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Cars that make your jaw drop.

Butch said:
We went on a rally with the Porsche club yesterday. Mines Mt Hamilton Quimby. 49 cars. The pace was quite brisk.
Big, big fun
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I saw 30 or 40 Porsches drive east on 299 toay, as I was repairing a flat rear tire on my KTM.
 
augustiron said:
The pretty thing is getting Porsche curious.
I am getting nervous.
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old itch. i called him and asked him to meet me. he says - tell me you’re not serious. i put the key in the ignition, and fired it up. and that was the end of that. first rodeo. not the last.
 
I got bitten by the Porsche bug last year. It's not one of the ones that makes the headlines, but it brings a smile to my face every time I see it in my garage.
2012 Cayman S Black Edition (#492/500). Only had ~20,500 miles on it when I bought it. Just passed 28k at the autocross event a couple of weeks ago.

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stan23 said:
May I suggest you and her go drive an s2000 first?! I think it's a better driver's car than most boxsters!
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It's the "her" part that probably makes the difference here Stan. I've gone through my fair share of buying cars with the GF (GF's)...while they liked how the cars drove, the big difference was the brand prominence. Not that they ever asked for these specific cars, but in a choice between an CT4-Blackwing and a BMW 340i, the BMW would get the nod...and yet the CT4-V shits all over the 340i....IME, however. I think girls get sick of explaining the car to their friends, etc...or something. A Cayman, with the Porsche crest needs no explaining. The S2000? Yah....it's gonna be a conversation.
 
Holeshot said:
It's the "her" part that probably makes the difference here Stan. I've gone through my fair share of buying cars with the GF (GF's)...while they liked how the cars drove, the big difference was the brand prominence. Not that they ever asked for these specific cars, but in a choice between an CT4-Blackwing and a BMW 340i, the BMW would get the nod...and yet the CT4-V shits all over the 340i....IME, however. I think girls get sick of explaining the car to their friends, etc...or something. A Cayman, with the Porsche crest needs no explaining. The S2000? Yah....it's gonna be a conversation.
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I get it, it's just a suggestion to at least try a different roadster. My wife who drives a Porsche herself would not care for a boxster, but loves the s2000. Go figure.
 
Wife is not exactly a label snob, Just starting to think of something more fun, exciting, topless and high-end.
I don't know if "a Porsche" is a bucket list item or not.
But I did find out she was visualizing more of like the 70s/80s era drop top 911s :yikes
 
augustiron said:
Wife is not exactly a label snob, Just starting to think of something more fun, exciting, topless and high-end.
I don't know if "a Porsche" is a bucket list item or not.
But I did find out she was visualizing more of like the 70s/80s era drop top 911s :yikes
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It's not a snob thing, just a recognition thing (I think). Car guys look towards performance and exclusivity. My GF's a full Car Girl, but still doesn't know enough about the more limited/ unappreciated models to know if she'd want one. Stan' suggestion was a good one, mind you.

When looking at Porsches, you know The MAN is here....Billswim's the guy to bug.
 
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