Matt Moreman of Obsessed Garage Joins The Club (Again)

[Casa de Mesa]

Nah. The difference is we're as cool as we think we are

[lcrain]

I sold it to him.

Bought something new, impulsively. Toyed with the idea of selling the m3 to a friend who did some work on it. A few hours later I get a call from Matt saying he wants to buy it. After giving repoman a shot at buying it back at a lower price, I agreed to sell it to Matt. He wired money the next morning and had it picked up that night. Easiest car transaction I have ever done.

I did have pause in selling it to him, knowing he was going to take what I thought was the perfect e46 m3 and change quite a bit on the car. But that’s his decision. I’ll regret selling the car itself more than selling it to him. I can’t justify a garage full of toys at this point in my life.

My way of enjoying cars is very different than Matt’s. But I don’t think that makes him less of an enthusiast or worse than me in some way. I haven’t watched any of his content in years and I don’t expect that to change having sold him the car.

[repoman89]

PS. This makes me dislike him even more. I hate that he ended up with your ride.

Ha! Well, as lcrain said, he graciously offered to sell it back to me first and I didn’t take it. Matt bought it so it’s his.

It gives me the ick to hear the $10k roof lie but that’s nothing to do with the car. People publicly throwing out the big numbers they paid for something is cringe in general, let alone when it’s made up lol.

[repoman89]

Damn Niko's work has made it to the most OCD person on the planet.

Holy shit lmao

Not only his excellent work on the roof but on the right quarter panel that he saved

[Big Nodge]

This dude is the worst kind of car guy out there, I’d rather watch some grimy kid cutting the springs on his civic

[CrisSilberGrau]

+101 on the insufferableness. He's part of the current car "culture" mentality that thinks every answer to the question no one is asking is a 911 GT3 RS Ballsach edition.

I hope I'm not the kind of keyboard warrior that spreads poison because in truth I secretly dislike my existence... but man, it isn't his OCD that bugs me, it is his elitism. One of his vids popped up recently about wheel detailing. He was explaining the benefits of the different kind of pliers/nippers he used to cut the tire nibs off the side of his brand news tires. I literally had this moment of, "why the F am I wasting my life watching this bulldonkey?" Blocked his channel.

RS Ballsach Edition and bulldonkey sent me ngl.

Here's the exact thing about this community that NO OTHER car class has, and I'm biased. I've watched m3f drooling like a fat kid looks at cake for years before I got my car. The way some of you guys would rip eachother apart when someone acted up is almost as good as the advice that was on the forum. Keeping ppl honest about the essence of this hobby IMO is as important as the hobby. I genuinely appreciate that about the ppl here.

[CrisSilberGrau]

Hahah as car forum people, we are also insufferable. And the subject matter doesn’t change the fact that we are indeed nerds. Ya’ll ever reflect on the way we appear to 99.99% of people? As far as elitist… “tourist mods”?

I'll bite, I disagree with that. IF you're somewhat grounded and don't have some silly obsession like the type of fuking plyers to use for tire nubs ffs, can you honestly say that you cant appreciate a different kind of enthusiast of the same car as you. The base is the passion for the hobby and the car in question. We all agree the car has been out for 26 years now, wtf is the point of saying shit like "rod bearing myths, and subframe after 2003 is ok". I'm not talk about the guys that literally just woke up to liking the E46.

If you have modicum of understanding of social norms, are reasonably grounded, use critical thinking and have some common sense I dont see you being as insufferable when youre talking about your plyers you use for cutting nubs, but dont act like that shit is gold and I need to have it. Apply that to other social situations, read the room, if no ones into your hobby maybe say a few words then stfu and move on. This isn't hard, fame changes you if you let it and if your circle lets you.

[Bimma360]

I'll bite, I disagree with that. IF you're somewhat grounded and don't have some silly obsession like the type of fuking plyers to use for tire nubs ffs, can you honestly say that you cant appreciate a different kind of enthusiast of the same car as you. The base is the passion for the hobby and the car in question. We all agree the car has been out for 26 years now, wtf is the point of saying shit like "rod bearing myths, and subframe after 2003 is ok". I'm not talk about the guys that literally just woke up to liking the E46.

If you have modicum of understanding of social norms, are reasonably grounded, use critical thinking and have some common sense I dont see you being as insufferable when youre talking about your plyers you use for cutting nubs, but dont act like that shit is gold and I need to have it. Apply that to other social situations, read the room, if no ones into your hobby maybe say a few words then stfu and move on. This isn't hard, fame changes you if you let it and if your circle lets you.

I am not trying to bate anyone. But we’re for sure insufferable with this stuff, 100%. Some of us have realized that, like you said have learned to read the room, and know when to keep it to ourselves or how much to let out. Others still think they are a normal dude with a hobby, haha. And all of that aside, if you’re driving a lowered car with an exhaust, you’re still insufferable to the vast majority of people on the road. Whether it’s justified or not. You can’t escape it. And I am saying all of this completely putting Matt Morman aside. I am just pointing out that the pot is calling the kettle black. Pliers or exhausts for example, I don’t think it matters.

