E91 Love

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
05/05/2014 at 21:40 • Filed to: BMW, wagon

DISCUSSION (93)

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/05/2014 at 21:42

Kinja'd!!!

theloudmouth > Tom McParland
05/05/2014 at 22:22

Kinja'd!!!

Side Note: I want one so badly to join my 335is in the garage I literally check autotrader and BMW USA every day. Not like that F31 garbage they're trying to foist onto us.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/05/2014 at 23:19

Dat blue on the wagon.

Wow.

Manuél Ferrari > theloudmouth
05/05/2014 at 23:20

I want a 335is in the garage to supplement the E90 M3. But then I realize I'm crazy and don't need a 4th car.

Bimmeradiction is a tough disease...

theloudmouth > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 06:09

Ha, yeah I bought my first house recently so I had to make some tough decisions (FirstWorldProblems). I've only got two cars at the moment, the other being my trusty Saabaru I'll replace here soon. It is amazing the different character imbued in both the 335is and the M3 though, and hopefully I'll get an S65 sometime.

Thankfully they're making it easier on us with the F3X cars.....

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 08:07

I KNOW

Why didn't they make an M3 wagon!!?!?!?

Manuél Ferrari > theloudmouth
05/06/2014 at 14:02

Haha FirstWorldProblems are fun.

What MPG number do you average on the freeway when there is no traffic?

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:04

Well in the old days the reason would have been that M cars are for motorspors. When the first M3, M5 and M6 came out they were all light enough to DD during the week and track on the weekend. It wouldn't have made sense to make the M cars heavier by M-ifying the wagon.

But now there is no excuse since there are M SUVs!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:06

If SUVs didn't exist we'd be in a golden age of M wagons.

M3 tourings, M5 tourings, M6 shooting breaks

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:08

OMG

YOU'RE RIGHT

KILL ALL THE SUVS!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:14

DO THE SPECIALE CONFIGURATOR

This is what I made:

Kinja'd!!!

http://car-configurator.ferrari.com/458speciale/#c…

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:17

Does it require flash?

How much did yours come out to?

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:19

I have no idea, it doesn't tell me, because I'm not worthy of knowing.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:20

LOL

Also did you see the Maser news?

Your Dad should totally wait for a new Maser

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:22

He probably won't. We're running out of room in our driveway. There's 4 cars there now and we can't use the 2 garage spaces right now because we're restoring the basement, and we're keeping all of the stuff in the garage.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:24

Why restore the basement?

What are basements for other than holding hostages?

We don't have basements in CA. So the only time I see them is in TV shows and movies. And they are always gross and used for evil purposes.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:27

Hahaha exactly! There's a space to the left of the garage that's part of the basement, but if a wall was knocked down, we could easily put in another garage space, but my dad doesn't want to go through the trouble.

And yes, there are several bodies being stored there. We're restoring it so we have better lighting to make masks made out of human skin.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:31

LOLOL

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:33

You'll be next Rusto

SOON

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:34

don't kill me!

dude Ashley Force remembers me. I said hi to her on FP. She was my sister's friend when we were kids and used to spend the night at our house. I knew who her dad was but never knew she's be super famous herself!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:35

No fucking way! That's awesome. Time to join motorsports!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:40

I know! Time to quit the day job

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:42

Sell all living space, invest everything in gentleman driver team.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:43

And go bankrupt within a year, lol

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:48

It would probably be worth it. You can do the Gallardo series.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:50

Haha at least I'd be famous on Oppo for trying

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 14:52

You're already famous on Oppo! You have an M3 and a 911!

Although I bet most people that you talk to on here have no idea what you drive.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:55

Haha thanks. I don't think I'm famous yet like you and VS and Automatch are. I'm semi-known. Most of the big Porsche and BMW fans that are regulars on Oppo know me by now.

Battery Tender Unnecessary and CACoalminer have the best car collections that I know of.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 14:59

Oh I forgot to tell you - I keep seeing amazing F430 deals, except the cars have the F1.

There are now two low mileage later model year cars with the carbon ceramics for sale in So Cal for a tad under $150K. The carbon ceramics are soooooooooo much nicer.

Good thing they don't have the 6MT cause then I'd have to jump the gun and buy one before it was financially safe to!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:00

You, BTU and CAcoalminer have the 3 best garages on oppo right now for sure. All three of you don't talk about your ultra-awesome cars enough.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:01

I'm sure one will show up and before you've even thought of the financial consequence, you'll be driving home in it.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 15:16

There is the guy in San Diego with an E46 M3, classic 911 and C6 Z06. That's pretty cool

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 15:18

Haha probably true!

