by "E90M3" (e90m3)
Published 02/11/2017 at 10:29
by "E90M3" (e90m3)
Published 02/11/2017 at 10:29
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STARS: 26
It feels good, I’m happy I get to move on even if the pay cut I’m about to take could have almost bought this:
Money doesn’t buy happiness though, I have first hand experience on that. On the plus side, I’ll be living with 30 mins of my sister, and I think I’m really going to like this job. I am still waiting to hear back from another place down there, but I told myself I wasn’t going to chase money this time so I think I’m going to accept this offer.
Once I officially accept the offer, I’ll be in the market for a second car as the M3 is too expensive to daily. I’m sure there will be a lengthy post on that, now that I no longer have to job search.
"CB" (jrcb)
02/11/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0
Congrats! I’m pretty damn happy for you. Time for a brew?
And what are you looking for in a daily? Are you going to keep the M3 as a weekend car?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 10:35, STARS: 0
Yeah gonna have a few later.
Cheaper to run than an M3 and something that I won’t hate driving. I was actually thinking something like a 128i, to be honest. Keeping the M3 as it’s paid off and I’m in love with it.
"$kaycog" (skaycog)
02/11/2017 at 10:38, STARS: 0
Good job on getting a good job!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 10:38, STARS: 0
Thanks Skay!
"avalonian" (avalonain19)
02/11/2017 at 10:40, STARS: 1
Congratulations man! We’re proud of you, if you’re getting another car, may I recommend something reliable and extremely cheap to run and insure? Honda Accord coupe or sedan, or something cheap tbh, especially if you’re gonna be driving alot.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 0
Thanks. I might look into something like that, but I’m a bit of a sucker for the 2010ish BMWs
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
02/11/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 1
Mazel tov! Good luck on the new gig!
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/11/2017 at 11:10, STARS: 2
Outstanding! Well, this is a great first post to see in the morning. Don’t worry about your daily. I’m sure we can find you a clean Chevette or Cavalier or something.
And yeah, being close to family is really cool.
"Rico" (ricorich)
02/11/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 1
Nice! I’m happy for you and I hope it goes well.
"dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
02/11/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 1
Good luck on the job!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 0
I’m excited to be near family after being all alone in Texas.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
02/11/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 0
Is this one in Savannah? And FiST.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
Yeah, it’s the one I rented the Sentra to drive down to.
I’ll think about a FiST, I know one of my pledge brothers has a FoST and loves it.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/11/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 1
Yeah, we’re all,alone in Texas for 16 years now. We love our home. But we envy everyone else in the family that lives close so the kids and grandparents can see each other without a plane ticket.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 11:18, STARS: 1
Yeah, being close to my parents and my sister is going to be nice. I did like living in Texas though, would move back, but not alone.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
02/11/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 1
I’m only 3 ish hours from Savannah. There are some decent car shows in the area. Hilton Head Concours is only 45ish minutes away. Someone in Savannah also has a Safari 911.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
02/11/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 1
Oh yeah, Congrats!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
Now that I’ll have a normal schedule, I’m sure I’ll have to look into some shows.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/11/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 1
Be careful of buying that daily before you move, though. Some states will charge you their state sales tax before they’ll register it if you buy it too soon before moving in. It’s to keep people from going out of state to avoid sales tax.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 0
I’m going to have to pay the ad valorem tax anyways in GA.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/11/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 0
I hadn’t heard of that. That sucks.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 1
Yeah, so I’ve still got Texas plates on the M3. I’m gonna register it in GA, once I get my own place.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
02/11/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 1
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
02/11/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 1
Congrats friend!!! Glad to hear that this major worry is now off your list! :)
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
02/11/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 0
Congrats on the new job, that’s great to hear! I’m sure a huge relief, I had an extended unemployment stretch 10 or so years ago. It was a really tough time mentally, and I was about a week away from moving back to NY when I received the job offer for the gig I still have today.
