pjmachineco

After driving the Spyder for two years there have been many reactions to it.
The most memorable, for me, is:
Driving on the PA turnpike going 60mph in a 55mph zone I was being passed by everything.
Why so slow? I need my license to get to the track :-)
All of a sudden a minivan gos by at 85mph or more, passing me like I was standing still.
The brake lights come on and they slow down to the point that they are along side of me.
The windows come down and two cameras come out.
They take a few pictures and off they go.
Wow, Really, what a car!!
Does anybody else have, a reaction to the Spyder stories?

reyfx

I was in Santa Monica when some kid said "I'm going to get a car just like that when I make it into the NFL". It was gut wrenching and flattering all at the same time.

Dr.Bill

I've owned a number of great cars over the years. The only time I've ever had a Ferrari driver wave at me was when I was driving my Spyder. I suspect he thought it was a Carrera GT, but still. He probably got kicked out of the Ferrari Club once they found out he acknowledged a Boxster!

Marine Blue

Along the same lines I get waves from 911 owners.

J/K

But seriously I do get a ton of looks, waves and thumbs up. The car also gets a ton of attention at car shows.

Dave I

Cases of mistaken identity:

The most attention I've gotten so far was a few construction workers at my son's high school came sprinting over when I was dropping him off. They thought the car was a 918 Spyder...

On the other side, a random person told me my Pontiac looked better in person than he anticipated. Uh, i guess he didnt notice those stripes on the side of the car with the block lettering??

perfectlap

not a Spyder but worth telling.

I was sitting in heavy traffic one hot summer day on the Parkway. A black dude in a pretty nice car rolls next to me. He's about Samuel L. Jackson's age. He looks over the car and says:

"Hell F****'n yeah! Hell Yeah!
Now that's what I'm mother F****'n talkin about!
*F*** yeah...."


How do you respond to that?

pjmachineco

LOL!!

Super 90

Not a Spyder, but a guards red Boxster S... the wife was shopping for cars and we trolled through a Lexus dealership. When we went inside, the receptionist asked if that was us driving through the lot in the cute red Ferrari. (thank god she bought an Audi S5)

f4 plt

As I have said before the unique thing about the Spyder is that "s..t eatin" grin you have on your face every time you drive it. I get more looks than when in the 911 but then Aqua blue highlights a great looking car that drives so well

CW-VIESOCK

You sure that wasn't Samuel himself? Sure sounds like him.

9650max

My wife and daughter were at a traffic light leaving the local mall when a man got out of his car and walked back to take a picture. If it wasn't for the fact that the car gets endless attention I would have thought she may just have had too many buttons undone on her shirt.

Marine Blue

That is pretty funny.

I had a somewhat similar situation although not to that extreme.

The bottom line is that I hardly ever see anyone who doesn't love the looks of the car.

terbiumactivated

Hello Spyder guys, first time poster, third Porsche car which is also a Spyder just wanted to say hey.

Marine Blue

Welcome to Rennlist.

Post some pics of the Spyder when you get a chance!

terbiumactivated

That's better, I have had photos taken of me while driving too, it's pretty strange the first time you experience it.