Originally Posted by 911Dave

It's #2 in my opinion. I've experienced exactly the same thing you describe all the time, and I began to suspect that it was the result of the way I was driving. So, I experimented by deliberately driving the Porsche defensively instead of aggressively, and, as if I turned off a light bulb, everyone on the road stopped behaving aggressively towards me. Try it and you'll see. A car like this does two things to you: 1) it makes you feel special, like you're better than everyone else on the road, which subconsciously makes you drive as though you are, and 2) It feels so darn good to drive it fast that it's really hard not to. You don't even realize you're doing it.

If you have a car that is better and more expensive than all the other cars on the road, and you drive it in a way that tells other drivers that you know it, you will be perceived as an a**hole and other drivers will treat you like one. You don't realize it but you ARE driving differently.

And a vanity plate doesn't help either. Think about what the word "vanity" means. Having a plate like that says "look at me and look at what I'm driving. I have a special plate because my car is better than yours and I'm more important than you are". There are an awful lot of people, like me, that do not like vanity plates or the people who use them.

So, you are:

1. Driving a car that declares your high status
2. Driving it in a manner that indicates you think you are the king of the road
3. Wearing a plate that sends the message that you're important and your car is better than other cars.

...and it's no wonder other drivers are showing their disapproval. It's also clear why Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo drivers have the reputation of being a**holes. In my opinion it is usually well deserved.

Originally Posted by 911Dave

I don't think there's anything wrong with driving it a little harder than usual. It is, after all, a toy meant to be enjoyed. You just have to put up with the reactions of other drivers, and the occasional speeding ticket

Originally Posted by MMD

but only you, I, and other Pcar drivers know the truth.

Originally Posted by MMD

unless you're in the passinglane, let people in front of you when they signal their intentions. You can pass them later.

Originally Posted by POINTS

I drive a car that some think declares my high status...well i happened to have earned it by working very hard and being frugal so if others think im being high and mighty so what.I happen to be driving a car that some would say is one of the best makes and model on the road and i cant help it if others see it as kingly.I dont own a vanity plate but if i did so what?I earned the right to place it on my car.I just cant help those people whose feelings or egos are hurt because they envy my car.Im reminded of atlas shrugged and the phrase who is john galt?Im not my brothers keeper and will not feel guilty because i drive something better than him.

Originally Posted by Dr 997

Thanks for having the ***** to say out loud what most of us are thinking!

Originally Posted by icon

not me! i think he's a ltttle overly dramatic.
no ticket in 30 years! why did you buy a porsche?
bobby knight would throw a chair at him!

i rarely have any of these kinds of problems!?
if i do have a problem w/ another vehicle i just put distance b/t us and forget about it.

Originally Posted by POINTS

Being a newcomer to this forum ive tried to not stir the soup so to speak but 911daves post has eaten at me for too long.I do feel special driving this car and i am a much better driver than most around me here in palm beach.At the ripe young age of 56 i have not been ticketed in 30 some odd years and i dont intend for it to happen cause im very careful in my driving habits.The statement disliking vanity plates inferring assholedom because you want something cute on your license plate galls me in particular.I happen to get a kick out of reading folks different plates.And while we are at it how in the world do you drive kingly?Reminds me of the time the reporter asks Bob Knight where his game face was and the old coach screws up his face in many different ways saying is this it?Lifes to short to worry about some one elses opinion bout your driving technique.kingly...thats a good one.How did 911 dave lump all fancy ,powerful car drivers into one lump of assholedom i dont know but i dont see it.As a farmer in palm beach county ive learned to live with certain attitudes generalizing people for what they do in life.I was suprized to see it come out regarding porsche owners.

Originally Posted by icon

(...) i do have a problem (...)

Originally Posted by POINTS

I drive a car that some think declares my high status...well i happened to have earned it by working very hard and being frugal so if others think im being high and mighty so what.

Originally Posted by POINTS

I drive a car that some think declares my high status...well i happened to have earned it by working very hard and being frugal so if others think im being high and mighty so what.I happen to be driving a car that some would say is one of the best makes and model on the road and i cant help it if others see it as kingly.I dont own a vanity plate but if i did so what?I earned the right to place it on my car.I just cant help those people whose feelings or egos are hurt because they envy my car.Im reminded of atlas shrugged and the phrase who is john galt?Im not my brothers keeper and will not feel guilty because i drive something better than him.

Originally Posted by Soulteacher

Nice avatar, Jeff. Don't answer the door. It could be Chris Hansen.

Originally Posted by icon

birthdate 11.03.1987, 18 years old . . . ha!

Originally Posted by Soulteacher

Wouldn't that DOB make her TWENTY years old...?

Originally Posted by icon

we're both wrong . . . 19
i keep forgettin' it's 2007