Greetings from one of the youngest E92 M3 owners!

MrGatsby · 09-26-2018, 10:25 AM

Hello all,

At the age of fifteen I started my first company doing what I love; taking something most people see as mundane and normal -- a vehicle, and treating it as a piece of art; seeing the possibility of what it can be rather then what it is. I detailed cars and enjoyed every minute of it. This opened me up to the idea that success is directly dependent on the effort you put in, and during those 2 years of detailing cars I saved enough for my first car: an E46 330ci, 5 speed, with just over 160k miles. It was THE coolest thing I had ever seen.

I took my passion for cars and expanded my business. Over the course of the next year, I bought and sold twelve cars making a profit each time; simply due to the level of detail and care that I put into every aspect of the deal. I used my passion as fuel; I spent days detailing each car; I would travel to unknown places to capture the perfect photo; and I would gather the history of the vehicle, as if it had a life of its own. I combined all of this to handcraft the perfect listing-- and it worked every time! I've owned cars from a Triumph Spitfire, to a Jaguar S type R. From a BMW 635csi, to a B5 S4. I've always had my heart set on the glorious M3, a true piece of engineering marvel.

After college, I had entered into finance and started making very good money for my age, (I am 22), and decided to pull the trigger. I searched for two months for my dream car, the E92 M3. I traveled all over to search for the perfect one, and I finally found it: Jerez Black on Bamboo, E92 M3, DCT, with tech, premium, cold weather, individual audio, shadowline trim, and 19 inch wheels. It has just about every option from the factory, one owner, with just over 50k miles.

I have been driving it for the past two weeks and I am absolutely in love. It is a fantastic machine, and i look forward to being a part of the M3 community.

nekbreaker · 09-26-2018, 10:35 AM

welcome to the club enjoy the car

Shiza · 09-26-2018, 10:36 AM

Congrats and welcome to the community! I was also fortunate enough to picked up my M3 a young age. I was 23

Mr. BMW · 09-26-2018, 11:50 AM

PKL · 09-26-2018, 11:52 AM

PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATS

tdott · 09-26-2018, 12:22 PM

Hard work pays off, keep it up and congrats.

Let's see some pics!

cmyE93M3 · 09-26-2018, 02:11 PM

Great intro post, congrats, glad to see a younger guy owning and earning his way to the top. Post pics when you can!

///M Power-Belgium · 09-26-2018, 02:50 PM

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Helmsman · 09-26-2018, 03:46 PM

Lovely intro post Gatsby, welcome aboard!

Ps. After pictures that is.

byroncheung · 09-26-2018, 03:56 PM

congrats!

i'm in finance but i didn't get mine until i was 36.

what area of finance are you in?

Soden82 · 09-26-2018, 04:19 PM

24 and getting an m soon. Feels pretty good. Enjoy the car!

roastbeef · 09-26-2018, 04:21 PM

Welcome to the club, we like to look at pictures.

timothy2001 · 09-26-2018, 04:42 PM

Somebody offer this guy a job......likely an asset to any company.

Congrats young man but you gotta post some pics!!!!! Jerez with Bamboo....WOW.

Solo_M_Tech · 09-26-2018, 05:10 PM

Welcome and enjoy.

Bemo · 09-26-2018, 06:25 PM

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Gatsby hears his first rod knock!!!

spazzyfry123 · 09-26-2018, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bemo

Gatsby hears his first rod knock!!!

LOL!

Siajoon · 09-26-2018, 06:32 PM

You hear stories like this which makes you so proud of some people, working their damn tail off to achieve what they want in life... and then you turn around and see a post from one of our fellow members that gets his MB red e92 stolen stripped and burnt because well... some people want the good life but they refuse to work for it.

Anyways, congratulations good sir! I also studied and graduated with a finance degree!

donnyblaze1 · 09-26-2018, 07:10 PM

Congrats and welcome!

M3_Ronny · 09-26-2018, 07:18 PM

I’m also 22! Welcome to the forum !