Fun to drive daily, I’d probably get a Cayman S. Or since I’m still in my muscle car phase, a used Boss 302.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/11/2017 at 12:23, STARS: 0
Congrats!
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
02/11/2017 at 12:26, STARS: 0
Congrats man! Hafta like the Savannah/Tybee/Brunswick region. (Close to your family and) great weather and never need snowtires, too. Ever.
Hell, you won’t even need a real coat.
Personally I’d be on the E93 search like libs on Trump haha :D Congrats again!
"fintail" (fintail)
02/11/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 1
Congrats. Savannah is one of the more tolerable parts of Georgia :)
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/11/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 0
looking for a comfortable, cheap to run BMW daily? SAY NO MORE
"KFN" (kfn)
02/11/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 1
Congrats! I did a ten month “freelance” stint back in 08. Sucked.
Shopping for a beater sounds fun. So much less pressure than trying to find “the one.”
"avalonian" (avalonain19)
02/11/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 1
I feel ya. You’ve been spoiled by ze germans, but that Japanese reliability is da best
"Rico" (ricorich)
02/11/2017 at 13:09, STARS: 1
I just have to comment again, I’m beyond glad that you finally got something. Back during the recession I was unemployed for just over a year, unemployment had froze up due to Government bickering and I just felt useless.
I had multiple interviews that never went anywhere, people who were smiling in my face and telling me how great of a fit I would be at a job just to tell me that they’ve selected another candidate. I finally got a big break and got called in for an interview and have been with my job ever since.
I look back on that year I spent out of work as a huge learning experience, I learned more about budgeting then I ever expected to that’s for damn sure. I hope this offer leads you to even bigger and better things!
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
02/11/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 0
PS 1-Series ‘vert maybe?
We used to live down that way, the climate is great for open-top. Just sayin’ cuz you mentioned M3 ‘vert in the past
btw idk how it fits into the logistics (although it *is* true, from experience, ATL used-car market is, like, a billion times better than South GA and Savannah/Charleston / Jacksonville) but one thing they told me finishing training is,
“Get the new car *before* you show up for the new job” or they’ll kinda wonder a little if they left money on the table
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 1
Thanks man. It was pretty brutal, especially after the holidays it was really wearing on me. I only had benefits for 6 months cause they cut them after the recession. Finically, I was ready to quit that job and find something else so I had been saving at the beginning of last year. If anything, at least I wasn’t completely unprepared for it.
I had so many fucking interviews. Couple were like that, which is really fucking annoying. It’s like you tell me I’m extremely qualified then are like well we want to look at other options. This place that offered me the job was true to their word, so I think that’s why I’m leaning toward them no matter what the other companies come back with.
I needed to get out of my old job. In January 2016 I lost 20 lbs cause I wasn’t eating. I would go out, help rig up/rig down an entire frac location and not eat. I remember having breakfast one morning, and I had a total of 3 bites and that was literally all I could eat, then I went and did manual labor all day and never ate anything. I was down, really down. I was happy to be laid off, I needed the kick in the ass to make a change, but I didn’t think it was going to take this long. I thought I had some really good leads in July, one place brought me in and it wasn’t an interview more of a do you want this job. They never got back to me fuck that company.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 0
The M3, apart from the throttle position actuators, has been very reliable, I didn’t have my 128i for long enough to test it’s reliability. Generally Japanese are more reliable, but the enjoyment I get from driving German cars makes up for some unreliability.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 0
Shopping for a second car when you already have what is pretty much your attainable dream car is so much fun. I really don’t know what I’m going to get.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 1
I’d kill myself on a motorcycle. Not cause they’re dangerous, I’d just go too fast.
My high school friends had dirt bikes. I remember we took some up to one of my friend’s dad piece of property an hour away from us. I was ridding some 1994 200CC 4 stroke Honda and I was pretty much flat out in 4th when I crested the hill and staring at me is a fence. I panic braked, locked both the front and back wheels and started to slide. They were drums on this particular bike. I almost crashed it, that was enough of a motorcycle experience for me.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 13:47, STARS: 2
I like it down there. Plus it’s far enough from the parents so they won’t come visit all the time, but close enough to go home if I so desire.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/11/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 0
i’m a 21 year old who’s been riding for 6 years. by anyones account, i should be dead too.
