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Like Fanch said in a post earlier, Porsche is almost invisible next to Ferrari.
To some, that's a plus.
Why do some people find that so hard to believe I don't want car-jewerly I want a car I enjoy driving and serves my needs, attracting attention is a hassle and a pain in the neck that can sometimes even get in the way of enjoying the car.
Then why not get a suped up sedan? Honestly I can't figure out some of you...
Let me give you a dose of reality but to the lay-person a sports car that costs over 100K is not exactly low key. Why make it a mission to debunk one manufacturer to feel better about your preference? Half the time it just sounds like sour grapes.
Because a sedan isn't a sports car. Unlike most of the US, we can actually use cars to their potential here.
Face it, we don't like Ferraris (more than P-cars), we don't want Ferraris (more than P-cars) and we can definitely buy Ferrari 430s at almost the same prices here as 997TTs.
Well that may be true however like it or not the U.S. happens to be the largest single market for Porsche (more than all of Europe combined). So they very much have to consider what their competitors are up to. The way you guys pat Porsche on the back for everything they do is remarkable. I like Porsches but I also like sports cars period.
LA, the land of bling, only buys about 20% of new US F/65/Turbos (and prob a much higher % of used car sales
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NYC and SF in total prob buy 50% of new US F/65/Turbos....and the car preferences of Greenwich and Woodside tend to be far more similar to German or London prefs than those of LA or Miami, where there is more of fascination w/"look-at-me"/trailer park deluxe brands/colors/tinted windows and aftermkt stuff....
Most senior guys in any respectable and lucrative business are already known to be wealthy to everyone that matters in their universe; so, they don't need/want a car to advertise their wealth....in fact, lots of guys purposefully avoid routinely driving F's to office to avoid irritating colleagues/clients/investors/employees, etc, esp around times of sensitive financial discussions, e.g. pay and bonuses....
There's also prob more downside than upside to advertising one's wealth to anonymous people on public roads....assume you'll be sued in any accid, no matter fault, if you're perceived to have "deep pockets" by the other party and their ambulance chasers....