Most expensive test drive?
12-17-2018, 04:29 PM
#1
Most expensive test drive?
I test drove for the first time ever a 05 C2 997.1 yesterday. It was the third 911 I've tested so far in my search for my first Porsche.
Owner was driving along side of me and asked if I wanted to open it up on the interstate. "Sure!"
I pulled onto the on ramp and went through gears getting to fourth at 110MPH. I merge into traffic with a huge smile on my face. Wow! I'm sure many of you have had this experience at this point in your purchasing cycle.
No sooner than merging into traffic do I have an unmarked police car pull up behind me, keeping pace with me. I bring it down to 65 MPH (speed limit) without hitting the brakes. He stays behind me for about a mile, puts his lights on, passes me, and speeds off into the distance.
That could've been the most expensive test drive I have ever taken!
So... was it because he respected the Porsche that I didn't get a ticket? Anyone have a story similar to this test drive?
Gary
Owner was driving along side of me and asked if I wanted to open it up on the interstate. "Sure!"
I pulled onto the on ramp and went through gears getting to fourth at 110MPH. I merge into traffic with a huge smile on my face. Wow! I'm sure many of you have had this experience at this point in your purchasing cycle.
No sooner than merging into traffic do I have an unmarked police car pull up behind me, keeping pace with me. I bring it down to 65 MPH (speed limit) without hitting the brakes. He stays behind me for about a mile, puts his lights on, passes me, and speeds off into the distance.
That could've been the most expensive test drive I have ever taken!
So... was it because he respected the Porsche that I didn't get a ticket? Anyone have a story similar to this test drive?
Gary
12-17-2018, 07:10 PM
#3
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Same thing happened to me last summer. I decided to open it up on a downhill stretch of freeway. I looked in the mirror and there was a car with lights on top. He too followed me for a couple miles and turned off when I did. Apparently he was on his way to work at the truck scale up the road. Must have been late I guess, he never stopped me.
12-17-2018, 07:32 PM
#4
Same thing happened to me last summer. I decided to open it up on a downhill stretch of freeway. I looked in the mirror and there was a car with lights on top. He too followed me for a couple miles and turned off when I did. Apparently he was on his way to work at the truck scale up the road. Must have been late I guess, he never stopped me.
12-17-2018, 09:10 PM
#5
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I have many friends in law enforcement at various levels including detectives and Sheriffs Deputy and they all tell me that law enforcement doesn’t really want to bother with people driving cars like ours for two reasons. First of all, most police officers are car enthusiasts themselves and they have a level of respect for us and our cars. The second reason is that they want the easy tickets, and ones that can lead to other violations like uninsured drivers and people with outstanding warrants. Beaters are easy targets. 911 drivers are more likely to have their act together and have a high likelihood of taking the ticket to court. So as long as you drive with respect and don’t do anything stupid, you have a great chance of having things to your way.
12-17-2018, 09:50 PM
#6
Drifting
I thought you were going to say you opened it up on the ramp and the engine blew. The ending to your story was lucky for you but a little anticlimactic.
12-18-2018, 02:04 AM
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12-18-2018, 10:11 AM
#8
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I have many friends in law enforcement at various levels including detectives and Sheriffs Deputy and they all tell me that law enforcement doesn’t really want to bother with people driving cars like ours for two reasons. First of all, most police officers are car enthusiasts themselves and they have a level of respect for us and our cars. The second reason is that they want the easy tickets, and ones that can lead to other violations like uninsured drivers and people with outstanding warrants. Beaters are easy targets. 911 drivers are more likely to have their act together and have a high likelihood of taking the ticket to court. So as long as you drive with respect and don’t do anything stupid, you have a great chance of having things to your way.
12-18-2018, 12:16 PM
#10
I've blown past a cop sitting on the median of the highway at triple digit speeds.... Was waiting for the lights to go turn on and for him to come after me, thinking the worst, but he just sat in his car... Didn't move or budge an inch. I later told a friend of mine about the incident (he's an officer in a different county/district) asking him his thoughts as to why I was never pursued... He didn't really want to even try to speculate, but if he had to take a guess, he figured that officer's shift was probably close to ending and he didn't want to spend the extra over time doing paper work (at least, that would have been my friend's reasoning if he were in that position). Whatever the case, I thank my lucky stars for that one, as that could have been a bad day for me!
12-18-2018, 01:22 PM
#14
I’d be careful about being emboldened by all these accounts of cops allowing Porsches to flyby. Traffic cops are pretty meat and potato guys. They are more likely to be interested in seeing a new Dodge Hellcat/Demon than some cocky guy in a Porsche sports car.
12-18-2018, 06:29 PM
#15
My days of high speeds on public roads are behind me... Not worth the risk, ticket or safety to myself or others. I had some lucky moments, but thought it best to quit while I am able...