Oh I just thought of my get out of Jalop Jail free card in case I jump the gun and buy a well priced F1 car with carbon ceramics -

I later buy an Audi R8 V10 6MT. Then at least one of my mid engine cars has a gated shifter :)

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:18

Oh yeah I completely forgot about him (because he doesn't talk about his cars enough!)

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:20

Genius! That car will cover your ass and also be really fun!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 15:23

we will both have Audi R8 V10 6MTs one day. just for the hell of it

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:24

Just because fuck it why not? And because I need to satisfy the "Gated shifter" requirement in this.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 15:27

we must eventually have multiple cars with gated shifters

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:29

Keep All the Cars© must be formally established.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 15:33

TOTALLY!

let's make t-shirts

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 15:49

Blipshift!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 20:47

This is the first time ever that I've had both the Porsche and E90 washed on the same day. Had it done last Saturday and they're still both clean. So I thought I should take this opportunity to snap some potatocam pics.

I don't want to create a new post cause it could look like I'm trying to brag or something and I'm not. Just thought you'd want to see some good pics of the cars so I replied at the end of our convo in yesterday's post. Nobody will see it unless this post gets FPd, which would have happened by now.

Kinja'd!!!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 20:50

My god they're beautiful! And that's your house?! Jesus it's a fucking castle! Girls must love it when you bring them home to that.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 21:00

Thanks! Now you see why the only car that I can sometimes consider selling is the E46. I just can't part with either of these two cars. They're too modern and too nice to sell. Even the E46 seems hard to sell when it's clean. Had I had time on Saturday I would have got it cleaned too and brought them all out today for a family picture! Hmm I can get the E46 cleaned on Thursday when the mobile carwash guy comes to work. As long as it doesn't rain on one of these cars between now and then (the sky is grey right now) then I can get a good family pic for sure.

Yeah haha the house is giant. I closed escrow almost exactly a year ago when I was with the non-crazy ex gf. She had THREE kids and we were getting serious so I took out the biggest loan I could get and got a giant house. Literally two weeks later her life went to shit and she had to move in with her Mom and agree to move to OK when her Mom moved. I was so freaking sad that I tried going back to the crazy ex who has 2 kids cause I was just too bummed to go meet new people (and I was dumb and thought maybe we were meant to get back together and that's why things didn't work out with the sane girl). But the crazy ex got even crazier so I didn't end up with an instant family.

I am so done with girls with kids. I knew how complicated it was that they had kids. But they were both so amazingly beautiful. Saying no was like saying no to someone giving you a classic Alfa cause of the problems that come with it...

Other than the ex's only two girls I've gone on dates with have seen the house. One is way younger than me and thought I was insane for living in such a big house by myself. My excuse (other than ex's with kids) is: but but but there is a 4 car garage and I doge is here too!

The other girl is new super tall girl. She likes the house a lot. Probably cause she's so tall that she likes houses with tall ceilings.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 21:04

Saying no was like saying no to someone giving you a classic Alfa cause of the problems that come with it...

That is a perfect analogy that I can understand. At least you're preparing for the possible future!

Doge needs ALL the space. ALL OF IT.

lol super tall girls. Is she taller than you? that would be funny/awesome.

You should post that last pic on oppo. No title, no description, no tag. It's just too beautiful for just me to see. (and I want to see what people say)

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 21:25

Haha I thought you'd like that analogy! And it's so true. They were both tall, blonde, skinny and had beautiful faces. Not crazy one (Danielle) is the sweetest person in the world. She's goofy and silly and it would have been awesome if things had worked out. She was so one in a million that I would have gladly taken on the responsibility of helping raise her kids. I've never met someone like her before or since, let alone dated someone like her. Never met someone so beautiful who has such an amazing personality. But her life problems were not something I could fix. She started having some health issues that caused her to need surgery twice right after she lost her health insurance cause her ex husband lost his job. Her Mom had to borrow money against her 401K to pay for all that stuff. I had already borrowed against mine to make the house happen and we weren't far enough along in our relationship for me to help with that stuff. Had it been a year later and we were living together then I would have sold cars if I had to in order for her not to leave. But the timing made it impossible so now she's living with her Mom in OKC.

Crazy ex (Jennifer) has a fun personality when she's not being totally crazy. She's not really nice but she's fun to hang out with. When she's not in one of her bitchy moods hanging out with her is like hanging out with a guy friend, except she's a crazy hot girl. She drives crazy fast, can drive stick, drinks beer while watching football, etc. And she has the prettiest face I've ever seen. But now I know she's 100% insane. Hanging out with her again a few weeks ago when she randomly texted me was good cause I saw more traces of insanity that I had not seen before. I think I'm really lucky that things didn't work out with her even though I tried my hardest, twice, to make things work. Cause the ups and downs would have eventually made me insane. It's just too hard to deal with the bad times in order to have fun during the good times. The constant ups and downs made me wonder is she is bi-polar. I looked up the symptoms and she doesn't have them all so I dunno what her problem is.

