Blu311

I'm surprised that my car gets nearly no attention. When I had a Laguna Blue S2000 (similar to cobalt blue or aqua blue in 997) I got all sorts of attention from all types of people. But my arctic silver 997.2 just seems to blend in, and there aren't even that many Porsches on my side of town.

I'm no but my ego could handle a little more attention

993Mpls

I live a block from a neighborhood park, and when I was driving my 911 (1995, Guards Red, so not a 997, but that's beside the point for this story) home a boy who looked to be about 8 or 10 years old stopped on the sidewalk and yelled "That's a PORSCHE!"

It was so incredibly awesome, since I remember being that boy and dreaming of having one when I grew up.

vbb

Over the past 20 years of car ownership, I've owned a good number of "cool" cars, almost all modified to some extent, and some that are pretty rare. All of the sports or even sporty cars that I've owned (including both of my S2000s) have gotten some level of stoplight or gas pump attention, with the occasional person coming up to me or motioning for me to put my window down so they could ask me questions. That said, my 911, that looks basically stock on the outside except for the fact that it sits a little lower than stock, is the only car I've ever owned that is virtually guaranteed to get attention every time I drive it. It is totally unexpected too. I bought the car because it was my childhood dream car. But it gets almost an unusual level of attention from people that I never experienced in any of my other cars, and I don't exactly live in the "sticks" either. Granted, it isn't SoCal around here--we don't see Bentleys, Ferraris and Lambos all over the place and every single day--but I do see them from time to time. Even more, I see 911's virtually everyday, so it isn't as if mine is the only one around. But just like this has always been my dream car, it is a LOT of people's dream car, and that is what makes it so special.

It's the range of people that are interested in this car that really amazes me. I have had cars that only gear-heads appreciate. I've had cars that younger drivers seem to love, but older drivers don't really know about. But this car will get the young soccer mom, the older guys, the little kids, the middle-aged women, the serious gear heads... everyone... turning heads and asking questions. It is a special car.

snake eyes

the 911 is sure a classic! and it ages so well

Nip are

The ability to blend in is a good trait IMO. No doubt a 997 will get attention in the right market but it's not usually the hostile kind. I've heard stories of exotic owners who leave them at home because they are afraid to park them in public. That said, I always enjoy seeing a 997 and wish I saw more where I am.

WV997S

Why would you care if someone doesnt like a vette? I couldn't care any less what a vette owner thinks of my 911.

Are there any vehicle for which we approved to talk crap about?

They look like a lego land transformer to me....ooops.

braymond52

My cousin has a one of the new Z06 Corvettes, and to say it's fast is a serious understatement. Floor it, keep it in a straight line and it will put your eyeballs into the back of your skull. I drove it and to me, it's scary fast. It's not my kind of car, but the cuz loves it and that's all that really matters. I'm more than happy with my 2005 Base Carrera.

Carmichael

Same here. I thought the S550 GT was too "soft", no steering feel, felt heavy, looked heavy, too isolated. The same qualities that made it a good daily driver were the same qualities I didn't want in a car.

And apparently if I wanted one in Kona Blue, I'd have to wait six months unless they could track a car down (they couldn't find one with PP, 6MT and cloth Recaros at MSRP or below).

I actually wanted a 987.2, but then I found my FSI car.

mpath

You might have changed his life forever. That's my story also, about the same age back in 1973, which I remember clear as day still. I was walking home from school, and I saw what I thought was a red VW Beetle - prevalent back then - but a much lower roof line. As it drove by, the sound of the engine was waaaay different. I didn't know what it was, but I was hooked.

caitov

My 997 gets very little attention around So Cal. The '88 Targa however gets lots of waves and thumbs up.

chuck911

This is one of the less well known benefits. Because the 911 has been around and honored its original design for so long, whole generations have grown up with it always being there as a world-class sports car. Years and years go by with the car, as far as the average Joe is concerned, hardly changing at all. Almost no one can tell one from another, but they have all grown up with it so almost everyone knows its a hot car.

One time a few of us were driving across eastern Washington and stopped for lunch in a seemingly deserted small town. Not a soul on the street. By the time we got out of our cars though at least a dozen people had come out of shops, restaurants and bars to see what was going on. Everybody just standing there gaping. What a trip.

And for whatever reason, its not just guys but women too. In fact I think maybe even more women than men. Then again I may be guilty of selection bias!

Ynot

I've had my 997 for nearly 6 years now and have only two females comment on my car. One at a stoplight, when she said, "Is that a turbo? Very nice!" And a girl working the front desk at the 24hr fitness noticed me driving in. When I got in, she said, "Is that your Porsche, it's beautiful!" But it's usually guys who take pictures or comment on it.

ltcjmramos

There's a group of us local to the SF Bay Area that do drives, mostly days but annually a much longer one. This year we're headed toward Yellowstone for an 8-9 day trip.

The group is mostly Porsches, 997s, Caymans, 993, but also includes a C4 Vette and a Jag F-Type. Maybe it's because all the other cars are more mundane colors (white, silver, black) that the red Jag gets ALL the attention. But, no doubt, when we stop, the locals gather round that Jag.

Para82

I'm not a fan of certain aspects of the F-Type but there is no denying it is a beautiful car - and worthy lineage to the E-Type.

snake eyes

Yup

That's like just about any Aston Martin turns all other vehicles into background noise