Jealousy

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Ethan, do you notice that here in Houston people like to ride your butt to be up close and personal to a Porsche? It think some of that is envy, some jealousy (let's crowd the rich guy in the rich car) and some of it is just tailgating.

Hey, how's that shiny front fender doing? Is it bragging to the other painted surfaces as to how nice it looks? If I were buying a new (or newer) Porsche today, I'd have your color blue. Gorgeous!

(Ethan came over Sunday and I buffed out a fender to show him the miraculous powers of Menzerna, Klasse AIO and a PC buffer!)

I do, and it is noticeably worse than any other car I have driven. I havn't been able to pin down the exact reason why, but Ill agree with you that it is a mix of jealousy (seems like if they envied the car they would do so from a safe distance) and just the way people drive in Houston. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Houston had 12.45 fatalities per 100,000 population in 2002 – far higher than the fatality rates for Philadelphia (8.11), Chicago (7.90), Los Angeles (7.24) or New York (4.39). In fact, Houston-area drivers are two and a half more times likely to be killed or injured in a traffic accident than the national average.

On a happier note, the fender is looking good :-) I got the rest of the car cleaned up with regular stuff, and in the bright sun you can see that the panel we did together still looks a little smoother. That stuff really does make a difference, and over time Im sure it would be even more noticeable.