mechanics in mind. Anyways it's comforting to know that I have this much experience around that I can draw on if I run into problems!
Cheers,
--Dave
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My new ZHP is Sapphire black metallic with all-black interior and leather seats. 72000km on it (~45000miles). The original owner took it in for service if there was even so much as a rattle he didn't like. No modifications at all. He asked me to take good care of it! I said I'll probably drive it a bit harder than it had been before but I'll treat it like the fully-engineered machine that it is :biggrin
Previous car was a 2003 Mini Cooper S, which I drove for 5 years. Thanks to accurate car simulators on the PC (Live for Speed, Richard Burns Rally... hey stop laughing, I'm being serious here!) I was able to push the car farther than I expected to be able to. Now with some naturally aspirated rear wheel drive road-hugging finesse at my fingertips, I intend to step up my driving skills a little.
On DIY standpoint, I hope I never have to do any work on this car for a long, long time. But when I opened the hood and saw the oil filter right there, front and center, I knew this was a car that was designed with mechanics in mind. Anyways it's comforting to know that I have this much experience around that I can draw on if I run into problems!
Cheers,
--Dave
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6319415870_387700f7f7_b.jpg