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YOUR RESEARCHThe best part about driving a porsche is......
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very best part, imho, is taking it
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But probably the very best part, IMHO, is taking it on the track.
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....the look I see on young boys' faces when I drive by.
The boys (about 7-12 years old) seem to just light up like they just saw Santa on his sleigh on Christmas eve when I drive by. They smash their faces against the window with eyes wide open to get a closer look. Then they turn and tell their mom or dad who usually seem to be rather disinterested. Most of the time their jaw just drops as I slowly drive by and give a polite wave.
I was this young boy once.
I really don't like any attention, but this has happened several times and it always brings a big smile to my face and makes me feel like a kid again.
....the look I see on young boys' faces when I drive by.
Exactly. I remember when I was a boy how I felt. The kids in my neighborhood are so excited when I drive by... it reminds me of when I was a kid.
Peace,
Rob
I see this all the time, I was also that kid growing up excited to see a Porsche go by. Now I just look in the garage and pinch myself. I like the tough chicks that work at the convenience store that are gazing out the window when I pull up they make a point of saying "thats a beautiful car" when I pick up a paper or some coffee.They usually are missing some teeth and I think GOD am I lucky or what!!
....the look I see on young boys' faces when I drive by.
I was right there 29 years ago. Except I was only able to see the cars in magazines. 911 turbo carrera. Ohhh maw gawwwdd! I saw one in person a few years later in Santa Fe. It was like the second coming.
I giggle a little every day when I get in the car.
Wow, timely thread. Just today on my way home from work, sitting at a light, I look to my left and there is a car full of excited 10-12 yr olds staring at the P. It totally reminded me of my youth.
Listening to the exhaust and the sensation of "oneness" between man and machine.
As a side note:
I have to admit that I didn't see a lot of Porsches in the blue collar neighborhood where I grew up (Gary, IN). As a kid, I did, however, grin ear to ear whenever I saw a Smokey and the Bandit Trans-Am with T-Tops and the eagle on the hood. My point is, I can relate to being the excited little boy watching his dream car go by.... it's just that my dream car wasn't made in Germany. I caught 45 minutes of Smokey & the Bandit while flipping through the channels a couple of weeks ago. I must admit that I had to ask myself "What in the hell did I ever like about that car???"
Not trying to sound snobby, but fortunately for me, my tastes have evolved over the years.
The feeling of kinship when crossing another P-car owner in traffic and getting a wave back: this only happened to me once before with my Golf GTi but never since and never as often as now.
The physical, aural and emotional sensation that it provides whenever I drive it.
And yes, the reminiscence of my childhood when I see boys staring and pointing.
Priceless... well almost.
JM
On my way home after first buying it, I stopped at a rest stop to talk on the phone, and right after I parked, 3 kids knocked on my window and asked if they could take pictures with my car.
I got out of the car and let them pose with it- handing the camera back and forth as they all had their turn. It was pretty cool. I've wanted a 911 for about 30 years and I still can't believe I finally bought one. I am addicted to driving it - I am always looking for a reason to drive somewhere.
I must admit, I rember being a little kid drooling over the P cars. I have been a fan for over 20 years and still have some magazines from as far back as 15 years ago with Porsches in them. It always brings a smile to my face when I see another kid stare at my car as I sit in traffic. Or better yet the kid that stops walking to stare and gets tugged from their parents, that always makes me kind of chuckle.
the smile it puts on my face - weather it's zipping down a back road, sitting in traffic, seeing the look on the kids' faces or stareing at it in the garage in the middle of winter. It's a sense of accomplishment.
For the first year or two when I drove my Pcar, the grin on my face was so wide that sometimes I'd have to remind myself to look more serious, or people would think I was high. (Which I was, just not on drugs.)
Then there was the time I was seated next to a precocious 10 year old girl on an airplane, who was reading a car mag and really into cars. I chatted with her about some cars, but didn't say anything about my ride. Finally, she asked me what I drove. When I told her, she yelled out, as loud as she could to her father, who was seated accross the aisle: "DADDY, HE DRIVES A PORSCHE!!". I was both proud and also somewhat embarassed, as I have no doubt a good part of the folks on the plane heard her yelling and making a fuss.
But probably the very best part, IMHO, is taking it on the track. With some decent tires and a good suspension, it is just amazing what the car will do, and I'm not the greatest driver. But driving the right line at high speed and seeing the car repeatedly deliver amazing handling and braking -- well, that's a high that's hard to beat.
=Carlos=
Not only the young kids.
When parking at the super market or similar, LOTS of the male population in the 30-40 range come up and look at the car with that special grin on their face.
Best thing (if I'm in the mood) is to let them sit in the car. Its almost a second xmas for them, and I know that most of them will never sit in a 911 again.
