I'm not sure I like the attention :(

[Darkhamr]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I think its rude also to correct a total stranger and then to ignore them for not pronouncing it "Por-sche"... If the Porsche Dealership commercial can say "Come into your local "porsche" dealership" then i can say porsche and cant hold it against anyone who says it differently unless someone says "Porsch'A" then pauses his/her sentence just to smurk at whoever could be listening.

I tend to agree. When I was shopping for my car I briefly contemplated this scenario. In my area no one pronounces it Porsh-uh and many would consider it snobbish if I pronounced it that way. Usually if I just mention the make I say I own a "Porsh" if mention the model as well I usually say "Porsh-uh Boxster" as it seems to roll of the tongue better. I can't say it matters to me, however I know I'd be upset if people knowingly mis-pronounced my name.

[Silver]

If it's snooty to pronounce things/correct people then fine, I'm snooty and I'll be the first one to admit it.

Porsche is a family name, and has always been two-syllables, and if you say it wrong in front of me I'll correct you. The same way I'd correct you if you said Raynalt instead of Renault (ray-noh), and I definitely don't own one of those. Believe it or not, you can correct someone without saying like an ****************************, but unfortunately 99.9% of the time people follow calling it a PorSCH up with asking me how much a paid, which is why I just don't answer the question and move on with my life.

[Silver]

Son of a... apparently this computer is still logged in as my old name. This is 986 Girl. *grrs*

[Bavarian Motorist]

There's a lot of Boxsters here as well.


Maybe the 987s draw more attention than the 986s because they look like newer cars?



I got asked today by a kid who worked at the gas station if it's fast. He said he owns a c5 z06 and wanted to race one [Boxster]



Some race.