Why are Porsches so rare?

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Simple: Price and target market.

How many families can afford to buy or use a $60K 2 seater or $100K 4 seater ? If a Porsche wasn't still a great car when it is 10 years old, I could not afford to own mine.

[Mark_T]

According to a May/09 article in the Winnipeg Free Press, there are 453 Porsche cars insured here in Manitoba, owned by 423 individuals, 100 of which are PCA members. Manitoba has a population of approx 1.1 million. The City of Winnipeg accounts for approximately 650K of that. We have one Porsche dealership and 2 or 3 indies.

[schnellman]

When I moved to Germany I had expectations of an autobahn full of Porsche's and BMW's, Maserati's and Mercedes SL's. What I found was a lot of Fords, Opels, Fiats, and Citroens. Most of the Mercedes were low-end models not found in the US. The autobahn blasters were primarily the large Mercedes and the BMW 700 series. I've seen more P cars on the 401 near LA than I did near Frankfurt. On my latest trip to CA I was cruising north on the 101 near Santa Barbara when a Panamera went flying by followed closely by an Audi R8 and a Maserati Quattroporte. As for rural America, hen's teeth are far more common than a high-end Porsche. I now live north of Dayton, Ohio and know the half dozen Porsches in this area on sight and they include a 911T, a 914, a 356, and two Boxsters.

[jcb986]

In Europe they want 4-seater sedans that get great gas mileage and can be serviced anywhere. A liter of regular over there is about $4 maybe higher now. Also space is very limited and usually one car is all a family can afford. Me, I have 3 auto's and plenty of room to park and roads to drive on. We are blessed as a people to have so many choices and able to enjoy life. Since I have bought Boxster, I usually will see one every other day or so. Seems when you by something you then notice more of em.

[Steve Tinker]

Here in Australia we have a total population of just over 20 million people, 143 million kangaroos and only 7 Porsche Centres - all of them in the 6 major mainland cities.
Thats why P cars here are as rare as hobby horse sh@*.
There's absolutely no truth that its because a new Boxster (base) costs $115,000 or a Boxster S is stickered at nearly $150,000. Heaven knows what a new Carrera sells for.....
Nah, its not the cost at all which makes them rare....

[ChrisZang]

where I live (Northern CA) you see more Porsche than Honda Civic