Are You "The Joneses"?

[dbear61]

The closest I had to friends/neighbors "keeping up with the Joneses" was in High School (77-79). We all had to have something "fast", but we never copied the same vehicle.

One friend bought a 74 Roadrunner, one got an brand-new RX-7 from his parents for his 18th birthday, another bought a 65 Mustang convertible, I bought a 69 Camaro, one bought a 62 T-Bird, one bought a 67 Charger, one bought a Pontiac GTO and one bought an Olds 442.

The only other similarity is that all were "project" cars needing body work and paint job except the new RX-7.

BTW the guy who got the RX-7 is an autocross racer.

I doubt anybody in my neighborhood would buy a Boxster. Most could afford it, but it isn't a popular car in WI. I've seen less than a dozen different Boxsters in the entire Milwaukee area in the past year.

DBear

[cas951]

Great topic.
My neighbor across the street moved into his house about 1 years ago. I was trying to be neighborly and walked over to welcome him and his wife to the neighborhood. My next door neighbor came with me. As we approached to say hello he just ignored us. His wife walks by and did the same thing. All we tried to do was say hello. After about 1 minute we looked at each other and we just shook our heads and walked away.

I've never spoken to that neighbor again untill last year when he approached me and came over while i was in the garage playing around with my cars.

He bought a 2000 Boxster S and wanted to show it to me. Now we wave and talk to each other several times a week.

Not quite keeping up with the joneses but close enough.

[Porsche Chick]

Originally Posted by dbear61

The closest I had to friends/neighbors "keeping up with the Joneses" was in High School (77-79). We all had to have something "fast", but we never copied the same vehicle.

One friend bought a 74 Roadrunner, one got an brand-new RX-7 from his parents for his 18th birthday, another bought a 65 Mustang convertible, I bought a 69 Camaro, one bought a 62 T-Bird, one bought a 67 Charger, one bought a Pontiac GTO and one bought an Olds 442.

The only other similarity is that all were "project" cars needing body work and paint job except the new RX-7.

BTW the guy who got the RX-7 is an autocross racer.

I doubt anybody in my neighborhood would buy a Boxster. Most could afford it, but it isn't a popular car in WI. I've seen less than a dozen different Boxsters in the entire Milwaukee area in the past year.

DBear

In high school, I hung out with a group of guys/cars very similar to your group, but they were all convertibles, some tiny European cars, some '60's Mustangs. That was the BEST!:dance: