"Just a 911" (Rant)
#106
Couldn't agree more. We buy the cars for ourselves. If I wanted a relatively inexpensive "look at me" car I'd buy a Viper. They get more attention per dollar than just about anything else. I owned three of them in the 2003-2006 timeframe. The TTS is stealth compared to those.
#107
Oh? Archie begs to differ.
"one of the great joys of owning a Porsh is the the fahcking acoustics, not from the fahcking ****ty stayreo, from the fahcking engine, in the *** of the cah."
"one of the great joys of owning a Porsh is the the fahcking acoustics, not from the fahcking ****ty stayreo, from the fahcking engine, in the *** of the cah."
#108
Here's my suggested approach:
Rube: "Say, what kinda car is that you drive, yo?"
Porsche Owner ("PO"): "Oh, it's just a Porsche."
Rube: "Oh ya, I love their cologne! By the way, which Porsche?"
PO: "I'm not really sure, green, I think. Maybe grey/green."
Rube: "It's inconceivable that you are not sure."
PO: "Well, I just wanted a car in the "P's." It came down to Prius or Porsche. It was a really tough call so I flipped a coin, and it came up Porsche. Whatta ya gunna do?"
Rube: "Say, what kinda car is that you drive, yo?"
Porsche Owner ("PO"): "Oh, it's just a Porsche."
Rube: "Oh ya, I love their cologne! By the way, which Porsche?"
PO: "I'm not really sure, green, I think. Maybe grey/green."
Rube: "It's inconceivable that you are not sure."
PO: "Well, I just wanted a car in the "P's." It came down to Prius or Porsche. It was a really tough call so I flipped a coin, and it came up Porsche. Whatta ya gunna do?"
#111
I really enjoyed this thread
Love Twodan's response that does sums it up!
Thanks for the interesting and fun comments!
Have a great weekend!
Happy Porscheing
BeeBalm
#112
I have to agree with the others in the "who cares what anyone else thinks" camp.
Anyone who is privileged enough to drive ANY new Porsche has already managed to give the "Flying Fickle Finger of Flip-Off" to anyone and everyone driving an average SUV/sedan/econobox.
A 911 is a fantastic car, in any configuration. Enjoy the ride that most other people will never get to enjoy.
Anyone who is privileged enough to drive ANY new Porsche has already managed to give the "Flying Fickle Finger of Flip-Off" to anyone and everyone driving an average SUV/sedan/econobox.
A 911 is a fantastic car, in any configuration. Enjoy the ride that most other people will never get to enjoy.
#113
If you are happy with your C2, no one else's opinion matters. From experience, the people that make the "just a base 911" comment are usually driving a ****ty econobox and are nowhere near being able to afford a 911.
#114
Absolutely right. I expect that 99% of the general public couldn't care less what type of car that someone else is diving, much less know the differance between different Porsche models. In my area I expect that almost no one could differentiate a 981S from a 991 Turbo if the cars had no badges. I purchased my first 911 in 1970, and my recollection is that the engine produced around 150 HP, but I don't think any future 911 I owned gave me more pleasure than my first one.
#115
Rennlist Member
In my milieu, virtually no one has a clue that Porsche makes different versions of the 911 or even that it is a 911.Furthermore, the fact that a Turbo gets you 2 base 911s is completely unknown. If one purchases a Porsche for status elevation or to impress others, my condolences. Forget what others think. Buy a Porsche because of how you feel when you drive it and for no other reason.
#116
I remember many years ago when MB first introduced the C Class, one of my friends who had been driving the S Class was so upset. He said, "I will make sure I tell people I drive a MB S Class instead of just MB."
#117
Op is an idiot
Whaaaaaaaa... When I ambiguously respond "911" after someone asks the type of porsche I drive, I come online as a grown man to whine and humiliate myself why people can't understand that a 911 is always a 991! Why do they ask what kind of 911!!?? They only have made several types of 911s over 50 years. Lmfao this dude is full retard. grown man cry baby pansy going full retard on a message board. Ahhhhh hahahahahahahahahaahh