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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

"I see by the license plate that you are in Bogota. Are Porsche cars common there?"

Bogota = Drug capitol of the world.
Drugs = Lots of cash
Lots of cash = lots of fine european cars. I'm betting there's a huge crowd of Porsches around town!

Mexico is the drug capital of the world.

Porsches are very rare in Bogota. There are some but it is unusual to see one. Very few fine european cars.

I have lived in Colombia for 2.5 years. I have NEVER ONE TIME seen drugs. I have never been offered drugs on the street. I have never met a drug dealer. When I walk down the street in Miami, NY or LA I am offered drugs for sale but that has never happened in Colombia.

But it is ok, I understand your stereotyping from the media and television. Most Colombians think that Americans own a tree that grows money so it is not like people do not stereotype here.

I do not live in Bogota by the way. The car is registered there which is why the plates say Bogota but I live on the coast.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by cartagena

But it is ok, I understand your stereotyping from the media and television. Most Colombians think that Americans own a tree that grows money so it is not like people do not stereotype here.

Sorry it took so long to reply. I was in the back yard doing some trimming to pay for my five-star vacation to Bermuda.

I have friends who were born, raised and still live in Bogota. They tell me there are sizeable and influential drug cartels operating there, possibly not in great a number as Mexico now, but nevertheless, lots of drugs and drug money flows through Colombia. Now they may keep a really low profile and drive "normal" cars and my assumption was wrong. Lord knows I've been wrong before!

They also tell me there is a small, but very wealthy upper class in Bogota who live and drive very well.

I tell you what though... if my Boxster got that much attention, I would only drive it out of town into the hills to enjoy the twisties. Sheesh!

[Perfectlap]

wow its not much cheaper over there than it is here in the NYC area, That's hard to believe. At least tell me you can buy a nice house for less than $500,000!

RN,
You don't want to drive in the hills in any South American coutry. That's where the communist lunatic Rebels like to kidnap unsuspecting Americans like us.
We had to work with a K & R firm once to negotiate the return of this businessman who went nature hiking in heart of a battle zone of guerillas shooting at goverment troops and then some mercenary para military dudes waiting to shoot up what was left. The people there seem allot like the Isrealis I have worked with, danger all around and they're asking where the party is??!

Stay in the urban cities is what we were told. Same goes for Brazil, big kidnapping problem over there too.

[QUOTE=Perfectlap]RN,
You don't want to drive in the hills in any South American coutry. That's where the communist lunatic Rebels like to kidnap unsuspecting Americans like us.
We had to work with a K & R firm once to negotiate the return of this businessman who went nature hiking in heart of a battle zone of guerillas shooting at goverment troops and then some mercenary para military dudes waiting to shoot up what was left. The people there seem allot like the Isrealis I have worked with, danger all around and they're asking where the party is??!/QUOTE]


I think Meg Ryan played the wife....right?

[Perfectlap]

Man on Fire with Denzel Washington was more accurate. I know people who worked on that film. Nowadays they have this "express kidnapping" where ordinary people are kidnapped for as little as $500 and returned the next day. All carried out by low level street gangs. Very dangerous.

Cartagena, will you be taking your Boxster for drives in the hills?

as for NYC, its no joke but we are no more prepared for a terrorsit attack than we were 5 years ago. I still don't see bomb snfiffing dogs in the subways, no special x ray machines anywhere, barely a few military personnel (not 30 on a single block like you), air port procedureds still suck here at JFK and NEwark, I don't even see special see through garbage cans in the subways. Believe me its on the back of everyones minds. NYC is a very "tense" town in the areas where large numbers of people have to occupy the same space like Penn Station, Grand Central, The Port Authority, etc. not at all "friendly".

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Cartagena, will you be taking your Boxster for drives in the hills?

The dealership sent the documents yesterday. I am still waiting today for the arrival, mayyyyybe in the next hour. When that happens I will go directly to my car, start it, and drive out of the city on the highway at maximum speed.

[Marc Gelefsky]

Originally Posted by cartagena

The dealership sent the documents yesterday. I am still waiting today for the arrival, mayyyyybe in the next hour. When that happens I will go directly to my car, start it, and drive out of the city on the highway at maximum speed.

Lets hope the paperwork gets there and you can have some fun!

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

You don't want to drive in the hills in any South American coutry. That's where the communist lunatic Rebels like to kidnap unsuspecting Americans like us.
We had to work with a K & R firm once to negotiate the return of this businessman who went nature hiking in heart of a battle zone of guerillas shooting at goverment troops and then some mercenary para military dudes waiting to shoot up what was left. The people there seem allot like the Isrealis I have worked with, danger all around and they're asking where the party is??!

Stay in the urban cities is what we were told. Same goes for Brazil, big kidnapping problem over there too.

Oh come on, this is a joke? There are "some" bad areas here but most of the place is perfectly safe. You just got to know where to go and where not to go. Ya, hiking in the hot zone would be dumb but there are other areas that are just as safe as anywhere in the US.

Would you tell someone not to go to NYC due to the terrorists attacks? Watch out for people like Timothy McVeigh before coming to the US? And lets all remember not to drive down I90 due to the snipers.

[bigislandboxster]

Theres some places in Chicago I wouldn't dare go into, night OR day!!

Originally Posted by bigislandboxster

Theres some places in Chicago I wouldn't dare go into, night OR day!!

I have been in Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza, Buenos Aries, Caracas and probably a two dozen other South American cities.

But there was NOTHING as scary as the night I made a wrong turn in Detroit.

[arcticnorth]

wow you guys pay high insurance.i pay $2200 a year to insure my 99 boxster,2005 audi a4 and insurace for my condo.$2200 canadian.but parts and upkeep are higher here in canada.maybe everyone should move to canada.EHH