The YAN-3 Fund.

[Jand3rson]

Dude, I'd put my balls in a deep fryer before I rock a minivan.

[george graves]

^ditto.

Don't sell your car dude. Sell other stuff, but not your e30. You'll regret it.

[Das Delfin]

I vote you do a 5 speed Subaru Legacy wagon. 2nd gen Legacy is the next step after e30 in terms of feel-good.

[Balleristic31]

Don't sell the car man. If you have to take a step back from the e30 scene and r3v after this situation has been resolved, do it by parking the car in the garage and not by selling it. Focus on whatever you feel needs to take precident in your life for awhile and only use the car as your release from other life stressors.

We all know at least one person who deeply regrets selling that one favorite car that they will never be able to own/recreate again. Don't be one of those guys!

My two cents.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

[Jand3rson]

Who's to say a possible next one won't be even better?

Think of what I could do with a clean canvas and 10+ years of knowledge.

[Dj Buttchug]

Unbelievable. I have no words.

[Mr. Burns]

selling the car and abandoning the E30 is a cop out.

own up to your shortcoming. (which I think you have) but OWN it.
Selling your e30 in which you built isn't going to solve the issue.

it's a learned behavior.
the e30 will be replaced with something else in which to distract yourself with.

like many have said-
sell some parts from your current e30 until the $1800ish dollars are accounted for and sent proper party.

for me personally, this would be a fair settlement.

throwing your hands in the air and saying F'k the world I'm outta here is the easy way out.

you have 10 years invested into this car.

if anything, put it in storage for awhile.
outta site, outta mind right?

you DO owe it to yourself to not completely lose your shirt over this.

it's a lesson learned, and I think it's coming full circle.

just don't f'k us over again with secrets and missing money8)

[browntown]

dual factor authentication is relatively new. I'm not sure it existed back then, and it would have been opt-in anyway.

I've had one of these for a almost a decade now, I was one of the original beta testers, but it has been available on an opt-in basis (you pay $5) for at least 5 years.


To be fair, there was a exposure of risk through the password reset mechanism that came up a couple years ago, but I *believe* that paypal addressed it.

As for sms 2fa, lets hope no one ports your phone number or steals your phone and knows much about you. It is still better than nothing though.

Yubikey might be a better option, so you don't have ten rsa keys hanging around.

[nando]

that's why I have a lock on my phone. Too much valuable info that somebody could access if they got my phone! People don't realize how risky online activity can be, and their false sense of security leads to issues like this.

[Exodus_2pt0]

that's why I have a lock on my phone. Too much valuable info that somebody could access if they got my phone! People don't realize how risky online activity can be, and their false sense of security leads to issues like this.

Yup. Tap-to-pay, paypal, banking, If I didn't have a lock on my phone I might as well be posting my SSN on facebook.

[rcsoundn1]

As I said before, I did not donate, I truly hate the outcome, it's sad in many respects. I am not sure selling the car is the best route, though I can see how and why you came to this decision. Make it right and rebuild the honor. Best of luck josh.

[Jand3rson]

I've reconsidered selling the car, and will instead be selling the more "big-ticket" items that I can easily replace with stock, while I take a break from the car for a while. Bolt-ons can always be replaced later, when I decide to come back to it. What's important now is rectifying this situation, trying to salvage and rebuild my reputation and trust here, and most importantly, setting things right.

I want to formally apologize to everyone who donated, and to the community as a whole for my actions.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I've reconsidered selling the car, and will instead be selling the more "big-ticket" items that I can easily replace with stock, while I take a break from the car for a while. Bolt-ons can always be replaced later, when I decide to come back to it. What's important now is rectifying this situation, trying to salvage and rebuild my reputation and trust here, and most importantly, setting things right.

I want to formally apologize to everyone who donated, and to the community as a whole for my actions.

GOOD that is a much better way to go about it. Especially if you do plan on coming back to the e30 scene cause prices of e30's could be even higher when you decide to start wrenching again.

[Das Delfin]

I've reconsidered selling the car, and will instead be selling the more "big-ticket" items that I can easily replace with stock, while I take a break from the car for a while. Bolt-ons can always be replaced later, when I decide to come back to it. What's important now is rectifying this situation, trying to salvage and rebuild my reputation and trust here, and most importantly, setting things right.

I want to formally apologize to everyone who donated, and to the community as a whole for my actions.

OK here is my stand on this: I am a man of action. Being that, I present a possible scenario from here:

1 - assess your situation. Do you really like your car? Do you get a feeling from driving it? Is it just a status symbol at this point? Would it be something you could store in the garage and bond with your kids over in many years time? Is your car fun and an overall a good experience?

2 - If you decide to keep the car, sell everything you don't need. As in your 2nd or 3rd set of wheels, extra steering wheels, interior parts, everything you don't need to drive your car down the street. Minimalism is the crux of humility.

3 - take the money you get from the above and invest in your fam, r3v, yan, whoever needs it the most. Your fam should be most important to you and if I may be brief, I'd pick them over an internet forum any day.

4 - realize that your fam is way more important than any internet drama. That should put things in perspective for you. I've been screwed over by e30 owners and have realized that people are people, no matter what car they own. Shitheads will be shitheads. That said, Mr. YAN has been very understanding and acknowledges that a motion of support via donation is a motion of support regardless. So as far as money being owed, it's up to you to decide what you want to do. But I would weigh everything and do what's needed most.

5 - selling your e30 now and buying one later will cost you more money than keeping it, so if your plan is to come back, just skip that bullshit and keep the car

[kickinindian]

All I'm thinking is use your income tax return? It's not that much in retrospect to pay back. Should be enough based on what most people get.