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Originally Posted by Coffinhunter
IF you dislike Porsches so much, why do you own one?
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If an unfamiliar person were to take a look at all the forums, letters to magazines, and comments in various blogs you'll find that Porsche has perhaps the most critical ownership base of any luxury car brand. Which makes perfect sense to me...the typical owner is educated, informed and demanding.
Why do I own a Porsche? Because they made a great car at the point in time that I was looking for one. To me, Porsche is no different than a gadget maker. Just because a person may choose a particular phone in their line up does not mean that person becomes the advocate of every ipad, macbook or desktop that Apple sells.
Similary, there are plenty of iphone users who are HIGHLY critical of Apple's marketing, pricing, feature sand-bagging and sales tactics yet they still keep that one product in their line up because its the best option for them. I'll often see people writing: "I use an Ipad but my phone is an HTC and my laptop is a Samsung." They aren't fanboys and the next phone or tablet purchase being an Apple product is not a given. Sports cars are no different and the roadster segment is not one of deep choices as the makers often struggle to keep up sales at the level of the initial launch.
I like the Boxster/Cayman. That does not have to mean I like Porsche as a whole.
p.s.
TheStone, Maccan is allegedly sold out for a year. I'm guessing the price will be going up before the market cools.