Tnhl1989
01-16-2013, 02:38 PM
Hi all, after 3 years I had to part away the 330xi. I just had got it to run perfectly fine and all maintenance was finished. So back in November 2012 I was involve in a rear accident which cause my '02 330xi to be declared a total loss. This was right before the holidays so pretty bad timing in general. Total of 4 cars in the accident and my poor car took most of the impact.
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After that I was in a search for another car all across the states. Check on e46fanatics, adhuntr, carfinder, autotrader and zhpmafia. I knew I still wanted a e46 and that it had to be a 3.0 engine. Afterwards it was a search for either the I or XI model. I wanted something a bit more fun than the XI so I narrowed to the I. Afterwards it was the decision of sports package then came the alcantara interior. I just wanted the alcantara interior and only the ZHPs' had it. Then it all came down to all the features I missed in my old car which was pretty much everything and either I could retrofit it into the new car or find one with all the features in the ZHP. My search went all the way to Philadelphia. After getting the insurance check and some money from a friend I ended up taking two megabus and a train to Lancaster which was a 10 hour travel. Ended up purchasing the car and drove it back in the evening. I didn't really check the car much besides the subframe however it seemed like it there was any problems I could just move the parts from the 330xi to the ZHP. I purchased it on Dec 24th and all is great after driving it for a few months. I am still adjusting to driving a manual but nothing too challenging. Thanks to Chad44 for all the help with maintaining the XI and being there for me. I'll get some photos the new baby once the snow settles down.
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Tony
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After that I was in a search for another car all across the states. Check on e46fanatics, adhuntr, carfinder, autotrader and zhpmafia. I knew I still wanted a e46 and that it had to be a 3.0 engine. Afterwards it was a search for either the I or XI model. I wanted something a bit more fun than the XI so I narrowed to the I. Afterwards it was the decision of sports package then came the alcantara interior. I just wanted the alcantara interior and only the ZHPs' had it. Then it all came down to all the features I missed in my old car which was pretty much everything and either I could retrofit it into the new car or find one with all the features in the ZHP. My search went all the way to Philadelphia. After getting the insurance check and some money from a friend I ended up taking two megabus and a train to Lancaster which was a 10 hour travel. Ended up purchasing the car and drove it back in the evening. I didn't really check the car much besides the subframe however it seemed like it there was any problems I could just move the parts from the 330xi to the ZHP. I purchased it on Dec 24th and all is great after driving it for a few months. I am still adjusting to driving a manual but nothing too challenging. Thanks to Chad44 for all the help with maintaining the XI and being there for me. I'll get some photos the new baby once the snow settles down.
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Tony