arshad

Eddy, you're absolutely right. I happen to be good friends with the guy in the red 430 spyder, and was with him when he handed over a certified cheque for $370k when picking up his car. He has oodles of money. At the same time there was another guy there in a car that's 1/3rd the cost of the F430 but who lives in a much nicer $16M house -- so it's all relative priorities. Some people also have multiple cars and sometimes it's surprising to see what they bring out. For example, the first year we had this event a guy showed up in a F40 kit car on a fiero chassis. Everybody laughed at him thinking he was a poser. The following year he brought his brother and friends to drive his collection of Diablo VT, Testarossa, 360 etc.

In the past we've restricted the event to rarer exotics, ie only a couple of porsches and vettes, primarily Lambo's, NSX's, Ferrari's, FordGT's, etc. This year we opened it up a bit more and had a great turnout of enthusiasts who all share a common passion. Everyone really enjoyed checking out the wide variety of cars, meeting other owners, and of course driving these fantastic machines on some great roads...

BTW, the SLR was a limited edition 722 -- only 3 in Canada.

goldyf355

Actually, everyone there had one thing in common.....they loved cars (or loved someone that did...)!
Value and money didnt enter into the equation from what I saw and heard. I didn't meet the gentleman with the 722, but I know the guy with the C-GT and the guy with the multi-car collection (and friends to drive them,LOL!) and they were exceptionally decent and down-to-earth people. No 'tudes there....

I didn't hear anyone (actually at the event) complain of any atitude or snobbery by any of the participants...and I suspect, it wouldn't have been tolerated if it did occur....

goldyf355

Was this really necessary??

I wouldnt be surprised if her boyfriend/husband was on this site, since she came with one of the P-car guys......is this how you openly chat about fellow members or their cruise-mates on this site?

Not to mention....I'd like to see how your girlfriend would stack up against her...

goldyf355

It was nice to meet you and the other "shemmers"....nice to have the kids and/or wife along if you can. Very nice cars by the way, I will always have a soft spot for the classic 911 turbos...especially in black! I think I saw your pics on F-chat...nice.............and I'm sure you guys will be framing the now infamous "4 black P-cars and the OPP" pics!

Glad you guys didn't get popped by the cops because of some old crusty dude with a cell phone....

goldyf355

Ya, I remember that.......and I must admit, guilty as charged!

But, in all fairness, it was mostly because of the 10 or so "drive-bys" that he did first before coming into the lot and joining us.

That guy was a riot, though! Must be great at partys! His antics to start the cruise this last time really gave everyone a good time before we started heading out....and no doubt, some great opening footage for the video production!

jumper5836

well said.

pongobaz

+1.
Really guys, this sort of thing is really contrary to the spirit of our forum, our GTGs and our cruises where everyone should feel welcomed without prejudice. Most of us are thrilled when our spouses enthusiastically want to be a part of our Porsche obsession. This young woman should be applauded (and not criticized) along with all the other lovely ladies that put up with us and our need to congregate in parking lots, spend hours driving in a convoy or use up the better part of our summer weekends at dusty and noisy racetracks.

1Gunner, do the right thing and delete your juvenile and offensive post.

theiceman

+1

and on the Canadian forum to boot .. how embarasing for us all.

BruceP

We live in a country where less than 2% of the population earns about 15% of the income (and pays about a quarter of the taxes). Wealth is way more concentrated here than in the US. I think it's always wise to bear in mind that to the average moke, even my lowly '00 C2 is a dream car that cost more than he could ever hope to spend on a toy. Nobless oblige, boys.

Jake Ok

I not judging but you must admitt that there has to be some ego and snobbery at these events.
Who would spend half a mill on an SLR if they are a true car enthusiast, look at it, can it be any flashier (besides the Lambo) . How do you justify paying 3 tmes more for a F430 when the Z06 performs just as good if not better. I guess driving a Ferrari has more status than a Corvette. I personally can't afford either and would never drive a vette even if I could. Just seem pointless to flaunt a rarely driven, freshly washed and wax refined machinery at an event. I guess some just can't wait to be part of it. JMO

arshad

That's the thing -- there's really no ego or snobbery at all! Everyone's a car enthusiast and enjoy checking out all the different types of rides. This was not a show and shine, it was an all day cruise that started at 9am and ended around 6:30pm.

As far as the SLR owner goes, he happens to have a bucketload of money and multiple exotics -- why criticize his choice of car? He was considering bringing the Gallardo but thought that others might enjoy seeing the 722 since it's so rare.

If there's anyone who is a true enthusiast it's this guy. He HEAVILY tracks and daily drives all of his cars, including the 722. People who only pull out their Ferrari's and park them in Yorkville on Sundays are not the guys who come out to an all day event where you're going to put 400km's on your car and pick up a few stone chips. The guys at events like these are the ones who truly love to drive their cars...

Rather than criticize, I think you should come out to one of these events and see how it really is. I can assure you that you're completely off base...

cleanme

Easy there cowboy, man this thread went to crap quick. First time I've seen a bad thread on the Canadian section.

Jake Ok

Not Criticizing, just an opinion. If it was a show and shine I can understand but that is exactly my point...its not. So do people with deep pockets buy exotics because they are enthusiast or because they just can. I'm not implying everyone at the meet is like that but I'm sure there are some guilty parties. By the way, I'm sure the SLR, Lambo and F430 are their daily drives. I have never seen a late model Ferrari or Lambo with more than 10K but than again I could be wrong.
And no thanks to the invite

Jamie140

Prolly for the best.

Jamie140

Where did this come from? Do you beat puppies in your spare time? Didn't your parents tell you that if you don't have anything nice to say, it's best to say nothing at all?