It's crazy cause it was nearly 3 years of drama from when I first met Jennifer to when things ended with her the 2nd time after things didn't work out with Danielle. That is a really long time to go through so many ups and downs and to have so many feelz. I thought I was going to be a stepdad with two different sets of kids that I got attached to. It messed me up pretty bad. The good thing is that I got on Oppo when things were falling apart with Danielle and having it helped me through that and helped me through the 2nd dose of insanity with Jennifer. It's funny how much Oppo can help with work stress or life stress! A lot of people on here have talked about how Oppo has helped them through tough times. Very cool community.

I just can't post that last pic. It would just feel like I'm bragging and I don't want people to think that cause I'm not that kind of person. It was hard for me to post any pics of the cars at first. It's felt funny to post the pics I have before even though the house wasn't in the background. I definitely too shy to post a pic of the house. There are a lot of people on Oppo who are struggling financially and I don't want to rub the house in their faces when they're having a tough time.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 21:32

Oh forgot new girl is not taller, I'm a full 1" taller, who hoo!

I saw her for lunch today and she had massive heals on for the first time. She was way taller, haha.

We took the 997 out to lunch. When we walked back to the car she asked a funny question. It's so funny that I think it needs its own post.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 21:33

Damn, sounds like a handful! Being a dad would've been a game-changer for sure.

Jennifer sounds like she would be really good in bed for some reason.

THEN AT LEAST POST THE FIRST PICTURE, DON'T LET IT GO TO WASTE

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 21:34

I have a feeling it's going to be hilarious.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 21:41

Haha you are wise beyond your years. That was a big reason that I dealt with the insanity. Her skills in the bedroom were, uh, amazing.

Maybe I'll post the first pic later. Gotta build up to it

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 21:53

OF HAPPENINGS!!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 22:11

Oh I almost forgot - the new girl IS GOOD FRIENDS WITH JENNIFER!

I can't freaking believe it.

We were on our second date and talking about how crazy some people are. I made a comment about how I dated a girl from San Diego who models and has two girls and was a bit insane. That's all I said, didn't say her name or what kind of car she drives. Then she said "is her name Jennifer?".

I was so shocked that I couldn't wipe the shock off my face. So I couldn't lie and say no, she would have known I was lying.

We agreed not to tell Jennifer that we are dating.

So freaking funny. I just looked up San Diego's population - 3.2 million as of 2012. What are the chances that someone would know who I was talking about from what I said?

It kind of makes me want to marry the new girl just out of spite. I think it would really piss Jennifer off even though she was the one that rejected me (twice). She'd still get jealous seeing new girl's life while her life continues to suck because insanity.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 22:13

Hahahahaha that's so damn funny! My god how does that happen?!?

You should invite her to the wedding.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 22:16

I don't know!!! So crazy!

I plan on it. Hopefully she'll be married to a really fat guy who drives a Lexus CUV by then.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 22:17

You evil/genius bastard! Just make sure to do a burnout when pulling away!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 22:19

I will need to buy an F12 specifically for the just got hitched burnout!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 22:22

Any Ferrari will do! As long as it's awesome.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 22:23

Except the FF. The AWD might mess up the burnout!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 22:25

Hahaha that's literally the only one.

theloudmouth > Manuél Ferrari
05/06/2014 at 22:37

Aren't they? Haha

If I'm doing an actual sub-80 (75-78) 27+. If I'm at 70 or just below (rare, but has happened) I've hit 30... That said, it's my fun car, so it's basically strictly for hooning and I rarely see mileage at that level.

I'll get the M3 control arms, an LSD, and quality coil overs (Ohlins or JRZ) hopefully in the not too distant future. I know it's not an M, but I love that it's unique, rare (less 335is sticks were produced total than 1M's sold in North America, fun fact) and while I knew a new or barely used M3 (as a second car) wasn't in reach immediately, the 335is was so it's got that sentimental thing, like I bought that car I aspired to be able to buy.

Manuél Ferrari > theloudmouth
05/06/2014 at 22:42

I am so jealous! I can't get 27 MPG highway when going downhill at 50 MPH in 7th gear with the breeze behind my back!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/06/2014 at 23:07

I shared this new one with Tamer in a comment.

