Jalopnik story on Vlad

**goarmy** · 07-12-2012, 08:47 AM

^ kids kids please no fighting

**Collin** · 07-12-2012, 08:49 AM

Originally posted by goarmy

^ kids kids please no fighting

I sense you may have misread the tone of this conversation.

**Chapel** · 07-12-2012, 08:49 AM

I can neither confirm nor deny it...
you know... just ignore that screenshot in the article of my profile...

also, this had me cackling:

He's a big enthusiast, and I wanted to show off this car so that people he knew could see how beautiful it is," Vlad told me in a classic New Jersey Russian guy accent. "I wasn't trying to hide it, otherwise I wouldn't have put the pictures online. He wasn't pissed when he found out, but some people put him up to it.

I'm pretty sure Yan had the exact opposite reaction:

I see photos of my car at SIGFest (June 24-26) with Vlad in the car! DRIVING MY CAR WITHOUT PERMISSION TO A CAR SHOW!? AND ON BAD REAR BRAKES!!! You can imagine how I felt. I am half way around the world and Vlad is driving my car to a car show.

Just saying

**gofredo50** · 07-12-2012, 08:49 AM

Expect an influx of n00bs on here in the next few hours.

**325ix** · 07-12-2012, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Collin

O rly? were you the source?

It says in the article he was the source.

**JinormusJ** · 07-12-2012, 08:55 AM

Holy Crap...

His rep is officially tarnished for good in the car community

**Chapel** · 07-12-2012, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by 325ix

It says in the article he was the source.

no no... it doesn't...
Chapel976 was the source.

**MR 325** · 07-12-2012, 09:00 AM

Oh god... Oh wow... This is... AMAZING!!!

**Chapel** · 07-12-2012, 09:06 AM

Still doing good for the E30 community after all these years. :D

**Mlarsen** · 07-12-2012, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by MR 325

Oh god... Oh wow... This is... AMAZING!!!

My thoughts exactly.

**EN318isPDX** · 07-12-2012, 09:19 AM

Friends don't let friends buy cars from Russians

**DEV0 E30** · 07-12-2012, 09:22 AM

Originally posted by JinormusJ

Holy Crap...

His rep is officially tarnished for good in the car community

Thank god Jalopnik stepped up when others wouldn't.

Commented @ Jalopy.

Originally posted by Chapel

no no... it doesn't...
Chapel976 was the source.

Slick. ;)

Originally posted by Chapel

Still doing good for the E30 community after all these years. :D

I applaud your work sir. I read the post from Yan when it happened and started my own war path, so glad Jalopnik even tried to get Vlad's side like a good news source. He really showed his true colors.

Happy day!

**M42Technik** · 07-12-2012, 09:23 AM

Dang. An OG doing right! Good work Chapel.

**Chapel** · 07-12-2012, 09:23 AM

Now... someone build me a LSX powered E30 Wagon...

**reelizmpro** · 07-12-2012, 09:25 AM

wowwwwwwwwwwww