Reaction on the street...
03-02-2016, 12:51 AM
#46
03-02-2016, 10:36 PM
#51
03-06-2016, 05:58 AM
#52
6.2GT3 track-prepped with livery attracted papparazzi on the streets. Girlfriend once got annoyed sitting in car for a few minutes in hotel with all the people shooting the car. 7.2GT3 got motorcycle-thumbs up and WRX-ophile challenges at stoplights routinely. 1.1GT3 gets all of the above and constant awe from kids, ladies, of course, dudes in the Bay Area and LA. I have had so much enthusiasm for the car. It has more exotic presence than ever before. I prefer stealth, but it is quite pleasing to bring excitement to other peoples' lives by simply driving past them. If I were a kid and this car drove by, I would have been jazzed from an aural and visual perspective.
Incidentally, the feral exhaust has been shown to be sexually-arousing to women. I can confirm the reality of this with non-car-ocentric women.
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...y-Big-Engines/
Incidentally, the feral exhaust has been shown to be sexually-arousing to women. I can confirm the reality of this with non-car-ocentric women.
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...y-Big-Engines/
03-06-2016, 11:09 AM
#54
Race Car
Not surprised to hear the reactions with the 991 GT3. Haven't had much attention in my Porsche - only car enthusiasts and the occasional compliment - it's no GT3 though.
My Shelby GT350 on the other hand has been getting outrageous response on the street - I didn't expect this at all - just wanted a fast car for the track. Countless interactions from young to old alike very similar to the OP. I could never daily drive this car. Just a couple days ago I was parked at a mall getting ready to leave and some girl insisted I take her phone number while showing me ID to prove she was 18. I'm married and declined - talk about trouble.
My Shelby GT350 on the other hand has been getting outrageous response on the street - I didn't expect this at all - just wanted a fast car for the track. Countless interactions from young to old alike very similar to the OP. I could never daily drive this car. Just a couple days ago I was parked at a mall getting ready to leave and some girl insisted I take her phone number while showing me ID to prove she was 18. I'm married and declined - talk about trouble.
03-06-2016, 11:24 AM
#55
I got tired of the attention my ferraris get that i wanted a low profile sports car. Thats why i got my 997 MT turbo and GT3. Only enthusiasts knows it. Gets a few attention but not a ferrari.
Now i am getting this week my PTS turbo, that may change, i hope it can still be under the radar. Its just another PORSCHE.
Now i am getting this week my PTS turbo, that may change, i hope it can still be under the radar. Its just another PORSCHE.
03-06-2016, 11:29 AM
#56
Rennlist Member
When I got mine last summer (also in Denver), when I was driving home a couple of boys on their bikes raced after me, leapfrogging to take pics. Was pretty unexpected - the car has presence but never thought it would get a reaction like that. I don't care for attention in general but it was great to see how excited they were about a car. I remember the thrill I got as a kid seeing a special car, hell, I'm still that way! Great to see the younger kids still populated with budding car nuts with all the talk of millennials not caring about them.
03-06-2016, 11:36 AM
#58
Nordschleife Master
I got tired of the attention my ferraris get that i wanted a low profile sports car. Thats why i got my 997 MT turbo and GT3. Only enthusiasts knows it. Gets a few attention but not a ferrari.
Now i am getting this week my PTS turbo, that may change, i hope it can still be under the radar. Its just another PORSCHE.
Now i am getting this week my PTS turbo, that may change, i hope it can still be under the radar. Its just another PORSCHE.
03-06-2016, 11:39 AM
#59
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What do you think? 
I live in a 'fairly' wealthy area about 45 minutes outside of Philly.
Comcast, Vangaurd, Phizer, Merck, GSK, etc... 5th largest US city....plenty enough industry/money.
That said, it's still 'Philly'. Still many folks are pretty low key and conservative (read- not flashy) and the car culture isn't like warmer climates.
So, there are a fair amount of nice care. TONS of Beemers, Benz, Lexus. Lots of Range Rover. Growing number of Maseratis. Handfuls of Bently GT's, Jags. Fair amount of Cayennes and 911's. I can recall seeing in person, in the wild no more than 10-15 Ferraris or Lambos in my 38 years here. Few McLarens. Lots of Vettes.
I live in a 'fairly' wealthy area about 45 minutes outside of Philly.
Comcast, Vangaurd, Phizer, Merck, GSK, etc... 5th largest US city....plenty enough industry/money.
That said, it's still 'Philly'. Still many folks are pretty low key and conservative (read- not flashy) and the car culture isn't like warmer climates.
So, there are a fair amount of nice care. TONS of Beemers, Benz, Lexus. Lots of Range Rover. Growing number of Maseratis. Handfuls of Bently GT's, Jags. Fair amount of Cayennes and 911's. I can recall seeing in person, in the wild no more than 10-15 Ferraris or Lambos in my 38 years here. Few McLarens. Lots of Vettes.