Thought you'd want to see too. The sunset let me get all artistic with the potatocam

Kinja'd!!!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 07:52

My God, it's so beautiful. SO ARTSY

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 11:42

Now I want to be an auto show photographer !

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 12:21

You should get an actual camera that your cars deserve, but only if you're willing to post the pics on oppo.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 15:36

I have a camera somewhere. Not a big fancy one. But it might still take better shots than a potatocam

I took another couple this morning. Need to transfer to laptop to see if they are worth sharing with you

OMG this morning I saw a red 458 spider (top up). The sound. My god the sound.

And why does it look better in person??

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 15:43

I DON'T KNOW

When I saw my first one in person I was blown away by how much better it looked than in pictures.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 15:46

Isn't it crazy!

I keep seeing pics and thinking it's fugly

But when I see it in person it's so nice and exotic looking

I wish they weren't still SO much money

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 15:48

Give it 10 years and it'll be under $150k. I want one so bad.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 15:52

I can't wait that long. What if I die tomorrow?

Oh I think it's almost the day where I can apply for the HELOC! It's this month!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 15:52

Kinja'd!!!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 15:56

I'm actually really scared

What if they go ahead and loan me $350K and I spend it ALL and then can't afford the monthly payments?

If I had that problem selling all the rest of the cars wouldn't fix it since there is only so much equity in those cars. I have maybe $25K of equity in the current 3 cars since they all have loans, haha

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 15:58

Jesus you're screwed! Spend ALL the money!

I just made this for you:

Kinja'd!!!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 16:01

911 LIFE! It's awesome, thanks

Now you see why I don't want to sell the cars. You get screwed if you sell cars after only having them 1-3 years. It's worth more than $25K to me to keep them.

Even if you can't keep a car for life you should still try to keep it at least 8-10 years. Then you get a ton of use out of it and the cost per mile goes way down

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 16:02

But so does the value! I'm just gonna keep the Fiesta until college is over, then get ALL the dream cars.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 16:06

The value drops but the steepest drop is in the first 3 years.

Once a car is 5 years old it doesn't drop much due to age.

That's why 10 years is the sweet spot. It's not worth much by then (unless Ford GT) but you got a ton of miles out of it and spread the purchase cost over those miles. You should keep the FiST and hand it down to your kids. You can reduce the boost to give them less power and make the engine last longer, haha

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 16:10

lol by the time I give it to my kids, it'll be really slow, so I won't have to tune it at all!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 17:14

No way! Are you kidding? It will NEVER be slow enough unless detuned.

My first car was an E30 318i

Have you ever driven one of these? It was an '84

Just pulled this off the web:

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Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 17:16

Hahaha no I've never driven one, but you tell me how slow yours was all the time! Why was the '84 so much slower to 60? Did it have a 6th gear?

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 17:23

I dunno! I just used the first website I found so the info may not be accurate. I would use the average of the two as the estimate. So still over 10 seconds... What is the FiST again?

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 17:24

From Car and Driver:

Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.2 sec

Top speed: 137 mph

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 17:31

Sweet Ferrari bro!

(Figures for 1983 308 GTB QV)

PERFORMANCE
0-60 mph: 6.8 seconds
¼ mile: 15.2 seconds
Top speed: 142 mph

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 17:33

Fuck yeah my car's faster than a Ferrari!

The Fiesta is also faster than my mom's BMW to 60 by .2 seconds, and since the BMW has a speed limiter at 130mph, it's faster flat out also!

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 17:36

Are you ready for this much HP?

To be honest I wasn't prepared for any of my cars. Anytime I got a more powerful car the increase in power was higher than the increase in my driving skill.

I can't believe I'm not dead.

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 17:39

IF I DIE I'LL DIE HAVING SO MUCH FUN

The weekend I get back (next weekend) THAT Sunday is an AutoX day. Gonna take it there and run that shit.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 17:46

Don't die!

Good thing is that you can't die doing AutoX

Well not unless your car explodes randomly

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 17:48

I just remembered! I can't take the Fiesta to AutoX because it'll still be in it's break-in period!

*cries*

Guess I'll have to take the Civic

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 17:53

Oh yeah!

Maybe this is GOOD

You need an excuse to hoon that Civic at least once!

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 17:55

Yes....it deserves to get hooned at least once in it's life.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 18:00

Well it might not deserve it in a good way. It's not like a sports car that wants to do what it's born to do.

But it does deserve to take abuse. Because it needs to be punished for being turrible ;D

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 18:02

I'm just going to give it back to my sister with worn-down brakes and bald tires. That's all.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro
05/07/2014 at 18:45

Hopefully it will be making funny noises too thai the dealership has to fix under warranty

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari
05/07/2014 at 18:47

That just means I did a great job!