Continuation of the Midlife Crisis Z4 Saga

"JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7" (jayzayeighty)
04/25/2014 at 23:14 • Filed to: None

Semi-shitstorm after the jump.

So, as many of you know, my mother got an manual M-sport Z4 30i partially due to my advice. I went to visit said person today, and got to drive the car. Not to dig into personal shit here, because I try to make a point of not doing this here, but I'm going to tell the story because it is automotive-related. My mom is kinda crazy and would throw shit at you/attack you/try to insult you if you do one thing to set her off (which has always been the case).This isn't the first time this has happened by a long shot, but I'm pretty done with this stuff because I signed off once I stopped depending on her. I do something inconsequential that sets her off as always (this time, remarking to myself about a Supra), while driving the car. It was probably some earlier conflict with some sibling or her mom, but it's always something. So she won't stop yelling at me about stuff I didn't do, because this never stops until she starts saying really ridiculous stuff and/or damages something (foreshadowing here). So I pull over because apparently I can't drive and tell her she should drive. Super pissed, she gets in, slams the door, punches a few buttons, and we're off. Straight into a curb. Keep in mind the car is not exactly an offroader with firm suspension, big wheels, and low profile tires - and here I am in Dukes of Bavaria or whatever you would call Dukes of Hazzard with a Z4. The wheel hits the fender, something scrapes, and the alignment is slightly off. Who knows about the wheel. This, to a car that had the hell babied out of it for 3 years. I'm starting to feel like the Z4, which I thought I would someday buy when I could afford it and she wanted to get rid of it, is going to end up like the Beetle (which shows signs of her unpredictable temper with a door that doesn't close properly and shot-to-shit everything inside) and I sacrificed a good car. Sending a car to its grave, especially a car like that, is like a Samurai breaking his code to me. Now I need to go commit seppuku or something. So, aside from taking the car back to the dealership for repairs since it's CPO, what should I try to do here to protect the, uh, interest? Issues with my mom blow over, and they'll always happen, so the only part I am lost with is the car.

DISCUSSION (12)

OPPOsaurus WRX > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/25/2014 at 23:18

bitches be crazy (no disrespect to ur mom they just are) wish the car good luck.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/25/2014 at 23:24

Here's what you do: Tell her if she breaks the car (in a way that she could easily avoid, so not a huge accident of course), or even treats it like shit, you get the car for the day. Now she'll probably blow up and not agree, but ride out the yelling and explain to her that if she doesn't respect the car it'll be less money in her pocket when she resells it! Or something like that.

michael bleggi > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
04/26/2014 at 02:04

great idea, seriously, but rationality never works with angry mothers... come on (;

Brian Silvestro > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/26/2014 at 10:28

Kinja'd!!!

Does she just treat cars like they're shit/indestructible? That's what my mom does to her BMW.

Poor thing.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Brian Silvestro
04/26/2014 at 11:20

Exactly. It's eating away at me, man. I was so intoxicated by the idea of someday getting a cool car on the cheap that I didn't have the car's best interests in mind. I will need to continue to lobby for the car so that it is somewhat taken care of, but that curb hop is just seared into my memory forever.

Brian Silvestro > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/26/2014 at 11:24

That car's ruined. It'll never be the same. It'll have problems later in it's life.

Does that make it any better?

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Brian Silvestro
04/26/2014 at 12:06

*wiping away tears* much, thank you. I hope the chassis is bent.

Really, though—being a heavy ass convertible with the top down and a firm ride, it's not the ideal rock crawler.

Brian Silvestro > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/26/2014 at 12:07

If I was any good at photoshop I'd throw monster truck tires on a Z4 picture than show you.

But I'm not.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Brian Silvestro
04/26/2014 at 12:34

Haha maybe that would be a good idea IRL!

Brian Silvestro > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/26/2014 at 12:35

IT HAS TO BE

No Prius Needed > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/26/2014 at 13:54

If she is going to treat it like that then I am always willing to find it a new home and anyway, the Lexus ES300 is as fast as the Z4.

samssun > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7
04/26/2014 at 18:48

Get a degree in something involving math and work hard so you can make enough money to buy your own car and not care what she does to hers.