Is that a Ferrari or Porsche ? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Johnny Danger · 02-28-2013, 07:39 AM

People always mistake the Dangermobile for being the latest Batmobile. Don't figure ?

mountainman · 02-28-2013, 07:43 AM

this is a ferrari. got an hour on the track in it from the wife for valentines day. Great fun, but more if it had not rained.

Johnny Danger · 02-28-2013, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mountainman

this is a ferrari. got an hour on the track in it from the wife for valentines day. Great fun, but more if it had not rained.

Mountainman,

Is that you, or Tom Cruise behind the wheel ?

mountainman · 02-28-2013, 08:48 AM

couldn't be tom cruise, there are no special effects to make me look good

Johnny Danger · 02-28-2013, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mountainman

couldn't be tom cruise, there are no special effects to make me look good

Touche !!!!

Perfectlap · 02-28-2013, 07:51 AM

anyone who would confuse a new Porsche for any Ferrari is clearly not a car person.

The other thing I've noticed about non-enthusiasts is that they don't distinguish between Porsches. For instance I've gotten dozens of comments on my car when I'm out and about, no one ever refers to it by saying "Nice Boxster". It's always "Nice Porsche" or "say is that your Porsche outside?", "is your Porsche expensive to keep up?", etc. The only people who seem to see it on a model level are other Porsche people, or folks who drive M3's, Corvettes, Mustangs, STI's etc. -- another equally small group.

then there's the flipside, I was in a diner once and a guy asked wich guy left the tailights turn on in their MR2 Spyder?

CoBeerToad · 02-28-2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

then there's the flipside, I was in a diner once and a guy asked wich guy left the tailights turn on in their MR2 Spyder?

When asked about mine, I usually say Toyota.

keysguy · 02-28-2013, 09:51 AM

I had a guards red 944 with a tan interior that was in really great shape, One of the middle school kids from down the street stopped me one day and asked if it was a Ferrari or a Porsche. I told him it was a Porsche. He exclaimed " I knew it! my brother is sooo stupid." I asked him how he knew it was Porsche he looked at me like I was the stupid one and said" cause it has a Porsche badge on it not a Ferrari horse"

I also had some high school kids at the gas station one night ask me if my 944 was the new Boxster. I told them no it was the "old model Porsche" way before boxsters. They lost interest and moved on.