Caferacer

10. I already have six cup holders in my SUV.

9. Impossible to Tweet lewd photos while driving it with vigor.

8. Ivy League schools (for the kids) are overrated.

7. Air conditioning, also overrated.

6. Smaller carbon footprint than the Explorer.

5. Trying to keep the mileage down on the Ford.

4. My kids don't mind being seen with me anymore.

3. The "fordlist" web forum kinda sucks.

2. Low speed turns are good cross training for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

1. Getting a 23 year old car is better than getting a 23 year old girlfriend! (when you're 48 and married)

gaparkin

and less expensive

MR2Aaron

The same could be said of a lot of other enthusiast groups. I don't even own a Porsche, and I read this forum more than I read the ones for the cars I do have.

They don't have to be mutually exclusive...

yumyum1667

I can't talk on the phone in my 911 due to the noise and that is a good thing. This seems to be the only time I can have solo time away from home/work.

No distractions.

ivangene

smaller carbon footprint than a so-called "Green car" (ala Prius)


top ten?
hmmmm....


driving anywhere is awesome, even to work, arrive with a smile

Caferacer

Thank you. The ten reasons are all just obfuscations for the truth you just wrote. I love everything about ownership so far but all the ancillary benefits seems to fade to insignificance when I am behind the wheel and in the moment.

911tracker85

+1

irobertson

+1
Never thought of that, but it's true.
It's like a getaway car. :-)

Here's my version

10 The look of it as you walk out the front door
9 The sound of the door after you get in
8 The sound of that starter
7 The feeling when she fires right up
6 The squat of the rear end as you pull away
5 The sound as you pass 4K
4 Knowing whether you've run over a dime or a quarter
3 The sound of the door after you get out
2 The "tink tink tink" as you walk away.
1 The smile as you glance back knowing that you get to do it again

1stgear

I can dig that!

theiceman

My always twisted version ...

10 . Why do i have to turn the nozzle upside down on this thing to fill it ?
9. What the hell is that popping sound behind the instruments anyway
8. Why do only half the instruments Fog up ?
7. Why do ANY of the instuments Fog up
6. Whats up with that 3 speed wiper
5. Whats up with a 2 stage defogger .. i mean come on, really ?
4. Only one tire rubs on One side .. for reals ?
3. 6 levers for one heater !!.. who's kidding who
2. When all hell breaks loose DON"T let off the gas !! ??
1. Designed to make it as easy as possible for someone to carjack you while checking the oil level

Caferacer

My 15 year old son knows I will now drive him anywhere for any reason. Just got back from one such trip back and forth over the Brooklyn Bridge then looking for turns I used to love on the Ducati. Parked it then turned around three times to look at it as I walked up the block. I got it bad. Even if I can't figure out how to work the intermittent wipers. It is absolutely the perfect escape vehicle. But then you all knew that already.

rusnak

10. As a dedicated Porsche DIYer, I can almost write "Power Yoga for Mechanics";
9. Burning oil is an aphrodisiac;
8. A 6' blonde is not cheaper, who told you that?;
7. I have nothing better to do than look for 245/45/16 performance street tires;
6. I like the nibbly feeling in the steering wheel in low speed parking lot turns;
5. I bet if there were Jedi Knights, they'd all be driving air cooled 911s;
4. Panic stops in a 911 can make you lose your contact lenses;
3. Hearing is over rated;
2. Admit it, you feel slightly smug when you master the HVAC controls;
1. 4 wheel drift = ()_;o)

Caferacer

Does () = unpuckering?

rusnak

That's a halo. Note, mine is held up with a stick.

Mark Harris

+911

I forgot how much I missed that when I owned only the water pumper. I felt like I owned a Porsche again when I got that sound back.