04-27-2006, 04:42 PM
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Maybe this is the subject of another thread but I seem to sense that other drivers have a certain disdain for the Porsche. It's some sort of jealousy. They can't afford one so it becomes something to despise. It's a class thing for sure. Ditto for BMW's. I'm not sure the Corvette suffers tthe same fate. It seems to be viewed as the working class hero of sporting cars. Lambo's and Ferraris are just so far out they seem above the fray.
I seem to attract confrontations in the Porsche that I don't get in my SUV and never on my Harley. Granted some of it is my fault because when I'm dissed I like to get in their faces. Especially dudes in pickups who think they can cut you off. This shocks and surprises them.
Its funny how vehicles elicit this class distinction. I never noticed it before but people suck. 
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04-27-2006, 04:54 PM
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On the flipside, I don't notice anything different at all now that I'm in the Boxster. I was expecting some disdain, but really, people don't seem to notice. San Diego might be different though...
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04-27-2006, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by eslai
On the flipside, I don't notice anything different at all now that I'm in the Boxster. I was expecting some disdain, but really, people don't seem to notice. San Diego might be different though...
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I think you have just gotten used to it. I know for a fact i dont notice people looking at my car while im driving. However, the other day i had a buddy of mine in the car and within 10mins he turns to me and says do you get that a lot. I was puzzled and I asked him what? He said look at all these people staring at your car...
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04-27-2006, 05:24 PM
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Honestly, its a mixture of jealousy and the unexplainable. Its the same reason why I have had turbo subarus speed off in front of me, 5.0 mustangs drop their clutches, and mercedes owners telling me how their "S" cost more than my "S". The latter is mostly the unexplainable, because in truth I was admiring his car.
Its not going to end or go away though. In 1997 I owned a little red viper RT10. The only people who said nice car were my parents, friends, and kids on school busses. I heard it all... american piece of cr*p, nice dodge, is that the new neon... however to their ever-dissatisfaction, I was enjoying myself too much to be concerned with them.
The viper became uninsurable on my policy (dont ask ) and I was shopping for boats, so I traded in the viper in 2000 and bought a boat and the boxster. The carrera cab and a 35' boat was a stretch for me at the time, and I wanted a convertible toy car. So the boxster it is. Since then, I feel like I've heard "so you got the cheap porsche" once for each of my 20k miles. Cheap to whom? I bought every option outside of customization and the tiptronic that porsche had in 2000, even the umbrella! The sticker was definitely still an undertaking. If you find that to be "cheap" god bless you and may your good fortune continue. But again, I found that this comment often came from people who couldnt afford the car in the first place, despite the fact that they somehow found the car to be priced "cheap".
Oh well, people will never change. Enjoy your porsches everyone, and love the fact that you dont have to be jealous of those who own them 
Last edited by 5thtonbench; 04-27-2006 at 05:30 PM.
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04-27-2006, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TriGem2k
I think you have just gotten used to it. I know for a fact i dont notice people looking at my car while im driving. However, the other day i had a buddy of mine in the car and within 10mins he turns to me and says do you get that a lot. I was puzzled and I asked him what? He said look at all these people staring at your car...
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See, I personally never noticed boxsters because they were everywhere. once in a while I'll get people complimenting me on my car, but when I'm driving I swear no one seems to notice. Fine by me, really. I don't need more attention than I already get...from the cops...
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04-27-2006, 06:04 PM
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It's very subtle but it attracts weird behavior from poseurs and bad ass wannabes. lol Like tailgating. Cut ins. Hard launches at lights. Sometimes its funny sometimes its annoying. Like the guy in the ugly new Crossfire who launched so hard and sped off in heavy traffic like I was radioactive. Women like the car but the "bad boys" are threatened.
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04-27-2006, 06:24 PM
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Hi,
I dunno, I haven't gotten any of what you guys describe when driving my Guards Red '99, Nada, none, not at all.
But, when I'm out in my Esprit, I see everything you describe and more... Interesting...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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04-27-2006, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
I dunno, I haven't gotten any of what you guys describe when driving my Guards Red '99, Nada, none, not at all.
But, when I'm out in my Esprit, I see everything you describe and more... Interesting...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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That's interesting. Studies have shown that red irritates people and makes them angry. I think blue is soothing. lol The Esprit looks so exotic they can't help themselves.
When I'm out on my Harley, people are just so polite and courteous. Go figure?
I also notice that behavior varies depending on the time of day. Evening rush hour is worse. People are tired and burnt out. Sunday morning is calm. Friday night's rush hour is the worst. Wow.... a Porsche and an Esprit!!
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04-28-2006, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
I dunno, I haven't gotten any of what you guys describe when driving my Guards Red '99, Nada, none, not at all.
But, when I'm out in my Esprit, I see everything you describe and more... Interesting...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Same thing with me. I get some looks in the boxster and guys launching on me and stuff, but I really don't get too many moron's in my talon. I woudl think they didn't know it's fast, but I have wiped the simle of the odd Z06's face before which is exactly why I'm not so impressed with them.
The talon lays a much WHP, under 3000lbs with me in the car sporting AWD. It's not gonna blow up either, fully built motor (Wiseco Pistons, Eagle Rods, polished crank, no balance shafts, port polished head, Comp Valves and Cams etc etc..)and trans with center and rear LSD so it gives spankings all day long...
The best part of the car is racing at the V8 points events (its open street class but no imports are ever there) and their fastest car in the street class runs 12.1 which is the same speed my car goes. They all give me looks as if it runs fast enough to be in the class (minimum 14.9 to 12.0) I just say I don't know and I hope its fast enough. Then listen to some idiot tell me about his 13.5 second whatever it is before take a strip off him runnnig like 12.3 or so pretty easily. Then the next time in the lanes everbody is all the sudden not talking smack about my car anymore. lol...
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04-27-2006, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by wild1poet2
It's very subtle but it attracts weird behavior from poseurs and bad ass wannabes. lol Like tailgating. Cut ins. Hard launches at lights. Sometimes its funny sometimes its annoying. Like the guy in the ugly new Crossfire who launched so hard and sped off in heavy traffic like I was radioactive. Women like the car but the "bad boys" are threatened.
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This seems to be the norm with me. Bad ass types with a small ***is. They all have that fart can of a muffler and body mods, and they think they have the fastest car on earth. I don't give them the time of day!
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04-27-2006, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jsampson
This seems to be the norm with me. Bad ass types with a small ***is. They all have that fart can of a muffler and body mods, and they think they have the fastest car on earth. I don't give them the time of day!
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i agree - it pisses them off more that you blow them off, which is pretty funny.
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04-27-2006, 05:06 PM
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It could just be me. Yesterday at two separate times cars to the left of me on the highway moved into my lane. Almost hit me. They just didn't see me.....? One was on the phone and another was in a pickup with a lift kit. I had the top down and I know we have a low profile but still I don't suffer fools kindly. I'm probably just getting too old for this chit.  But even after they realize what they did its their reaction that just ****sses me off. Boston drivers!!
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04-27-2006, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by wild1poet2
It could just be me. Yesterday at two separate times cars to the left of me on the highway moved into my lane. Almost hit me. They just didn't see me.....? One was on the phone and another was in a pickup with a lift kit. I had the top down and I know we have a low profile but still I don't suffer fools kindly. I'm probably just getting too old for this chit. But even after they realize what they did its their reaction that just ****sses me off. Boston drivers!! |
you prob just had stealth mode on and forgot to turn it off - happens to me all the time
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