"Tom McParland" (tommcparland) 10/06/2013 at 00:00 • Filed to: ///MIDNIGHT

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6cyl > Tom McParland 10/06/2013 at 00:13

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I love hard tops on convertible versions of sedans. I can't explain it.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Tom McParland 10/06/2013 at 00:17

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And to think, some asshole on the front page said that the e36's haven't aged well and are ugly.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Tom McParland 10/06/2013 at 00:32

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looks like a 98 or 99 M3

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > 6cyl 10/06/2013 at 01:11

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The hard tops on E36 M-Sport/M3 'verts make them look both endearing and intimidating. It gives them a soft spot, so to speak. That's the way I see it, anyways. Personifying cars is a defining aspect of a car enthusiast, while it's often done subconsciously and thus can can give us unjustifiable affinities towards certain cars. I'm really turning into a rambler. I guess I will search the classifieds for them, now :)

BLCKSTRM > Tom McParland 10/06/2013 at 01:32

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I think I've been away too long. That, or I can't keep up with them changing the website very few months.

I'm trying to post on the main oppo page, but I'm at a complete loss.

As an incentive, there's more where this came from...

BLCKSTRM > BLCKSTRM 10/06/2013 at 01:37

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...though I should warn you this is all part of a devious plan to become rich and buy an M4 GTS ( http://dailyoctane.kinja.com/daily-octane-o… ) sometime in 2016 or so (if they even come to the US...).

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BLCKSTRM > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 10/06/2013 at 01:37

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That sounds like someone I need to hit in the face...

... with a chair.

Tom McParland > BLCKSTRM 10/06/2013 at 02:40

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I was about to add you but it seems Nobody already took care of it. Welcome to Oppo!

6cyl > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 10/06/2013 at 02:59

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e30's too

BLCKSTRM > Tom McParland 10/06/2013 at 03:08

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Thanks - nice to be part of the club again!

I assume you saw the devious plan all laid out. ( http://dailyoctane.kinja.com/ )

You can spread the word if you're so persuaded.

It's almost the opposite of Jalopnik - just the facts of the important business stuff, none of the car culture. I just feel like it's so hard to sift through all the blogs trying to post interesting stuff, that it's hard to pick out the relevant stuff for the business (or just nerdy) types.

I've been doing this for my day job for years, and am finally trying to make of go of doing it for something I really like.

Take a look - I'm all about constructive criticism.

6cyl > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 10/06/2013 at 03:09

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I just realized what makes it awesome: all pillar-less coupes are awesome!

e46 m3 vert hard top

e9 pillar-less coupe

Tom McParland > BLCKSTRM 10/06/2013 at 03:19

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Neat! I followed you on Twitter

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > 6cyl 10/06/2013 at 05:09

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If it weren't 5:00 AM, I'd look for more. But I agree, they completely use the profile of the windows to add to the styling and shape of the car. Pillar-less coupes FTW.

BLCKSTRM > Tom McParland 10/06/2013 at 09:37

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I'm not much of a tweeter - but I"m trying to do more. You can subscribe if you want it in your inbox every morning, too.

Your job sounds awesome - my wife always tells me that's what I should be doing. Can't deny it sounds great.

And you'd have had a coronary if you'd seen my car up until last week - my tires were so bald one of them finally started leaking! I was trying to milk it another month and go straight to the snow tires (which haven't gotten any action since 2010 when I moved to Dallas).

Anyway, nice to have a Jalop following me!