The best part..is driving such a good, well design, well executed, road hugging machine.
I really whish that I could put up a shield that made my car look like a beater, would put away some of the unwanted attention.
The worst part...the unwanted attention...and I do not mean by strangers but more from familly, friend and neighbour....kinda screw the "lets live low-key" message. Oh well......
Of course, the occasional Porsche driver will wave back or flash the brights, but the interaction between driver's is even more common amongst motorcyclists. I ride a sportbike and a cruiser and just about every bike that ever passes me going in the other direction waves to me (and vice versa).
The point is, there is a kinship among men that results from the shared pursuit of passions. And that passion is not much higher than that gained by enthusiasts driving sports cars or riding motorcycles.
Couple of things:
Best part about driving a Porsche - The therapy. High stress job, family, mortgage - nothing beats taking the long way home. Also, Rennlist - it's simply the best auto community, period.
Second, for LiveNupe, are you nuts? That Trans Am was BADASS - I dreamed of that car for years - remember, we're talking 1977, so that was pretty much king of the mountain. I'm not sure I'd buy one now, but I don't wear Jordache jeans or bell bottoms either!
So many good points listed! Just owning one, and going into the garage and seeing it sitting there..the therapy point is another good one. Nothing expels a bad day then a nice twisty road and the top down! And then of course, sitting at a "insert coffee shop of choice" having a cup of brew and watching people stare at it! And compliment it with "wow, nice Ferrari!"
As many have already mentioned, it's seeing the admiration from the kids that takes you back to when you were the same age. It's that connection you feel between adulthood and childhood, and the realization of a dream-come-true. When I was 10, a resident in my neighborhood had a 911SC, and I would always take the long way home from school (on a bicycle) just so I could pass by his house to stare at it on his driveway. I would literally just sit across the street for hours before finally going home. My mom knew of my obsession, so she let me have my pleasure and never rushed me home. The smile on my face said it all.
Now I see that same beaming smile on my 4-year-old's face.
...is being able to take my 13 year old son along for rides. I saw my first 911 when I was 13 and wanted my dad to get one. It was deemed impractical at the time, so I waited 34 years before I got my first Porsche. Now my son's mantra is "never pass up an opportnity to go for a ride".
I certainly agree with most of you about the kids but for me its the "feeling" I get when driving Porsche Cars. I got it while driving my 951S and now my 996 as well.
Just recently I drove a new Corvette C6 just for giggles. It was not the Z06 just standard vette and it was in one word FAST. It "felt" like it would run circles around my 996 and it would push you into the seat under acceleration. BUT after 5 minutes of this I was bored a bit, sure it was fast but it was missing something. I cant quite explain what that something is but my 996 has it and it has alot of it!!!
It has nothing to do what others think of my car or how it looks or the price paid. It has everything to do with taking it out after having a rough day in the office and driving the hell out of it and the big smile that it gives me.....
I've had a lot of kids notice my car too. It can be a good feeling. My best story is that I was driving through a small town not too far from my house and drove past two nine to ten year old boys in my C4S. They hop on their bike and start 'booking' down the sidewalk next to the street I was on to catch up to me. I get stopped at a red light and they pull up along side and motion for me to put my window down. One says 'nice car!' the other says 'do you have a girlfriend?' I was really thrown by the second question and asked him why he wanted to know. He said 'I don't know...' lol
Not necessarily driving it, but going out to the garage at night and just looking at the curve of those wide body rear fenders. How close to sex can a car get?
Bill
I'm in Ireland right now, back home for Christmas, and once in a (very long) while I see a Porsche and ogle it like I always have - then think HOLY ****! I have one of those at home! So apart from the joy of driving it, and looking at it, I definitely get pleasure from the knowledge that I own it.
Keith
I grew up in Woodland Hills, CA. Once in a while a 911 would go by when I was playing in the street and I was mezmorized by the look. Later in 1977, I got a ride in a green 2 year old 911 shortly after moving to CT. I watched the driver start the car and marveled at the key placement and sound from the rear of the car...........The driver was a distant family member and I just sat there dumbfounded as this 20 year old guy shows me what his dad's car can do around some back roads of New Canaan, CT during the fall. Of course the Targa top was removed so when I think of this experience I can still smell that earthy smell of the leaves mixed with the raw smell of the engine that the heating system produced. I swore to myself I would buy a piece of this earthly magic some day. Happy New Year to those who have had the dream, and made it happen without compromising anything=CHEERS!
Steve
Sitting at a dead stop at the top of an on ramp and being able to merge in front of a car that was doing 75 when it was even with you less than 7 seconds before...
Best part for me is meeting cool and new folks from this and other forums. If I didn't have a Porsche to drive I might not have met some of the coolest/nicest people I know
