Who are you?
Hey everyone, my name is Bryan Casella. My family is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and I'm the first generation American in my Family. I live in Southern California at the moment in Rowland Heights (Just north of Brea/Fullerton). I grew up here seeing the car culture from budget Japanese import vehicles .. all the way to high end exotic sports cars.
I currently run a Real Estate Team here as my main career. On the side I also offer sales coaching/training, and my Youtube channel is growing very fast. Prior to that I played basketball professionally in South American and Europe. I had grown up being obsessed with both basketball and cool sports cars. In the back of mind, because my taste in cars was always high-end... I knew I had to make very good money to fuel my passion/obsession with the best cars and mods.
What started your Passion?
I remember as a child seeing a Lamborghini and other expensive luxury cars in the road and immediately becoming hypnotized. I said out-loud that one day I would own one! I was told I would never own one and to stop dreaming. From that point forward I begun surrounding myself with pictures, videos and calendars with exotic cars, super cars. I also fell in love with Imports the moment I began learning about modifying cars. Seeing movies like Fast and the Furious, and witnessing the underground street racing and modifying culture grow in my youth, really drew me even more to cars.
When you get a group of people that are all passionate about the same thing, its really cool You form a great friendship with each-other and you can talk for hours and hours, plus compare styles and builds. It really is a safe, clean and fun hobby. This was definitely one of the things that fueled the passion even more, because I was able to meet great people who I have been friends with for years, and even done business with.
Why Did You Choose this car?
Nissan GTR has always been a dream car of mine. I remember playing Juiced on Xbox and other car games in my younger days, and the GTR was always at the top of the list after you put some modifications in it. I loved how it looked, how it sounded and the fact that they called it "Godzilla" I made a promise to myself that one day I would buy one. The moment I saw the revealing of the R35 when I was 22, I made the decision to buy one before I turned 30 (along with some other cars LOL).
The luxury sports car is so capable stock, and with a few simple bolt-on modifications, it's probably one of the fastest and best cars out there. I can line up with cars that cost 3-4x what mine does, and beat them. Overall, the look and performance of this car is what made the decision easy to give it a spot in my dream garage. Not only that, In my opinion the GTR is one of the most beautiful cars out there, besides some of the high-end exotics.
Car Menu (Parts)
2014 Nissan GTR Track Edition ($116.995)
SBD 700 Package
3" Intakes
1100cc Injectors
Visconti Flexfuel Kit
Armytrix Catback Exhaust
SBD Downpipes, HKS Non Resonated Midpipe
COBB AP V3
Strasse 3 piece R10 Deep Concave Wheels w/ Carbon Fiber Finish 21x10.5 and 21x12.5
Pirelli PZero tires 285/355
Amuse Spoiler
Difflow Diffuser
Carbon Fiber bumper Extension
Full Avery Gloss Yellow Wrap
Updated 2015 Headlights/Tail lights
Autoteknic Carbon Fiber paddle shifters
Front and Rear clear Side Markers
Knight Racer GT2 Carbon Fiber Hood
What did you spend on your car?
I spent around $40,000 in modifications on this cool car (worth every penny!) I had a very specific look that I wanted to go with, which is way different than most GTR owners go. I had no problem spending extra money and waiting a longer time for parts that I knew would make my GTR very unique and exclusive. I felt that the yellow/carbon theme would be one-of-a-kind and would be a killer combination. The OEM Deep Blue pearl paint is beautiful, but that wrap just makes it POP! My goal when i started the build was to make a sort of Evil Bumblebee Decepticon style look, to rival the Chevy Camaro in the transformers movie... I believe I did a great job haha!
What are your plans for the future?
My build is pretty much complete, as I wanted to keep this car functional and street ready. It's my weekend car to have some fun with, and make a occasional canyon run. I may go bigger turbos in the next 2-3 years. Besides that, I will likely buy a new set of Volk TE37 so I can swap between my current wheels and those for track use. I made a promise to myself that 1 day I would track this car so that I can push it to its limits. For now, I'm saving to add a Lamborghini Huracan to the garage (coming very soon!)
The speed though
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