As far as Matt goes, it’s his channel and his room. It’s not for everyone, and obviously since it’s a public thing he’s 100% open to criticism. Just like you are when you drive your car on the road. And that’s fine. We can agree to disagree that I think there is a decent lack of self reflection here, and that the subject matter is irrelevant.

[bavarian3]

Lot of hate for this guy, but I actually like his videos as he gets away from the typical "content creator" style of youtubing. By that I mean the selfie style filming, yelling, and nonstop fast-pace talking.

Many of his detailing videos have helped me a ton. I actually almost bought an e92 m3 because of his.

He's running a business and uses the channel as a marketing tool, not a big deal. I'd be pissed if he was ruining these cars, but the opposite is true.

[Casa de Mesa]

I've gone about my day running errands, getting a workout in and watching responses come in. Guys here are right.

Matt is at least creating content which is better than the 99% of us who don't. Doesn't mean I have to like his tire nib plyers or his content (any longer - I used to), but he certainly has a right to make and share content. If he didn't, I wouldn't have anything to bitch about.

What's cool about this community has always been the grassroots level of commitment to figuring out these platforms, sharing what works and what doesn't, and pressure testing each other's opinions that inevitably rear up.

Matt has a hell of a car and I genuinely hope he realizes it. Good luck with it mate.

[sbay]

I’m all for it

[R60BBA]

I sold it to him.

Bought something new, impulsively. Toyed with the idea of selling the m3 to a friend who did some work on it. A few hours later I get a call from Matt saying he wants to buy it. After giving repoman a shot at buying it back at a lower price, I agreed to sell it to Matt. He wired money the next morning and had it picked up that night. Easiest car transaction I have ever done.

I did have pause in selling it to him, knowing he was going to take what I thought was the perfect e46 m3 and change quite a bit on the car. But that’s his decision. I’ll regret selling the car itself more than selling it to him. I can’t justify a garage full of toys at this point in my life.

My way of enjoying cars is very different than Matt’s. But I don’t think that makes him less of an enthusiast or worse than me in some way. I haven’t watched any of his content in years and I don’t expect that to change having sold him the car.

Good to know.

Did he explain to you his change of tune on these cars?

I’m sure you are aware but he used to have an Alpine White E46 M3 a few years ago which he bashed quite a few times.

In his most recent video he alludes that his reasoning for not being a fan of these cars is due to how they are when in stock form (comparing them to a Civic?), whilst suggesting that they need to be modified.

He indicates that he didn’t have the bandwidth to modify his Alpine White M3 at the time, but now does and is looking forward to the project with his already modified Interlagos Blue E46 M3 ZCP.

I dunno but something just doesn’t quite add up for me…

[powerbait]

So yesterday I attended Bimmer Invasion of West Palm. I like to support our local BMW CCA group, they have a tent area and work to drum up new members and I get free early entry. At their request I brought my e46, which was parked next to an amazing 3.0CSL Batmobile, which got most of the attention all day. The e46 did pull it's fair share, but it looks mostly stock and not what the typical attendees are in to. Anyway mid morning, I look over and there's some bald guy checking out my car, I look closer and I'm like "no way!" It's him, he turns to walk away and I couldn't remember his name so I yelled OG at him and he stopped, so I introduced myself. He complemented my car and started talking about his and out came the highest mileage bit, the 65k he bought it for and then all the hours and parts he's put into which he values at $120k total. It was a bit of a turn off but expected, at least he's consistent. Apparently his business in up near the Villages in Florida and he came down, I had know idea he was so close. Quite the weird coincidence.

[lcrain]

Good to know.

Did he explain to you his change of tune on these cars?

I’m sure you are aware but he used to have an Alpine White E46 M3 a few years ago which he bashed quite a few times.

In his most recent video he alludes that his reasoning for not being a fan of these cars is due to how they are when in stock form (comparing them to a Civic?), whilst suggesting that they need to be modified.

He indicates that he didn’t have the bandwidth to modify his Alpine White M3 at the time, but now does and is looking forward to the project with his already modified Interlagos Blue E46 M3 ZCP.

I dunno but something just doesn’t quite add up for me…

He liked that it was interlagos (matching his e92 which I understand kind of started his journey with cars), had the 4.1 gear ratio and roof. Thought it was a good starting point.

[EthanolTurbo]

How do you say it without sounding like a hater. Matt made a shit load of money and he is really just a rich car prick. I watched a little bit of the video, he talks about a few things that make my point but the biggest one is the rod bearings. He says he doesn’t “believe in rod bearing conspiracy theories” and that he would rather blow up the motor and replace it because the S54 is “cheap,” instead of just doing the bearings for like 2 grand. Only a giant prick would have an attitude like that, and it means everything else he says is also a write off because he doesn’t even live on planet earth.

This is borderline idiotic, but there literally is a "flat earther" side of the S54/S65/S85 world that thinks doing the rod bearings are a myth and pointless, that it's some crazy Internet bullshit. Hilarious.