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Having driven them, there are beautiful roads in the Seattle area. If you're struggling to find some place fun to drive, download the "Roads" app from Porsche (see screenshot). There really are amazing roads everywhere to explore in this country.
I didn't know about this app. Thanks for sharing. At least something good came from this thread!
I agree you don't buy a 911 for the attention - not the point of a 911. However, I will answer the intent of the question -
I picked up my 992 S Cab three days ago. I have stopped at locations 3 times (gas station, store, etc.) and each time someone has commented. I was also smart-phone filmed while on the highway (car pulled alongside to record).
I would get occasional notices when I had my 997.1, but so far the frequency is much higher in this model.
Is it the new design? The Gentian Blue? Or the fact that I had the top down on the highway in 45 degree weather?
I agree you don't buy a 911 for the attention - not the point of a 911. However, I will answer the intent of the question -
I picked up my 992 S Cab three days ago. I have stopped at locations 3 times (gas station, store, etc.) and each time someone has commented. I was also smart-phone filmed while on the highway (car pulled alongside to record).
I would get occasional notices when I had my 997.1, but so far the frequency is much higher in this model.
Is it the new design? The Gentian Blue? Or the fact that I had the top down on the highway in 45 degree weather?
This is exactly what I'm talking about. The new 911 is much more noticeable car than you think. Now I don't think people are commenting on your car because of the color or the fact it's a cabriolet. I think it has more to do with the modern design in the rear, and the fact that the car looks very clean.
I agree you don't buy a 911 for the attention - not the point of a 911. However, I will answer the intent of the question -
I picked up my 992 S Cab three days ago. I have stopped at locations 3 times (gas station, store, etc.) and each time someone has commented. I was also smart-phone filmed while on the highway (car pulled alongside to record).
I would get occasional notices when I had my 997.1, but so far the frequency is much higher in this model.
Is it the new design? The Gentian Blue? Or the fact that I had the top down on the highway in 45 degree weather?
It's the Gentian! Unless of course you forgot to mention you were driving around with your top down and a supermodel in the passenger seat with her top down, in that case I'd go with top down. Seriously though, the blue, it's striking in person and the 911 is a handsome enough car on it's own.
I guess I should rephrase my statement and say that there aren't really any places in a major metropolitan city where I can seriously enjoy driving a high performance sports car for its main intended purpose, which is to go fast often on long curvy stretches of road. What I said though was still a perfectly valid statement. Besides racing from stoplight to stoplight where I am, there just aren't any real places in the city I live in where someone could drive any other way before 10pm. My first posts on rennlist was me showing a couple of pictures of a 2015 base Cayman that I originally did drive in a small town. Most of my driving now occurs in bumper to bumper traffic and navigating large parking lots with lots of speed bumps. Getting a Huracan no longer appeals to me if its going to cost another 150k to put 28 inch rims on it.
Many decades ago when I was in my 20s, almost everyone loved cars, especially sports cars. I believe that my three sons are typical of millennials with respect to their attitude towards cars. My sons are highly paid professionals who could easily afford almost any new 911, but they all drive relatively inexpensive cars and think I'm foolish for throwing away money on expensive sports cars. Based on what I've read, I do not believe many millennials take interest in the cars driven by others. Moreover in today's political environment, there are many who even resent ostentatious displays of wealth.
I don't think it is a fair to say it's a millennial thing. I am a millennial 911 owner.
I think it comes down to this, are you a car enthusiast, or not? Your sons are not car enthusiasts, you are. My father is likely around your age, can afford whatever 911, but drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee, because he is not a car enthusiast.
Virtually no one who is not a Porsche enthusiast would recognize the external visual differences between a 991.2 and a 992 with the same color, wheels, etc.
Last edited by verstraete; 11-19-2019 at 08:25 PM.
I see this Silly Goose twit has just created a 3rd thread with yet another preposterous question. Can we all just ignore him, and hopefully he’ll go away...
I see this Silly Goose twit has just created a 3rd thread with yet another preposterous question. Can we all just ignore him, and hopefully he’ll go away...
There is a lot of truth in what I say. Do not let my username deceive you
I don't think it is a fair to say it's a millennial thing. I am a millennial 911 owner.
I think it comes down to this, are you a car enthusiast, or not? Your sons are not car enthusiasts, you are. My father is likely around your age, can afford whatever 911, but drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee, because he is not a car enthusiast.
I based my conclusion on anecdotal experiences and from numerous articles I've read over the past few years. Of course there are millenials who love cars, but not nearly as many as when I was in my 20s. Here's just one article of many which you can google: https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-bi...112-story.html
I based my conclusion on anecdotal experiences and from numerous articles I've read over the past few years. Of course there are millenials who love cars, but not nearly as many as when I was in my 20s. Here's just one article of many which you can google: https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-bi...112-story.html
He is right in saying that millennials and people of even younger generations are just not into cars like they would have been 30 years ago. This is a big trend that is not that hard to observe. Most millennials are into spending their money on vacations and non-tangible products. Less likely to spend money on fancy clothe and cars like previous generations. The only people my age who are into cars are guys who have a solid amount of knowledge on how to fix cars. I've become so disenfranchised with people my age that I'm not sure what most 25-34 year olds are into nowadays. Netflix and game of thrones and tinder? Certainly not buying 911s
11-18-2019, 03:13 PM
Seriously though, the blue, it's striking in person and the 911 is a handsome enough car on it's own.
