Comments on: Is Driving a Porsche a Reason to be Begrudged? http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:43:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The "Porsche" Treatment http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-9994 The "Porsche" Treatment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:06:48 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-9994 [...] me of a post he put up a few months ago along these same lines. You need to check it out here: Is Driving a Porsche a Reason to be Begrudged? One of the most interesting things is that of police discriminating against Porsche [...] [...] me of a post he put up a few months ago along these same lines. You need to check it out here: Is Driving a Porsche a Reason to be Begrudged? One of the most interesting things is that of police discriminating against Porsche [...]

]]> By: Sue Barker http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-8194 Sue Barker Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:32:50 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-8194 Great to hear some positive coments and just as great attitudes towards their Porsche. I fell into this site because I googled the question "Do other Porsche drivers find they are treated aggresively on the road by other drivers?" I purchase my "rocket" about 4 months ago following some arse-hole breaking my passenger window and pinching my things from my SKL...... I do drive this car differently to the merc, hey you just cant help it and it screams to be driven... I have always considered myself a curtious and observant driver (I do like to go though), but I am finding that people are not letting me in, you know merge like a zip and that some appear to intentially not move over to the left (New Zealand) coming towards me on our single lane roads. There are other little things like I have watched twice now people opening their doors onto me in the carpark. Grrrrrrrr Hey, it could be me, maybe I am a little precious because I just love this car and I have worked hard for it. In saying that I have always been a car "chick" and have enjoyed most of my cars. I got my first speeding ticket in the first week, I smiled sweetly and explained I was not used to the 4 day old car and following a $120.00 ticket for going 8km over the speed limit off I went but did not have the heart to tell him that I was still in first gear! I got pulled over again yesterday but they did not get me on radar (valentine or jammer did not go off) so did not get the ticket and still wondering why I had to pull over and listen to them. Anyway what is most important is that I continue to enjoy my rocket and have hopefully a long relationship and get that same good feeling in my belly everytime I jump into her. Not even seeing 'dumped X bastard boyfriend' kick it twice and put dents in side at the shopping centre last weekend can dampen my spirits because I can get them fixed. Unfortunately he can not grow back his hair, grow back his teeth, or grow taller. And I have to admit very quietly I did have an inner smirk happening watching him get into his Ford and knowing he was green with envy and had still never driven a rocket! Great to hear some positive coments and just as great attitudes towards their Porsche.

I fell into this site because I googled the question “Do other Porsche drivers find they are treated aggresively on the road by other drivers?”

I purchase my “rocket” about 4 months ago following some arse-hole breaking my passenger window and pinching my things from my SKL…… I do drive this car differently to the merc, hey you just cant help it and it screams to be driven… I have always considered myself a curtious and observant driver (I do like to go though), but I am finding that people are not letting me in, you know merge like a zip and that some appear to intentially not move over to the left (New Zealand) coming towards me on our single lane roads. There are other little things like I have watched twice now people opening their doors onto me in the carpark. Grrrrrrrr Hey, it could be me, maybe I am a little precious because I just love this car and I have worked hard for it. In saying that I have always been a car “chick” and have enjoyed most of my cars.

I got my first speeding ticket in the first week, I smiled sweetly and explained I was not used to the 4 day old car and following a $120.00 ticket for going 8km over the speed limit off I went but did not have the heart to tell him that I was still in first gear!

I got pulled over again yesterday but they did not get me on radar (valentine or jammer did not go off) so did not get the ticket and still wondering why I had to pull over and listen to them.

Anyway what is most important is that I continue to enjoy my rocket and have hopefully a long relationship and get that same good feeling in my belly everytime I jump into her. Not even seeing ‘dumped X bastard boyfriend’ kick it twice and put dents in side at the shopping centre last weekend can dampen my spirits because I can get them fixed. Unfortunately he can not grow back his hair, grow back his teeth, or grow taller.

And I have to admit very quietly I did have an inner smirk happening watching him get into his Ford and knowing he was green with envy and had still never driven a rocket!

]]> By: Free Mobil1 Oil, The PCA Parade and Driving PDK at Barber Motorsport Park | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStyle http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4226 Free Mobil1 Oil, The PCA Parade and Driving PDK at Barber Motorsport Park | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStyle Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:02:56 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-4226 [...] don’t forget about our recent poll. Is Driving a Porsche a Reason to be Begrudged? If you haven’t yet voted, you can do so in the post or in the poll on the sidebar to the [...] [...] don’t forget about our recent poll. Is Driving a Porsche a Reason to be Begrudged? If you haven’t yet voted, you can do so in the post or in the poll on the sidebar to the [...]

]]> By: RHM http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 RHM Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:45:05 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-3008 Fantastic comments and anecdotes so far. This is something that I would definitely like to follow-up on and expand at some point in the future. PorschePurist is all about the "cars, products, and lifestyle." I have to admit, it's the "lifestyle" that interests me the most. There are only a few car makers who can boast the same. For example, I drive a civic and could care less about anyone else who drives one. With most Porsche drivers, there seems to be a bond. More on that later... Thanks to 993C4S (John) for letting me run this post. I'll be back (imagine my best Arnold impressions here)! RHM Fantastic comments and anecdotes so far.

This is something that I would definitely like to follow-up on and expand at some point in the future.

PorschePurist is all about the “cars, products, and lifestyle.”

I have to admit, it’s the “lifestyle” that interests me the most. There are only a few car makers who can boast the same. For example, I drive a civic and could care less about anyone else who drives one. With most Porsche drivers, there seems to be a bond. More on that later…

Thanks to 993C4S (John) for letting me run this post.

