Some hater called me a PRI&K

[Mark_T]

Never smacked mailboxes, but I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home.

[Speedy2000]

Havent had anyone say anything to me yet, however i do get a lot of looks. Being from Wyoming, getting out of the boxster in a flannel and cowboy boots ... I sometimes laugh at myself haha.

[RandallNeighbour]

If I have my dayglo orange track rims on the car, I get thumbs up from little kids, bubbas in big trucks, and anyone else you can imagine. It's awfully gawdy and people love it.

When I put my Carrera lights on the car and drive around with it washed and clean and the top down, I'm just another rich guy driving his sports car.

Go figure.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by trimer

I had a huge laugh with a guy once in a parking lot. I pull up, park the car, ghl exhaust gives to a nice rev/roar...this guy in his big truck gets out, stares at the car with a look of damn that car made that noise...he was impressed. N then as he looked at me, I hit the lock button twice and this little tiny beep goes off to set the alarm and he looks at me and says...wow, that all you get? We cracked up. Damn horn.

I never got anything from anyone other than that...two 986, both with throaty exhausts, etc...never got a look or anything. But I do live n Florida where just about every third car is something cool.

I met a friend at a sports bar. As I'm pulling into the lot he waves me over so I park the car but since I had the bike on the rear of the car I decided to park rear end in. The Fabspeed exhaust is very loud and makes a racket. On the other side of the parking lot is a fat guy in a white Trans Am. He takes exception to my noise making and sarts revving his car really loud and starts yelling, "ya hear that?! " ..... revs the car some more "ya hear that? This is what a real car sounds like!!?"
My friend starts laughing and points out that its a convertible Trans Am..

Another time I was stuck in a jug handle waiting to merge onto the highway.
As we went under this overpass my loud exhaust got the attention of these two tough looking guys in a minivan directly behind me. They got offended apparently. As we merged minivan guy jumps around the outside and cuts me off while his passenger stares at me with a dirty look.
I just pulled up next to them and smiled right back at them.

Some people are weird..

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I met a friend at a sports bar. As I'm pulling into the lot he waves me over so I park the car but since I had the bike on the rear of the car I decided to park rear end in. The Fabspeed exhaust is very loud and makes a racket. On the other side of the parking lot is a fat guy in a white Trans Am. He takes exception to my noise making and sarts revving his car really loud and starts yelling, "ya hear that?! " ..... revs the car some more "ya hear that? This is what a real car sounds like!!?"
My friend starts laughing and points out that its a convertible Trans Am..

Another time I was stuck in a jug handle waiting to merge onto the highway.
As we went under this overpass my loud exhaust got the attention of these two tough looking guys in a minivan directly behind me. They got offended apparently. As we merged minivan guy jumps around the outside and cuts me off while his passenger stares at me with a dirty look.
I just pulled up next to them and smiled right back at them.

Some people are weird..

I had a group of about 5 stoners on a back highway in a very low income area follow me riding my tail crazy close in their Saturn. I just went on at the same steady 5 over or so speed. They swerved trying to pass to the left, then the idiots almost attempted to pass on the right in the grass. I lost them at the next red light by running out the car a bit.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Some people are weird..

...and dumb doing it sometimes

A few years ago we were doing our little Porsche car parade adventure, six cars, just cruising down blvd here and there.

Some gangster drove right pass each of us with his fav finger up - jealous weirdo. Slowly passing by maintaining his finger in the fresh air, he then clipped the leading pcar and accelerated brutally. The thing is... not only he clipped/scared a spanking new Cayman he physically clipped it, as in damages and all :/ We all reved up the pcars and caught the dude a mile down the road.

Here it is legal to bully someone you got into an accident with until the cops arrives to draft their report - without leaving traces of physical abuse of course.

You should have seen this poor dude LOL

[M31]

No actual insults yet but...I've had more than one person who saw me pull up to a sports bar out front and when I walk in they comment that they wouldn't waste their money on a Boxster when they could be driving a 911. I always tell them I agree the 911 is the ultimate feat of German engineering. I then ask them what year their 911 is and that's when they look like a deer caught in the headlights. They tell me they don't actually own a 911 so I ask them what model Porsche they do own since it obviously wouldn't be a 986 or 987. That's when they start to fidget and tell me they drive a minivan. Actually had one minivan driver give me advice on how to drive my 986. Sometimes I tell them that minivans rock...they are chick bait with the back seat for groceries and stuff. I love minivans drivers...they are the ultimate feat of American engineering!

[Joe B]

They're jealous! I just smile and give them the thumbs up (not the middle finger). I live in Wyoming, but Jackson Hole's pretty liberal, and with all the billionaires who own houses here (and occaisionally visit them), we have our share of expensive sports cars, so people don't even seem to notice the Boxster much.

[Nine8Six]

Here everybody is used to the loud v10 supercar stuff but just never miss that little 986 roadster. e.g some even staring. Dunno what it is with this car... annoying on occasion. Magnet or something.....

Is it just the "little 986 roadster" that gets those inspiring comments from strangers? Never heard of any other car that had so many related 'opinion' and stories lol

[jdlmodelt]

Funny, seems like everyone in whatever brand of car wants to race me or pass me.

[986_c6]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Get more compliments then insults. Comes with the territory. Generally the insults comes from those driving beaters.

+1. I guess it is a compliment either way!

[cfos]

Originally Posted by cardiffgiant

Guy, you won't believe this. Yesterday some prick called me a hater on the internet

I haven't had anyone yell anything negative yet. Mine usually draws a couple of looks a day. Occasionally, kids will yell stuff like cool car. At least once every couple of weeks I see someone just in slack jawed awe of it. Not bad for a 12 year old car

Just don't lose Max's carpet cleaning van! Who knows what you'd hear.

[Davev]

Originally Posted by M31

No actual insults yet but...I've had more than one person who saw me pull up to a sports bar out front and when I walk in they comment that they wouldn't waste their money on a Boxster when they could be driving a 911. I always tell them I agree the 911 is the ultimate feat of German engineering. I then ask them what year their 911 is and that's when they look like a deer caught in the headlights. They tell me they don't actually own a 911 so I ask them what model Porsche they do own since it obviously wouldn't be a 986 or 987. That's when they start to fidget and tell me they drive a minivan. Actually had one minivan driver give me advice on how to drive my 986. Sometimes I tell them that minivans rock...they are chick bait with the back seat for groceries and stuff. I love minivans drivers...they are the ultimate feat of American engineering!

That's amazing that same scenario played out more than once!

[cardiffgiant]

Originally Posted by cfos

Just don't lose Max's carpet cleaning van! Who knows what you'd hear.

It's so rare that anyone gets that movie reference!

[cfos]

Originally Posted by cardiffgiant

It's so rare that anyone gets that movie reference!

I think it is an outstanding movie. Vince Vaughn at his finest.