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He was the first person to take me in a Porsche back in the 80s, he installed cell phones back then and a client let him take the keys for a weekend.
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After 35 brutal radiation treatments to abate the remaining parts of tumor, dad seemed to be doing quite well and almost back to normal.
I recently had a conversation with my 88 year old father.
When he started the business in 1984 he spent all of his time and money building the business. He had nothing extra to buy or drive what he really wanted, which was a sports car.
Fast forward 30 years and his 3 sons (of which I am one) have grown the businesses to the point where we are all fairly comfortable ... though my dad never drove the car he always wanted.
Yes he bought a Cadillac but that was always an old man's car. Sigh
Tonight I offered to swap cars with him for the day. He could drive my 996 and I would drive his Forester. (Yes, he still comes to work 4 days a week for 4-5 hours a day).
I was amazed at the smile on his face when I made the offer.
He asked me why I would do that and trust him with my car??
The moral of the story.:
Drive and share what makes you happy.
It's just a car ..
Honor your parents for as long as you can and give back more than what was given to you.
Time to force Dad to go for a ride and he can drive. He was the first person to take me in a Porsche back in the 80s, he installed cell phones back then and a client let him take the keys for a weekend. Since then I had a Skip Barber custom slant nose 911 in a pinkish red with red leather on a gigantic poster above my bed. Thanks for the inspiration
@tom__w
Great see this post. It hits home for me.
I actually quit my 9-5 job 4.5 years ago to start my own business. My goal was to build it so I can take care of my parents. My 9-5 wasn't going to cut it. Nice life for me, but that's about it. The last thing I wanted to do was have regrets.
They sacrificed so much for us. I used to work and plan for myself. Now I am focused on them.
It has been tough but it's slowly coming together. Time is so precious to me now. My dad is 77 and will need a new car soon. Hoping I can buy him one.
My dad is 84. He came over from Germany when he was 25. He has always admired German cars and motorcycles. He has owned a few cars and motorcycles, but he has ever owned a "dream car".
I know he would like to drive my 996, but the Euro GT3 seats make it too difficult to get in and out. I bought a set of standard seats so he can drive the car. This post motivates me to get them installed in the next couple of weeks.
I convinced my dad years ago to drive my 69 911,, he was tentative at first,
just cause the car was so dynamic compared to his truck,, but after about an hour
I could tell by the corner speeds he was enjoying it..
He still compares it to the 59 Corvette he owned in High School.
Nice story, my dad(85 now) was always a mid level interest car guy and everytime he comes over I make sure to let him drive the 996 or the S8. I'm always trying to get him to get on the accelerater and let a little whoopass out but he stays within his comfort level, must be the engineer in him.
What a great story. Thanks for sharing it. My dad was also kind of a "mid level" car guy. He talked about Porsche's ( he seemed to be into 912's) all the time when I was growing up but a family of five put a damper on any real aspirations he might have had. He did allow himself an 83 VW GTI when they came out in the US and then an 84 Scirocco for mom the next year. We lost dad coming up on two years ago now. We made a little a money on his house when we sold it last year and I took a bit of that and put a 996 in the garage.
Thanks Dad. I wish you could see it. You'd love it.
Similarly, my parents spent years sacrificing & working hard to afford 3 sons the chance to succeed and prosper in life. At 68 my dad was diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumor and underwent immediate surgery to remove it. Post-op, the doctor told us dad could optimistically get 9-12 months before the cancer would eventually return. After 35 brutal radiation treatments to abate the remaining parts of tumor, dad seemed to be doing quite well and almost back to normal. I took the opportunity to throw him the keys and spend a long day with him in my newly acquired Porsche. We drove mountain passes, highways, country roads, and had an all around fantastic day. Numerous times I looked over at the speedo and had to remind him of how fast we were travelling, which was met with a hearty laugh and a huge grin. When we got home he couldn't stop talking about the experience and how much he enjoyed driving a Porsche...the feeling was surreal.
Incidentally, my dad went on to beat all the odds and stole another 5 years of life from the dreaded cancer, but he eventually succumbed in 2017. I miss him every single day...
About 4 years ago my dad was in town for the annual family reunion and he mentioned that he thought something might be wrong with the transmission in his truck. Later that evening he was with me in my truck when we were making a run to the store and he exclaimed from the front passenger seat "wow son, I can see the numbers on your speedometer clearly from over here". (Dad was 85 at the time)
I replied "ummmm dad, are you saying you can't see the numbers on YOUR dashboard?"
He grinned and said "don't tell your mom"
Dad returned to San Antonio the next day with the keys to that bright-dashboard truck. At 89, it's his grocery getter he still tells everybody his son gave it to him. Funny how a dad forgets everything they gave their whole life.
While I never got to drive in my Porsche with my Dad. He passed years before I got my car. I did have a great opportunity with a good friend and neighbour however. Ray was a big car buff and loved to talk cars and racing with me. When I bought my car, he was like a kid in a candy store (this pic was the day I brought it home). I took him for a drive and tried to get him to drive himself, but he refused, as the cancer meds (he was terminal at the time, he admitted a month or so later) affected his reflexes.