I’ll be back (imagine my best Arnold impressions here)!

RHM

]]> By: Martin http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 Martin Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:26:26 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-3007 I used to drive a Guard's Red 1974 914 Chalon which got me attention from a few idiots. If you've never seen a Chalon, it has a sloped nose and looks sort of like a 930 slant with a widened 914 rear. Mine had 8" wide Fuchs in the rear and 7" up front, and made 105HP and 120ft/lb of torque @ 3000 rpm from it's 2 litre four. Because it only weighed 903 kg (1800 lb) with a full tank it was lotus quick 0-40 MPH or so (then it would lose steam pretty quickly), and I used to drive it pretty aggressively when no one was around, just not above the speed limit. I think it was Walter Rohrl who said that "It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slowly", and this was a great example. The thing is, there was always some dolt in a Honda S-Type or something Type-R that wanted to race. If they were behind me I didn't mind showing off what the 914 could do, but if they were beside me then that's street racing and I'd back off. Unfortunately they rarely did, and I would end up having to stop somewhere and let them get tired. Was it ever my fault? Perhaps, since 0-40 in about 4 seconds could be seen as throwing down a challenge to someone, but would they have done the same if the car was a plain VW Rabbit or a Toyota Corolla? Doubtful. And it happened countless times. Today I drive an '83 911SC. It needs new paint and trim, and looks pretty shabby, but the engine is very strong and the brakes aggressive, and it goes 0 to what seems to be the problem officer in a few seconds, and no one ever looks twice at it. I drive it much faster than I did the Chalon as it seems unhappy driving anywhere near below the speed limit, and no one ever gives me a second glance. So, although my sample is much to small to be scientific, I believe that the appearance of the car does go a long way to the annoyance of observers, and driving aggressively simple aggravates the issue. I used to drive a Guard’s Red 1974 914 Chalon which got me attention from a few idiots. If you’ve never seen a Chalon, it has a sloped nose and looks sort of like a 930 slant with a widened 914 rear. Mine had 8″ wide Fuchs in the rear and 7″ up front, and made 105HP and 120ft/lb of torque @ 3000 rpm from it’s 2 litre four. Because it only weighed 903 kg (1800 lb) with a full tank it was lotus quick 0-40 MPH or so (then it would lose steam pretty quickly), and I used to drive it pretty aggressively when no one was around, just not above the speed limit. I think it was Walter Rohrl who said that “It’s more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slowly”, and this was a great example. The thing is, there was always some dolt in a Honda S-Type or something Type-R that wanted to race. If they were behind me I didn’t mind showing off what the 914 could do, but if they were beside me then that’s street racing and I’d back off. Unfortunately they rarely did, and I would end up having to stop somewhere and let them get tired. Was it ever my fault? Perhaps, since 0-40 in about 4 seconds could be seen as throwing down a challenge to someone, but would they have done the same if the car was a plain VW Rabbit or a Toyota Corolla? Doubtful. And it happened countless times.
Today I drive an ‘83 911SC. It needs new paint and trim, and looks pretty shabby, but the engine is very strong and the brakes aggressive, and it goes 0 to what seems to be the problem officer in a few seconds, and no one ever looks twice at it. I drive it much faster than I did the Chalon as it seems unhappy driving anywhere near below the speed limit, and no one ever gives me a second glance. So, although my sample is much to small to be scientific, I believe that the appearance of the car does go a long way to the annoyance of observers, and driving aggressively simple aggravates the issue.

]]> By: RHM http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3006 RHM Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:32:35 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-3006 How about the Speed Racer theme? RHM How about the Speed Racer theme?

RHM

]]> By: Andrew http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 Andrew Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:14:40 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-2996 @RHM, He's only at the Power Ranger status if he has a theme song... Christian, DO you have a theme song?? @RHM,

He’s only at the Power Ranger status if he has a theme song…

Christian, DO you have a theme song??

]]> By: RHM http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3005 RHM Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:46:03 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-3005 Christian's some kind of super hero to the kids (and half the adults who read this site as well). Christian, buddy, you have reached "Power Ranger Status"! Hope to see you soon. RHM Christian’s some kind of super hero to the kids (and half the adults who read this site as well).

Christian, buddy, you have reached “Power Ranger Status”!

Hope to see you soon.

RHM

]]> By: Andrew http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 Andrew Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:43:38 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-2995 Christian, I think the image of a professional race car driver and his Porsche evokes an infinitely different image than the one some people are exposed to, which is usually the ostentatious wine-and-cheese guy who just cut them off after passing on the right in their fancy car, etc etc. Christian, I think the image of a professional race car driver and his Porsche evokes an infinitely different image than the one some people are exposed to, which is usually the ostentatious wine-and-cheese guy who just cut them off after passing on the right in their fancy car, etc etc.

]]> By: Christian http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/apathy-toward-porsche-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 Christian Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:16:22 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3258#comment-3004 I voted "admired" but I must qualify. Those who know me, my passion for Porsches and the way I like to drive them :) seem at least to my face to have admiration. However, I don't generally drive one on the street. My competitors seem to feel that "Sonya" has some unfair advantage or super duper hidden turbo or something is that hate? I think the 1200 kids that I allowed to sit behind the wheel of a race car, all had huge admiration, so I'll stick with that. I voted “admired” but I must qualify. Those who know me, my passion for Porsches and the way I like to drive them :) seem at least to my face to have admiration. However, I don’t generally drive one on the street. My competitors seem to feel that “Sonya” has some unfair advantage or super duper hidden turbo or something is that hate? I think the 1200 kids that I allowed to sit behind the wheel of a race car, all had huge admiration, so I’ll stick with that.

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