VW Makes $23,000 average on each New Porsche

[Coffinhunter]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

If Porsches were priced without the Porsche tax I might have been inclined.
If you ask for a premium the standard goes up. If the premium goes wayyy up, we expect more.
oh and by the way, don't take it to the track or your warranty becomes bird cage liner.

by the way, regarding that TOTAL RECALL of the new GT3, are there any GT3 engines from the water-cooled era that do not require some laboriously expensive fix to keep them from imploding? We had coolant pipes that decide to take the day off while your at the track. Yes, that's not ideal... Now we have connecting rod fastener issues. Who knows what else is "cooking" in there. But hey one can't expect too much from a $150,000 car...

Maybe I am just reading this wrong. If so, I cry your pardon.

You seem to have a pretty strong disdain for Porsche vehicles. I agree that there have been some issues with Porsche vehicles, but do not hold the same snarkyness that you seem to have.

So my question is... IF you dislike Porsches so much, why do you own one? I am not being a smart a$$ at all, promise. For example I really don't like Sony TV's. So I have never purchased one. I really don't like Corvettes. So I have never owned one.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Coffinhunter

IF you dislike Porsches so much, why do you own one?

If an unfamiliar person were to take a look at all the forums, letters to magazines, and comments in various blogs you'll find that Porsche has perhaps the most critical ownership base of any luxury car brand. Which makes perfect sense to me...the typical owner is educated, informed and demanding.

Why do I own a Porsche? Because they made a great car at the point in time that I was looking for one. To me, Porsche is no different than a gadget maker. Just because a person may choose a particular phone in their line up does not mean that person becomes the advocate of every ipad, macbook or desktop that Apple sells.
Similary, there are plenty of iphone users who are HIGHLY critical of Apple's marketing, pricing, feature sand-bagging and sales tactics yet they still keep that one product in their line up because its the best option for them. I'll often see people writing: "I use an Ipad but my phone is an HTC and my laptop is a Samsung." They aren't fanboys and the next phone or tablet purchase being an Apple product is not a given. Sports cars are no different and the roadster segment is not one of deep choices as the makers often struggle to keep up sales at the level of the initial launch.

I like the Boxster/Cayman. That does not have to mean I like Porsche as a whole.

p.s.
TheStone, Maccan is allegedly sold out for a year. I'm guessing the price will be going up before the market cools.