SHOCKER, i’m still alive (or just a very substantial ghost)
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 13:52, STARS: 0
I’m honestly just not really interested in riding a bike.
I had an M3 at 24, I should have a bunch of speeding tickets, but I don’t.
"Rico" (ricorich)
02/11/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 1
I hate being strung along by a job. One of the worst feelings. I remember one job brought me back to interview 2 more times and still didn’t give me the job. Total waste of time. Your old job sounds like hell though so I’m glad this will be a step up from that in quality of life for you. Hope it pans out man!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 14:02, STARS: 2
You just so discouraged after a while. It’s like is there something wrong with me? Well there was something wrong with me, I hadn’t done a good enough job at convincing people that I had transferable skills, which is what I focused on in the end.
I’m really looking forward to this. It will be so much better than my old job, apart from the pay. Money doesn’t buy happiness, and for once I’m going to try and be happy.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
02/11/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 1
Congrats!
"avalonian" (avalonain19)
02/11/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
I understand and respect that. As a student I place reliability slightly higher due to running cost for a german car being higher.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 15:05, STARS: 0
I don’t mind spending a little more on a car because I enjoy driving. I should have the budget for another BMW.
"fintail" (fintail)
02/11/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 0
Cool. Savannah is an interesting town. A friend of mine (I am in Seattle) moved to ATL for a few years, lived in an eastern suburb just OTP. He hated it, but liked going to Savannah.
I also live just far enough away that I am not pressured to see family every weekend, and if they complain, I can tell them “roads go both ways” :)
"GolfR Guy" (golfrguy)
02/11/2017 at 18:51, STARS: 1
Lol. Good times
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/11/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0
S2000!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/11/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 1
Congrats! Happy for you, brother.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 1
Not a fan of soft top convertibles, also the S2k seems to be pretty expensive.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/11/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
Hm... Mazda 3, maybe? Or are you bent on another BMW? What will your commute be like?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 0
Well I gotta figure out where I’m going to live, but probably at least 20 miles each way. I’m leaning toward another BMW, maybe another 128i or a 335d or something. I had a rental Mazda 3 and was underwhelmed.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/11/2017 at 23:19, STARS: 0
Like I mentioned earlier, I think I’d steer clear of the “d”...
Standard OPPO suggestions: FR-S/BRZ? Fiesta/Focus ST?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 23:23, STARS: 1
I’ve got a thing for the diesel, so I might just risk it.
The FR-S/BRZ is under powered, but I would think about a FiST/FoST. I have a pledge brother who has a FoST and loves it. I might have influenced him to get a stick car,
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/11/2017 at 23:39, STARS: 0
Braver man than me!
I haven’t driven any of them, fwiw, but think I might have to have a heavily modified BRZ one day...
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/11/2017 at 23:42, STARS: 1
Torque for days, I really think I want one. Plus since they’re all auto, my sister could drive it.
I don’t see the point of s BRZ when I could buy a 1 series. While I haven’t driven one either, I have ridden in one and you have to thrash that engine.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/11/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 0
Yeah, I’d need FI if I went that way and then you’re losing reliablility and efficiency, both of which aren’t the greatest idea for a daily.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/12/2017 at 00:03, STARS: 0
What does FI mean?
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
02/12/2017 at 00:55, STARS: 0
Forced induction. =)
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/12/2017 at 08:31, STARS: 1
Ah, I guess I couldn’t use the context clues to figure that out.
"random001" (random001)
02/16/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 0
How about a nice Genesis?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/16/2017 at 19:38, STARS: 0
Put a 128i badge on the back and I might buy it...
"random001" (random001)
02/16/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 0
I’m on it!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/16/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 0
*find 128i badge on ebay*