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Old 04-17-2008, 08:00 AM   #1
edevlin
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Performance Cars, Street Driving?

I went to my local independent Porsche mechanic the other day and saw a dozen or so Porsches of different ages. Most of them were tweeked to be true performance street driving machines. It got me thinking about my driving habits on the road and the driving habits others that own performance cars.

For myself, I would consider myself a reasonable street driver (maybe nobody else would...). That is to say 98+% of the time I go just 5 mph over the posted speed limit, obey the all the laws of the state, only get in the left lane on a multi-lane road when I am passing others and I am polite to other drivers.

But..... if there is a onramp with no traffic, or if I find myself on some of the almost empty country roads where I live, I drive my car in a more "spirited" fashion. I know it is inappropriate to drive in a spirited fashion on any public roads, but sometimes I find it hard to resist, and I am driving a modest 2.7L 2000 Boxster.

Makes me wonder what fellow forum members, as well as folks with the big hp performance cars are like on the road. So, if you wish to share your driving habits, what kind of driver are you on the street with your Boxster, I promise I will not tell.....

Ed

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