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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by murox
I'm a very happy man. The wife, not so much . . .
Congratulations. I love the color.

I got my new 997 a few weeks ago. Made me very happy. My wife likes it when I'm happy. Now it's my turn to make her happy
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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Congratulations. Guards Red is an awesome color. Enjoy your new driving machine to the fullest.
Drive her to death this weekend.

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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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I am loving those wheels too. Congrats. Wife not happy...I can see a Cayenne in your driveway in the near future. Ask me how I know that ....
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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You know used Boxsters a relatively inexpensive. My wife loves hers.

Introduce her to your back seat, maybe then she will be happier.

Just kidding. Enjoy your new lifestyle, because that's what Porsche is.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by RJT
Why would your wife not be happy???????
I WOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful
That's because you are SPECIAL lady! Love you car!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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You should be happy your wife is not a happy man like you!

Beautiful car ... enjoy!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:50 AM
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Guards Red is the way to go!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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Great looking car! Hopefully the wife will come around.

Are those the Carrera sports tips on the back?
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by wwilliams88
Great looking car! Hopefully the wife will come around.

Are those the Carrera sports tips on the back?
Thanks for the comments, guys (and gals)! Yeah, the wife is slowly coming around; she'll be ok by the weekend. She actually smiled in it last night as we were coming home from dinner.

As for the exhaust, yes, those are the sport tips.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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Beautiful car. Congratulations.

As to the wife, show her how many Rennlisters have lists of former Porsches under their avatars, and suggest that you could start a list of former wives....
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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Remember to remove the silly *** grin from your face that you'll get from driving her once you get out of the car.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by gravedgr
Looks great. GR is such an awesome color - I just wish more people picked it.
If more people chose GR then it'd be as common as some other (unnamed) colors and you'd think it less special. (I would have gone w/ GR but my wife said absolutely not - but she had no problem with SY - Go Figure?)
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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SWEET! Congrads, and don't worry the car will grow on her :-)
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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Congrats! Great color. Wasn't it Del Griffith that said "Like your Wife, "Love your Car"
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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Excellent looking P-Car.

I love GR. Great color choice.
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