# I'm new. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 11, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830 "2008-03-11T14:47:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxrrmbl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@boxrrmbl](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxrrmbl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/1 "2008-03-11T14:47:44Z")
Hey guys, my name is dan. I live around/close to Rochester. I am the proud owner of a 2005 World Rally Blue STi, a 1980 sort of red/white/rust Toyota Corlla that was modified for national rally a while back but way past its prime (on the execution block; going to remove the engine since its the only part worth saving), and soon to be leasee (hopefully) of a 2008 BMW Z4 M coupe (black w/ black interior.) I work at John Holtz BMW as a detailer and it was a sick employee lease deal I couldn’t pass up. My STi I bought used from a friend that I know through where my dad used to work. It was already modified to where it is now before I bought it (stage 2 flash, exhaust, intake) minus the gold foil i lined the intercooler with. My future plans for the STi consist of mostly driver training, racing schools, etc. at which point I will be able to run consistently at the track and actually benefit from further modifications (which I plan to be swaybars, r comps, and a tune.) As for the M coupe, a guy at work knows a guy who is an amazing welder who has cut out the mufflers of one of the techinician’s M5 and welded straight pipes in place. I looks like stock and can easily be reverted back to stock with standard bmw procedure for muffler replacement (cut and clamp.) So I may be doing that. Anyway, the engine out of the corolla has serious potential for a future project. We will see what the future has in store. Looking forward to being part of the forum. And no, I don’t like to make paragraphs. ---
**Author:** ![Silver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silver/32/4953_2.png) [@Silver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/2 "2008-03-11T15:10:16Z")
> [@boxrrmbl"](#): > > My future plans for the STi consist of mostly driver training, racing schools, etc. at which point I will be able to run consistently at the track and actually benefit from further modifications (which I plan to be swaybars, r comps, and a tune.) :tup: I have a lot of respect for this one statement alone. Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/3 "2008-03-11T15:14:05Z")
Welcome, Dan. My automotive career started at John Holtz MB/BMW when they were in one building. I was a lot lizard/detailer. Great job at the time. ---
**Author:** ![95VDUB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95vdub/32/5090_2.png) [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/4 "2008-03-11T15:48:46Z")
Welcome I love the M coupe nice choice. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/5 "2008-03-11T15:57:15Z")
I have no idea how you can afford all this as a detailer, but welcome and good luck. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/6 "2008-03-11T16:00:29Z")
> [@bracketracer](#): > > Welcome, Dan. My automotive career started at John Holtz MB/BMW when they were in one building. I was a lot lizard/detailer. Great job at the time. i heard that saying from my boces teacher. you know a lot lizard is also a hooker at a truck stop. anyways welcome to nyspeed ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-new/44830/7 "2008-03-11T17:56:08Z")
welcome 👋