We are not husband material (according to Oprah) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

23109VC · 10-15-2009, 02:16 PM

so what exactly is husband material? the guy in the minivan?

and what's wrong with "quick hookups"? my wife and I have those all the time!

mptoledo · 10-15-2009, 02:37 PM

That quack apparently hasn't ever owned or let alone driven a fine German example of perfection (except the ims part

)

He sounds about as competent as that "MANTRAitor" Dr. Phil.

RandallNeighbour · 10-15-2009, 03:00 PM

If you are a single guy and you buy a high mileage 97 boxster that needs a lot of work like my car did five years ago, it might take away so much time and money from the dating ritual that a woman would be turned off by it.

But to throw all single guys driving boxsters under the bus like that is a gross generalization and overstatement.

But the statement did the trick, didn't it?

Without it in the article, none of us would have read it or wasted five minutes of our lives reading and writing these comments.

ekam · 10-15-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 23109VC

so what exactly is husband material? the guy in the minivan?

Yup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-z_TeJObU

941MXVET · 10-15-2009, 05:47 PM

How about the guy who's stuck with the wife who wanted the Boxster so we could race it in autocross events?

SeanZ4 · 10-16-2009, 06:02 AM

Oprah? Dr. Phil? Garbage in-garbage out.

Minivans? Doesn't Dexter (showtime serial killer) drive a minivan?

I drive a boring vehicle every day. ('08 F150) I don't think (or I hope it doesn't) have any effect on the perceptions of me from the opposite sex. Ummm... maybe it does. Oh well. Most people in the area I live in don't even know about the Boxster in the garage. I didn't buy it for image issues.

Why are we talking about this???

sean

eightsandaces · 10-16-2009, 07:09 AM

when Oprah demonstrates a capacity to keep a relationship alive herself, then I'll consider her opinion.

cas951 · 10-16-2009, 07:13 AM

Well,
I have both. A Boxster S, 944 turbo S and a minivan but my daily driver is a Lexus or a CRX Si. Minivan is driven only for long trips which I do often. My P-cars are driven mainly on weekends. I bought the P-cars cause I wanted them not because of image. Around here a Boxster seems to be a dime a dozen. I get more attention in the CRX than in any of my of my other cars. Mainly to see if I want to sell it.

jboyle · 10-16-2009, 07:24 AM

here's an article that somewhat balances this stuff out:

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/14/study-testosterone-cars.html

Basic premise: Porsches keep you more like a man than boring sedans.

ekam · 10-16-2009, 10:53 AM

Yes I was going to post that too. It's too funny that my last car was a 96 Camry.