Made someone's day
05-21-2013, 06:07 PM
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Made someone's day
To the shock and amazement of many, I allowed my 20 year old to take the C2 solo last night. His Jeep was in the garage on jack stands as I struggled to replace his drum brakes, gee it was so easy 40 years ago. And, he said he needed to be somewhere so.............. he still looks lit up like a Christmas tree today. Of course the wife just had to ask if she needed to find me a re-hab. No, let the boy have fun, their just cars.
He was only gone for an hour or so and came back with a ton of stories about people seeing him in the car, and his friends telling him how their cars can stomp Porsches. As long as there are no more stories about him and the police.......
Wife snapped this shot on the fly, guess she wanted more documentation of my increasing state of insanity.
He was only gone for an hour or so and came back with a ton of stories about people seeing him in the car, and his friends telling him how their cars can stomp Porsches. As long as there are no more stories about him and the police.......
Wife snapped this shot on the fly, guess she wanted more documentation of my increasing state of insanity.
05-21-2013, 06:19 PM
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The best part of ownership is letting someone else have the thrill. I do it every chance I get. Smart kids (like yours) are buckled in and crapping their pants the whole time.
05-21-2013, 06:23 PM
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05-21-2013, 06:32 PM
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I would love to be driven around in a 911 and experience what the passengers experience. But the problem is.. pretty much none of of my friends know to drive a manual geared car. So I don't trust them with the car, which means I never get to feel the ride as much as I feel the drive..
I too agree that what we're actually doing by owning and driving these cars is noble public service.. putting huuuuuuuge smiles on people's faces :P
I too agree that what we're actually doing by owning and driving these cars is noble public service.. putting huuuuuuuge smiles on people's faces :P
05-21-2013, 07:52 PM
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That is very cool! My two sons never ask to drive my car because they already know the answer. If you saw their cars, you wouldn't either!
Same goes for their Mom.
Same goes for their Mom.
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05-21-2013, 09:45 PM
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On behalf of your son, and all sons out there, thank you!! I know when I was that age, there was nothing like being able to cruise around for a bit in one of my father's cars. He deny me his Porsche on prom night...I'm still bummed about that one!
05-21-2013, 10:16 PM
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Great story. My son turns 16 in about a week and he has "hinted" a few times about driving one of the Porsche's. I hope he continues the passion that I have had for as long as I can remember.
05-21-2013, 10:29 PM
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When my daughter was 4, I took her to a local area Concours. One of the cars present was the worlds oldest known Pontiac in existence, a 1926 two door coach. My daughter was running around with my point and shoot Canon taking pictures of every car she encountered. When she approached the '26 Pontiac the owner asked if she wanted to sit in it so I could take a picture of her. I thanked him but declined for fear of something going wrong. The owner smiled and said they brought it out so that people could enjoy it, not just stare at it from afar. My daughter was elated to get behind the wheel and pretend to drive.
One of the next cars we came across was a vintage 911 racer. It was brightly colored and attracted a lot of attention from the kids. The owner also asked if she wanted to climb into the driver's seat so I could take a picture of her behind the wheel. When I hesitated he said, "This is the age when you get them interested in cars. Let them look, touch and enjoy them now and they'll be hooked for life." He was so right. While my kids' interests in cars is different they have both built lifelong positive memories around these experiences.
-Eric
One of the next cars we came across was a vintage 911 racer. It was brightly colored and attracted a lot of attention from the kids. The owner also asked if she wanted to climb into the driver's seat so I could take a picture of her behind the wheel. When I hesitated he said, "This is the age when you get them interested in cars. Let them look, touch and enjoy them now and they'll be hooked for life." He was so right. While my kids' interests in cars is different they have both built lifelong positive memories around these experiences.
-Eric
05-21-2013, 10:58 PM
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When my Mother was in an assisted living facility I would take her to her Doctor appointments, and to Perkins every Sunday. One day I decided to take her in the C4S, when her metal cane was hitting the side skirt I couldn't help but to cringe but I never said anything. The next time I picked her up I used the Olds like I usually did. She was soooooo disappointed, "what, no Porsche today"? So I took to using the C4S to transport her and I clearly remember the twinkle in her eye when she told the Doctor " I came here in a Porsche today, my son drives me in a Porsche". She has deteriorated a great deal and is now confined to a wheel chair in a skilled nursing home. I am no longer permitted to take her off premises. I can't tell you how grateful I am for the memory of that twinkle in her eye and I am so glad I was able to put her little slice of joy above my concern about a scratch or two, which by the way never happened. Thanks for helping me remember this one Eric.
