Will Porsche do themselves in?

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Originally Posted by MNBoxster

I'm not even sure that this is a Bad Thing, except for those who want to remain Exclusive. Frankly, I don't comprehend this, I don't feel the least bit exclusive owning a Porsche. It's a very nice Car, but after all, it is just a Car.

I think people purchase things out of necessity and out of desire. Desire plays a part even in necessity purchases but is maybe not as much a factor as function. Wanting to have something “special” is almost ingrained into American society. No one buys a Porsche out of necessity.

While you may not have chosen to own a Porsche for exclusivity you are part of a exclusive group of Porsche owners simply due to the fact of the number of this type of vehicle on the American highways and the price you must pay to be part of that group. Understanding that the expense of acquiring this type of vehicle is entirely relative.

I’m sure there are Pcar owners that buy the vehicle strictly because of the “cost” status symbol it represents, while others may be in the “performance” status camp. However, I would think we all categorically fall into one or the other ( or possibly both ).