Boss " So you drive a VW"
11-08-2006 | 02:29 AM
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From: Orlando, Florida
Jealously is an ugly thing. It is an awesome driving machine regardless of pedigree or cost. Just enjoy your paid for and appreciating "driving machine" while he sweats making payments on a depreciating, and vanilla, unit of transportation.
11-08-2006 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Yummybud924
yeah it's just ignorant people. That's totally true , you might aswell call the 911 the suped up vw beetle.
After I sold me 924 with the vw motor I was actually thinking of buying a mk2 16v gti or a vw corrado but then I ended up buying a 944 because I love the look of the car plus it's rear wheel drive unlike vws.
when you drive a "cheap" porsche a lot of people will want to bash it, usually people who just see porsche as some status symbol for rich people.
After I sold me 924 with the vw motor I was actually thinking of buying a mk2 16v gti or a vw corrado but then I ended up buying a 944 because I love the look of the car plus it's rear wheel drive unlike vws.
when you drive a "cheap" porsche a lot of people will want to bash it, usually people who just see porsche as some status symbol for rich people.
11-08-2006 | 09:18 PM
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That's ok... his modified E30 M3 is still slower than my red 951, so I don't really care to propose a rebuttle to his BMW-biased attacks.
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You don't need a rebuttal. Just tell him it is not his car's fault that he is slow. He is giving his M3 a bad rap with his crappy driving skills.
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You don't need a rebuttal. Just tell him it is not his car's fault that he is slow. He is giving his M3 a bad rap with his crappy driving skills.
11-08-2006 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueDog944
And really... up until the most recent models, the 911 truly was a glorified VW Bug. Put a 911 motor on a bench next to a bug motor and most people can't tell the difference and will see they are stikingly similar.
11-08-2006 | 10:09 PM
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From: FloriDUH
Originally Posted by yellowline
Except for the two cylinder difference.
maybe he meant the 912 motor, and we all know there's no difference between a 912 and a 911, in fact the 912 should be better right? its 1 higher...
11-09-2006 | 12:44 PM
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People are ridiculously stupid when it comes to understanding the value of automobiles. Me and my dad restored a 1975 Porsche 914 my senior year of high school, and you wouldn't believe the comments I got from people:
"You're so spoiled!"
"Oh my God! You're 18 and you have a Porsche! That's not right!"
"How much did Daddy spend on that for you?"
First person drove an 04 Jag XK. Or XKR. Or whatever the hell you call them.
Second person drove a 2003 BMW M3, loaded to the hilt.
Third Person drove a 2001 C-Class Merc.
Am I MISSING SOMETHING Here?? the teener has the engine that a VOLKSWAGEN BUS houses in its engine bay, you could buy at least three (if not more) 914s with the money it cost for ONE of the cars above. People blindly associate the Porsche name with the super rich. Even the spoiled shats that went to school with me.
Although, my favorite Porsche "mockery" since owning a 944 would have to have been a trip to the mall I took several months ago. I was walking back to my car and was in the process of heating my security key up to unlock the frozen alarm button by the driver's door. This guy walks by me, sees me struggling with the damned lock, and half laughs and says, "Car trouble?" I kinda laugh and say it comes with the joys of owning a 20 year old sports car. The guy scoffs, and snidely says, "Or a piece of ****.." and walks off. WTF? I stop to see what he's walking towards....
I wish I was making this up. Honda HATCHBACK, ****ty rice paintjob.... and as he opens his door, my eyes find that he has also decided to add rice to his eggroll with lambo hinges. Never laughed so hard in my life!
"You're so spoiled!"
"Oh my God! You're 18 and you have a Porsche! That's not right!"
"How much did Daddy spend on that for you?"
First person drove an 04 Jag XK. Or XKR. Or whatever the hell you call them.
Second person drove a 2003 BMW M3, loaded to the hilt.
Third Person drove a 2001 C-Class Merc.
Am I MISSING SOMETHING Here?? the teener has the engine that a VOLKSWAGEN BUS houses in its engine bay, you could buy at least three (if not more) 914s with the money it cost for ONE of the cars above. People blindly associate the Porsche name with the super rich. Even the spoiled shats that went to school with me.
Although, my favorite Porsche "mockery" since owning a 944 would have to have been a trip to the mall I took several months ago. I was walking back to my car and was in the process of heating my security key up to unlock the frozen alarm button by the driver's door. This guy walks by me, sees me struggling with the damned lock, and half laughs and says, "Car trouble?" I kinda laugh and say it comes with the joys of owning a 20 year old sports car. The guy scoffs, and snidely says, "Or a piece of ****.." and walks off. WTF? I stop to see what he's walking towards....
I wish I was making this up. Honda HATCHBACK, ****ty rice paintjob.... and as he opens his door, my eyes find that he has also decided to add rice to his eggroll with lambo hinges. Never laughed so hard in my life!
