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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000
Hate to bust anyone's bubble here but we are not living in the early 90's anymore. Porsche is not the exclusive car it once was. They are everywhere now. Anyone can own one with the swipe of s pen.
In the next town over from me, it used to be the porsche dealership my son and his friends wanted me to take him to. Now we go the mcclaren dealership across the street. No 4 door cars, no SUV's. Just awesome sports cars. They do have a gt3 there so I am quite happy to go.
My mom had a Mercedes back in the 70's. People used to wave and comment on it. It's the same thing, not so exclusive anymore. I won't get a lot of porsche guys not even recognizing a boxster as a porsche. So Are we really in the position to cast stones? My S is a wonderful car but I am not that delusional to think I am driving an early pre Japanese involved porsche. If you think you are, I guess your more an optimist than I. Off to enjoy Sunday, it might warm up.
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You must live in the fancy part of town! Porsche is still a very exclusive marque, the 911 is still seen as The premier sports car. Yes, McClaren and Ferrari are more upscale....they always have been. I just have to look at a recent Top Gear episode. They had to choose two super cars that they could drive year round and competed a Lamborghini vs, yes, you guessed it, a 911. And they both, hands down, chose the 911.
Yes, more and more people are buying Porsches. Low interest rates will do that, hence most people have more debt now than ever. But people appreciate quality. That certainly doesn't diminish the exclusivity and aura the Porsche comes with.
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