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Grunty

My 12ryr old son is deeply embarrassed by his fathers flashy car (50th geyser). He thinks that having a nice car is somehow counter to the values of the sacred heart school he attends. I am somewhat at a loss of how to explain to him that having a nice car or house does not mean a thing about your values or beliefs and that it is ok to enjoy life.

BlackBeauty

Hey Grunty,

I had to respond - my daughter goes to a similar school, she's 9 and when I can pick her up from school in the 911, I pull the paddles back, go into neutral and clear out the fluorocarbons.

She rolls her eyes and hangs her head, "oh no, that's my dad."

Life is good brother!

kayjh

Your 12 year old and my wife share the same values. She'd rather I buy a $50,000 car and give $100,000 to charity, instead of a $150,000 car. Actually, she'd prefer I buy a $30,000 car.

I think it does reflect on what ones values are. But I don't judge. Your child's point is others might. Its a valid viewpoint and argument.

Grunty

indeed. But what I have been struggling with is how to communicate the rather subtle and complex balance he will need to learn between the enjoyment of a secular existence and the responsibilities of a moral and caring citizen.

i fear this one is out of my philosophical and intellectual pay-grade.

Grunty

cute kids. I regret not having a daughter.

kayjh

My 10 and 7 year olds go to a private school. I see a lot of expensive cars in the lot that my kids don't take notice of. I drive a 2013 BMW 5 series. My wife drives a Honda Odyssey. We have never referred to my car as "the BMW". I always say "we are taking the white car" or "we are taking the van". A friend of mine had twins and years ago, some of the first words I heard them utter were "this is my daddy's Escalade". I thought that was odd.

So, lately, my wife and I have been going over the Porsche decision, often with the kids (who now seem to listen to everything) in the background taking it in. My 7 year old son has been singing a song" "daddy has a 2 track mind, its Porsches, Its Porches". My daughter has told a friend that her daddy is getting a new sports car and it is a Porsche. Before it was the "white car", now it is the "Porsche"

I want to drive one (and mine is on order) but I don't really like the rest of the stuff that comes along with it, with respect to the attention it draws and the kids perception of what is important in life. I'm a bit torn, because I'll really like driving one.

I'll figure something out.

TerryC4S

Explain to them what happens to that $150k. It goes to the dealership and its employees, to the Porsche stockholders in the form of profits, to all the people who built the car and its components, to the people who built the machines and factories that built the car and its components, to the people who mined the resources, to those who provided transport for all of it. Plus all of the taxes on all of that go to the governments involved. Whether you spend $30k or $150k on a car you're are doing a lot of good for a lot of people. I think everyone should be required to read the essay "I, Pencil" every year so they can understand the wonder of our times. Life is not a zero sum game.

99999

Here is a better pic than the original one i had in here. really turned out well.

JD911

Get a shotgun! She's a cutie pie.

Gadsby

Get multiple cars as they grow. We started with gt3, my son loves riding in it since he gets to sit up front and because it's rough and loud! Wife loves cruising around in sc as a family.

jr's a total Porsche kid, loves racing and anything that goes fast. Mom bought a GL550 so she had a fast truck with lots of boost!

RS911

This is the day the car arrived fresh off the boat. As you can tell both of them are very excited and could not wait for a ride.

TorqueChap

Ohhhh. Gotta ask about the exterior and interior color combo. Looks fantastic.