I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but I find myself scrambling for an answer when asks the very common "How much did she cost you?" question.

I understand many in our culture consider this a rude question to start with.

We know what a steal we got on the car, but most people assume a Porsche costs a lot of money. So how do you want people to view your baby?

If you out right tell people exactly what you paid, they may change their opinion of the car, and/or your financial state. (Not that I am self conscious or anything!)

When I first got the car, my good friend and I came up with some "appropriate" answers, to a "in-appropriate" question.


"So what'd she cost you?" :

"Fair market value."

"I got a good deal."

"It's priceless to me."

"Less than she was worth."

"Enough."

"Nothing, in the grand scheme of things."

"A bunch of green paper.. not bad for years of excitement!"



What do you guys think?
Does everyone just straight up tell a person (non p-car folk of course)?

 

I just tell them what is costs, and warn them if they want to buy one, maintenance is a bit expensive

 

I always say "cheaper than you think, but it costs more than you would think to keep owning it."

Tifo

 

Tifo I like that.. that's a good way to answer.

How does everyone else answer this question?

 

i always used to say "why? would you like to buy it?"

that usually ends that topic.

damn, i can't wait to say that again...

 

sometimes I just say..."I'd rather not say"...this leaves them with the impression that either I paid too much and don't want to embarrass them or that I am just being modest and not blowing my own horn if they assume that I have alot of money.....actually it is an honest answer....I don't want them to know what I paid for it.....because some day they might be a buyer.....

 

Wow, that's an instant classic. Nice.

It also leaves a bit of intrigue.

 

For those kinda questions I usually answer "Does it matter?".

Or for the car, I might switch to saying "ONE MILLION DOLLARS <PINKY TO MOUTH>" and leave it at that.

That or ""What makes you think *I PAID* for it" Im from Surrey you know..."

 

When they ask, I just tell them what I paid, and what they normally go for.

All in all, I don't really care about what people think. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that people typically assume that it's a $40k car, but in the end, I find that telling them just how affordable these cars really are tends to create more conversation on the matter. And during that conversation, several people have decided to keep an eye out for possibly buying one in the future. And I feel it's in our best interest to get more people interested in these cars.

I really only have one price-related guilty pleasure... When someone starts lecturing me about how I'm throwing my money away on toys and how I should just sell them for something cheaper, I'll ask "Like a new Civic?" and then systematically go through the list of why, over the course of any given year, it costs less to own and operate both of my cars (and I'll even throw the Carrera's costs into the equation!) than the Civic, and how my buying said Civic would result in me throwing my money away...

Besides... I bought this car for me, and not for them.

BB.

 

Well said BeerBurner.

I usually tell people what I paid.. a bit rounded up .

However if a stranger asks.. I usually employ one of the aforementioned retorts.

The one I love is:

"How much did she run you?"

"$7,500."

"Wow! I paid more for my civic!"

"Interesting choice."
or "Sorry to hear that."

 

The only person that has ever mentioned the price of my car was my plant manager, "whish I could afford to drive a Porsche". He then got into his denali and drove away.. This is not reccomended to people who want a raise:-(

 

I usually reply with the standard answer "Why, would you like one? "

I got the same "Must be nice..."comment from an old boss driving a Denali.

My response went a little like
"It is very nice, you would never understand WHY I drive it . You have to experience it first hand"

2 weeks later his son pulled up in a Kalahari 944. another success story!