GotV8? · 09-26-2018, 08:00 PM

congrats and welcome!!! I remember when I was 22 my car at that time was actually the 2001.5 2.7t B5 S4 6speed with a stage 2 GIAC tune!! wow....how time flies.

scrammer · 09-26-2018, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GotV8?

congrats and welcome!!! I remember when I was 22 my car at that time was actually the 2001.5 2.7t B5 S4 6speed with a stage 2 GIAC tune!! wow....how time flies.

I rememer when i was 22 as well ... maybe not as focused, but there were quotes to live by and role models to be had!

"You gotta make the money first ... then, when you getta the money, you get the power ... then when you getta the power ... then ... you get the women"!

When I was 22 and rocking the Arc Angels on my 6x9s in my GTI, it was like this:

I need gas money ... I need beer money ... I need some chicks

Although I loved the E30 M3, it was a long way off on my list of top items when I was your age ... all the power to you, young man!

m3jala · 09-26-2018, 11:20 PM

Welcome buddy. Keep that aspiration. Life will throw you some hard knocks as well but that is how it is and it makes your more wholesome and stronger.

09-26-2018, 10:25 AM	#1
MrGatsby Second Lieutenant 348 Rep 203 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: M town iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [0.00]	Greetings from one of the youngest E92 M3 owners! Hello all, At the age of fifteen I started my first company doing what I love; taking something most people see as mundane and normal -- a vehicle, and treating it as a piece of art; seeing the possibility of what it can be rather then what it is. I detailed cars and enjoyed every minute of it. This opened me up to the idea that success is directly dependent on the effort you put in, and during those 2 years of detailing cars I saved enough for my first car: an E46 330ci, 5 speed, with just over 160k miles. It was THE coolest thing I had ever seen. I took my passion for cars and expanded my business. Over the course of the next year, I bought and sold twelve cars making a profit each time; simply due to the level of detail and care that I put into every aspect of the deal. I used my passion as fuel; I spent days detailing each car; I would travel to unknown places to capture the perfect photo; and I would gather the history of the vehicle, as if it had a life of its own. I combined all of this to handcraft the perfect listing-- and it worked every time! I've owned cars from a Triumph Spitfire, to a Jaguar S type R. From a BMW 635csi, to a B5 S4. I've always had my heart set on the glorious M3, a true piece of engineering marvel. After college, I had entered into finance and started making very good money for my age, (I am 22), and decided to pull the trigger. I searched for two months for my dream car, the E92 M3. I traveled all over to search for the perfect one, and I finally found it: Jerez Black on Bamboo, E92 M3, DCT, with tech, premium, cold weather, individual audio, shadowline trim, and 19 inch wheels. It has just about every option from the factory, one owner, with just over 50k miles. I have been driving it for the past two weeks and I am absolutely in love. It is a fantastic machine, and i look forward to being a part of the M3 community. Last edited by MrGatsby; 10-04-2018 at 07:03 PM..
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Shiza Captain 1195 Rep 994 Posts Drives: M3, X5, Ram 2500, Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: US iTrader: (1)	Congrats and welcome to the community! I was also fortunate enough to picked up my M3 a young age. I was 23
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cmyE93M3 First Lieutenant 286 Rep 307 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Oakville & Chicago iTrader: (1)	Great intro post, congrats, glad to see a younger guy owning and earning his way to the top. Post pics when you can! __________________ 2008 E93 M3 \| SSII \| HRE P40's (Sold 2018) 2011 E90 M3 \| Jerez Black (Sold 2019) 2019 Lexus IS300 (lasted 3 months) 2020 Toyota 4Runner TRD (fun truck) 2014 Tesla Model S P85 (wicked car) 2011.5 E92 M3 \| Space Grey \| ADV.1?s
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Helmsman Major General 4437 Rep 7,095 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Lovely intro post Gatsby, welcome aboard! Ps. After pictures that is.
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byroncheung Lieutenant 178 Rep 591 Posts Drives: e90 m3, 997.2 c2s, x166 GL450 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (0)	congrats! i'm in finance but i didn't get mine until i was 36. what area of finance are you in?
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timothy2001 Major 849 Rep 1,180 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 E92 [0.00]	Somebody offer this guy a job......likely an asset to any company. Congrats young man but you gotta post some pics!!!!! Jerez with Bamboo....WOW.
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