what is with people???
 

I've had my boxster since October, and I'm getting tired of people asking me if my car is a.....
- Corvette
- Miata
- Firebird

Those are the three I've gotten so far. I hate to be an ass when people ask me, but I'm an import enthusiast and wouldn't be caught dead driving a firebird.

"NO, IT'S A PORSCH-A" :troll:

Anyone have any similar experiences?

Apparently these folks can't read the work Porsche on the trunk?

Consider the source and just be glad you have a great ride!

:D

Josh, you need to make some lemonade from those lemons, my friend! :)

That's part of the charm and fun with owning our cars...a lot of people don't know what they are. This is a good thing, in my book.

Just smile, and say, "No, it is a Porsche. Have a great day. Thanks".

yeah, the firebird last night really hit me hard... i don't want people to think i'm driving one of these:

http://www.topperformancecar.com/inc...cFirebird1.jpg

some guy in the Diner I was in came over and said "whose Toyota Spyder is out there with the lights on?"...

Josh, I can bet ya the Firebird owner does not have people thinking he owns a Porsche!

PL, why are you eating in a diner? You own Apple stock! :) Plus you are a healthy eater.

Josh, one more bit of advice. If a hot chick ever says this "firebird stuff" to you, look at her, make good eye contact, and say with a straight face, "No, it is a Porsche. Would you like to go for a spin someday......topless!" And then see how she responds. :)

That's a good one. I'm going to have to remember it.

wow, thats never happened to me but i cant believe people could mistake a corvette or firebird or even a miata for a boxster. Porsche has such a distinct look. I like american muscle but it would piss me off if someone asked me if i drove a firebird lol just because its so off.

Although dont worry about it the people who mistake that dont know a car from a ship so its nothing that should bother you.

Cant blame people really. I've had my boxster since August and I've seen maybe 2 or 3 on the road since then. Boxsters are rare sights on the road. Anyone who mistakes a Firebird for a boxster obviously doesn't know much about cars , period. I wouldnt worry about it. Just relax and know you are driving one nice piece of auto.

Hey, even car enthusiasts make mistakes...I came out of the gym the other day and saw a car with 4 vents up near the front fender...I immediately thought it was a Buick Lucerne (I rented one for a business trip a couple months back) and when i got behind it I was it was a Maserati. How would you like someone to mistake your Maserati for a Buick?

not to be a stickler to Bruce, but I don't think it says porsche on the back, unless its custom....I haven't seen pics of his ride

I only say this cause I gave a girl a ride home on monday, and she was like wow, nice car....then said I've never been inside a porsche before.....which was impressive to me since I think the only visible porsche emblems would have been the center caps on the tires...which are covered in blue plastic...too lazy to peel off...or the steering wheel...

so I thought, wow, chick knows her cars....

you'll be fine Josh, most people are curious and guess the brands they know...the cool thing is that they are impressed with your car...

I only recommend that "line" if you are single...or planning to become!

I don't have the "Boxster S" badge on my trunk lid. I run naked ;) . In fact, the only place on my car that says "Porsche" might be the glass rear window, and that is usually down & stowed.

But it amazes me how many people instantly recognize the Porsche crest on the front trunk.

Maybe he meant Pontiac Solstace :)

Too bad the trunk doesn't have a Porsche badge on it.

Most do have the Writing on it, you know, Boxster and all on the back trunk and the Porsche badge on the front.

How easy can this be?

:D

I had a guy say, "Sweet Lotus". That isn't an insult though.

My porsche doesn't have the word porsche on the trunk. :)
5,000 posts. congrats

Never had someone ask if my car was anything along the lines of a Toyota Spyder or Firebird, but since I also run a naked rear I have been asked if my car is a 911 a few times.

Unless you removed the badge on your front trunk, your front trunk says PORSCHE!

Years ago someone asked if my Boxster was the new Thunderbird!

Thank you :)

DMCUTTER, Here in Seattle there all kinds of exotics and just nice cars all over the road. And there are amazingly quite a few Maserati (Or is it Maseratis? Any way..) around town. I always make the same mistake. The buick always pops into my head when I see those vents. Plus that car is so wide and bulky to me. I cringe because I fear that this is what tne new Panamera saloon will look like. Amazingly no one confuses my Boxster with anything else out here... yet. But then I am in a sort of Porsche land, there are plenty of other Boxsters, Caymans, 911s, etc. out on the road.

-VICTORY

Ah... I prefer to leave people guessing. I just have an "S" on the rear trunk. I switched to aftermarket wheels with no crest and I've got a carbon fiber hood with no crest. So outside my car just says "S", no "Porsche", no "Boxster". You know the old joke - they can see me zoom buy and say, "Wow, look at that "S" car go!".

Kirk

The best I have gotten was an old lady asking me what kind of car it was at the gas station. Most people in my area don't comment because they only know the difference between a F150 and a F250. :cheers:

I'd tell them it's a Hummer, the new convertible version.

But really, some people just have no clue about one car from another. I was with a friend and he went to get into a car he thought was mine. I have a black Lexus SUV. He was standing next to a silver Kia. Really, some people just think a car is a car so their opinion doesn't matter anyway.

They know better, but oh so stupid
 

A remark like that is from someone who is envious. Obviously a lout who think he is being funny. Porsche is the most desirable marque in the world of cars so it is a known quantity. If someone asked me that I would answer " You must be mistaken I own a Porsche" then proceed to enlighten him why that person is a moron.

Really, we have to understand that many folks simply don't know anything about cars nor care to.

That is fine. Tons of things I know nothing about.

:)

Hi, I don't understand how some people get so frustrated if someone doesn't recognize their driving a Porsche, do you drive it for your own pleaser or others.

Now that's being a Poser, problem resolved, no more Poser threads please :D

Thank you

I've had my Starion called a ton of different things:

Supra
Mustang
Daytona
RX-7

And even a 944 :P

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...IMG_0500-1.jpg

Good to see I'm interested in another car people cant recognize! lol

I always like that car.

:)

I am amazed at how many similar incidents I've had. Old couple at Sam's thought it "cute." That sorta hurt. But they were parking out in no man's land like I was, so they probably love their Buick a lot. Maybe they remember their Stutz Bearcat! :rolleyes:

Babe at gas station driving a huge Titan in Wilmington, NC . I got the "what is that?" line followed by a knowing nod when I told her. She "hoped to see me around." Yeah, I let her get away without getting her number thinking I really might see her at another gas station. Mrs Sixter woulda been p*ssed anyway. :ah:

And teenagers, mostly boys, give me a lot of thumbs up and "how fast will it go?" No idea if they know what it is. Got a thumbs up over the shoulder from one yesterday as they passed me in the passing lane in a hot looking Toyota PU. :cheers:

Yesterday my wife told me her boss had been on the way to work and saw a nice sports car and said, "hey, nice car" then she saw the driver and said "hey, nice looking guy"...then she said "oh, that's Susan's husband!"...that made my day.