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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
This is just pure bullshit. All of it. It's not surprising, but I just had to point it out.
If you are a middle-aged man and you buy a Porsche, a Ferrari, a Corvette or any other sportscar, you are automatically presumed to (i) have a small dick and (ii) be going through a mid-life crisis. It doesn't matter what kind of car it is. That is the presumption.
There is no question that many men are probably suffering from both when they buy such a car. More power to 'em. But it has always been my opinion that, for most people, there comes a time when you can actually afford such a car (if you aren't born into wealth or hit the lottery). This time, coincidentally, is probably somewhere around mid 30s-40s for most people.
And your comments on what a Porsche looks like and the "Everyman sportscar" are just fucking stupid. It is a beautiful car. It handles unbelievably. Everyman? You must live in a world where a golf membership is necessary when you become a father.
If I could have afforded a Porsche when I was 22, guess what? I would have bought one. If I could afford one now, I would buy one. I've driven one and they are amazing.
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You can afford one. You can get used ones in excellent condition all over the place, and financing being what it is, a Porsche will not break your bank.
That said, you cannot get a Turbo for a reasonable price. That is a bank breaker.
Dude, they're as common as Bimmers in the burbs out here, and this city is no economic wonderland.
Porsche and Ferrari are not in the same group. Well, maybe the GT is inthe same group with Ferrari. Ferrari is for the cat who truly wants some exotic, tempermental hand made street legal race car. The upkeep on those fuckers is awful. The standard 911 is a mass produced vehicle.
Cat up the street from me growing up had a couple Ferraris. Those things are pieces of art. Porsches are scattered all over any golf course parking lot (standard radiologist's ride, common as a 7 series). A buddy of mine who races stock cars in LA giggles about Porsches. He considers them great cars, but basically just VWs on roids.
I don't like them. Never will. But this is just my crazy opinion. If you dig 'em, hey, have at it.
