991 chick magnet or not?
Burning Brakes
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If my car attracts women, that won't do me a lot of good. I'm 64, my knees are bad, my hair is falling out, most of my teeth aren't real, my vision grows worse by the month it seems and my picture is next to the word 'married' in Webster's. However, I still have a great smile, a sick sense of humor and I make a hell of a martini!
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If my car attracts women, that won't do me a lot of good. I'm 64, my knees are bad, my hair is falling out, most of my teeth aren't real, my vision grows worse by the month it seems and my picture is next to the word 'married' in Webster's. However, I still have a great smile, a sick sense of humor and I make a hell of a martini!
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hi long time lurker here 
I wrote a post on a different forum which is pretty relevant to this thread so here it is:
I wrote a post on a different forum which is pretty relevant to this thread so here it is:
You know to be honest I didn't hold the Porsche brand in much high esteem as recently as June 2013. I associated it mostly as a girly car purchased by the idle rich.
I had a pretty modded up 335i. Aside from the occasional teen, didn't get many stares. With the high low-end instant torque, it was fairly easy to drive on the freeway. Still no one really tried to race me.
Now that I got my 991, I get a lot of looks. I get a lot of looks from girls especially. I get so many looks now, my GF gets jealous. I'm not particularly handsome, and I'm usually in a black shirt and exercise shorts so I'm fairly certain it's the car. I just got a haircut today and when I walked up to my 991, a old guy looked at my car for a good 30 seconds then gave me a thumbs up. And before I got in, a girl asked me if it was my car, said it looked nice, and said she's seen me around before.
Further, unlike my 335i whereupon I can hit 110 and not feel a thing...I drive like a Grandpa in my 991. Freaking everybody tries to race me. I define "tries to race" by a car accelerating to pull up beside me on the freeway and starts to rev or when a car becomes irrationally aggressive in maneuvering to cut me off when I am driving the speed limit.
Also, I don't have PSE, but my GF tells me that whenever I pass cars the drivers and their passengers always turn their heads. Granted, I do keep the car above 4k rpms on the freeway as soon as the oil is at temp so that's also probably why.
Bottom line, there is a noticeably significant increase in attention from this car.
I live in the Los Feliz area if that matters.
I had a pretty modded up 335i. Aside from the occasional teen, didn't get many stares. With the high low-end instant torque, it was fairly easy to drive on the freeway. Still no one really tried to race me.
Now that I got my 991, I get a lot of looks. I get a lot of looks from girls especially. I get so many looks now, my GF gets jealous. I'm not particularly handsome, and I'm usually in a black shirt and exercise shorts so I'm fairly certain it's the car. I just got a haircut today and when I walked up to my 991, a old guy looked at my car for a good 30 seconds then gave me a thumbs up. And before I got in, a girl asked me if it was my car, said it looked nice, and said she's seen me around before.
Further, unlike my 335i whereupon I can hit 110 and not feel a thing...I drive like a Grandpa in my 991. Freaking everybody tries to race me. I define "tries to race" by a car accelerating to pull up beside me on the freeway and starts to rev or when a car becomes irrationally aggressive in maneuvering to cut me off when I am driving the speed limit.
Also, I don't have PSE, but my GF tells me that whenever I pass cars the drivers and their passengers always turn their heads. Granted, I do keep the car above 4k rpms on the freeway as soon as the oil is at temp so that's also probably why.
Bottom line, there is a noticeably significant increase in attention from this car.
I live in the Los Feliz area if that matters.
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Close, but no cigar. From an evolutionary standpoint, that is actually exactly what would make women care. Males are judged based on their status within their (male) peer group.
This is why high-school boys try to outdo each other with lots of stickers, wings, and other accoutrements such as stereos and rims. They aren't installing all that stuff to impress the girls -- they're using it to establish status among their peers, which in turn impresses the girls by signaling reproductive fitness.
This is why high-school boys try to outdo each other with lots of stickers, wings, and other accoutrements such as stereos and rims. They aren't installing all that stuff to impress the girls -- they're using it to establish status among their peers, which in turn impresses the girls by signaling reproductive fitness.
Cruisin'
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I've had Mercedes , BMW M3 , M5 and when I got this 991 C4S , holly smack my *** , It was a super chick magnet , I have to beat them off with a bamboo stick ... They simply can't get enough of the New ride I guess.... And then I woke up ......lol
Three Wheelin'
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I've seen only one certain type of girl looking at my P. up untill now.
Ie, the late twenties or thirtysomething, goodlooking, well dressed girl, that looks for an older guy with enough money to maintain their shopping habits and luxury lifestyle desires !
Ie, the late twenties or thirtysomething, goodlooking, well dressed girl, that looks for an older guy with enough money to maintain their shopping habits and luxury lifestyle desires !