Nov 23, 2007 1:58:00 AM
Nov 23, 2007 2:36:26 AM
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carcam said:
This came up in another post but it's a good question. It's something I struggle with. I grew up in So. California and there, the more exotic the better. Here in NC, less so. And I worry about my patients seeing my cars (997T, RR SC, etc). And our European buddies - same thing, I think. How often do you let your friends/family/patients/neighbors affect your car buying decision?
Nov 23, 2007 6:02:01 PM
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nberry said:
Several years ago, during a trial I arrranged for the jury to inspect an accident site which was in a remote park with little view obstructions. At the time I was driving a Porsche. The other attorney was driving MB.
I hired a bus which tranported the jury and judge.
I rent a Ford and drove it to the site. The other attorney obviously thinking along similar lines arrived in a VW which I later learned he borrowed from his daughter's friend.
I guess that says it all.
Nov 23, 2007 6:20:56 PM
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carcam said:
This came up in another post but it's a good question. It's something I struggle with. I grew up in So. California and there, the more exotic the better. Here in NC, less so. And I worry about my patients seeing my cars (997T, RR SC, etc). And our European buddies - same thing, I think. How often do you let your friends/family/patients/neighbors affect your car buying decision?
One word only: the social implications aren't very positive, actually they're pretty bad. Only the kids/friends of my kids seem to love our Porsches, their parents are pretty offensive and sometimes even hostile regarding their opinion about our cars, especially regarding the Cayenne but also the Turbo. Their comments are sometimes insulting and full of envy but due to the fact that they're our neighbours and the parents of our kids' friends, I can't actually tell them what I think about them and their opinions.
Can I live with it? Definetely. However it is getting more and more difficult, so in the end, I think that the Cayenne will go sooner or later but the 997 Turbo stays.
Nov 23, 2007 6:31:06 PM
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nberry said:
Several years ago, during a trial I arrranged for the jury to inspect an accident site which was in a remote park with little view obstructions. At the time I was driving a Porsche. The other attorney was driving MB.
I hired a bus which tranported the jury and judge.
I rent a Ford and drove it to the site. The other attorney obviously thinking along similar lines arrived in a VW which I later learned he borrowed from his daughter's friend.
I guess that says it all.
Wait a minute. I thought you said in the past that Porsche's were middle class cars. Why would the Porsche stand out, then? It would blend in, just like other "middle class" cars.
I guess that says it all.
Nov 23, 2007 10:13:00 PM
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br d said:
Lot's of possession envy here in the UK. I've built a successful business through hard work but I could never let the contract manager's I deal with see my (current) C2s let alone the Turbo when it arrives. Most of the people I tender from are happy to give me work all day long as long as they feel I'm somehow reliant on them, it's an ego thing. If they knew I was earning 6 times what they are I would get nothing, even though I give them exactly the service they need at the price they want.
My cars stay well away from my work, I show up in a pick-up truck!
brad
Nov 24, 2007 1:18:37 AM
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SoCal Alan said:Quote:
br d said:
Lot's of possession envy here in the UK. I've built a successful business through hard work but I could never let the contract manager's I deal with see my (current) C2s let alone the Turbo when it arrives. Most of the people I tender from are happy to give me work all day long as long as they feel I'm somehow reliant on them, it's an ego thing. If they knew I was earning 6 times what they are I would get nothing, even though I give them exactly the service they need at the price they want.
My cars stay well away from my work, I show up in a pick-up truck!
brad
I wonder how come certain societies have to be like this. Is it because the "system" doesn't allow one to be that successful, so that the one's that make it are the object of scorn and envy?
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carcam said:
This came up in another post but it's a good question. It's something I struggle with. I grew up in So. California and there, the more exotic the better. Here in NC, less so. And I worry about my patients seeing my cars (997T, RR SC, etc). And our European buddies - same thing, I think. How often do you let your friends/family/patients/neighbors affect your car buying decision?
Their comments are sometimes insulting and full of envy but due to the fact that they're our neighbours and the parents of our kids' friends, I can't actually tell them what I think about them and their opinions.
Nov 24, 2007 6:01:16 AM
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nberry said:
Several years ago, during a trial I arrranged for the jury to inspect an accident site which was in a remote park with little view obstructions. At the time I was driving a Porsche. The other attorney was driving MB.
I hired a bus which tranported the jury and judge.
I rent a Ford and drove it to the site. The other attorney obviously thinking along similar lines arrived in a VW which I later learned he borrowed from his daughter's friend.
I guess that says it all.
Wait a minute. I thought you said in the past that Porsche's were middle class cars. Why would the Porsche stand out, then? It would blend in, just like other "middle class" cars.
I guess that says it all.
When I drove Porsche's, they were not considered middle class cars. They were the "cat's meow". Everyone drooled over owning one. Today, nothing more than a Lexus and would have no problem driving one in front of a client. Now the Ferrari is a different story.
Nov 24, 2007 6:23:07 AM
Nov 24, 2007 3:57:59 PM
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SoCal Alan said:
I'm also from Southern California. I don't let anybody affect my car buying decision. At all. If anything, however, the cheaper the car you have, the worst the social implications, here in LA.
Nov 24, 2007 4:20:56 PM
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Lars997 said:
Heavy implications in Germany. Might be that if your client knows about your cars, he will choose another supplier.
I work a lot in the US, too. Most thing I like there is, that I can openly talk about my cars and hobbies, without getting affected in any way. In Germany, jealousy is the rule. Even if some people have the same cars, there are still jealous on you.
So what do I do. In my neighbourhood I have given up caring about. I drive what I like. When I go to my clients (all far away in other areas) I avoid using the Porsche. I choose the bimmer.
I completly agree on RC statement. Kids are loving cars and dont know jeaslousy but even here are some kids which are affected by their parents thinking and behaving and sometimes those kids behave different to your kids, just because the cars or the house you live in.
Sad but thats the trueth of Germany. Noone sees that you are working for your money people only see when you spend it!
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Whoopsy said:
Interesting thread, when I go see a lawyer for business, I 'EXPECT' to see him in a presentable car, something along the lines of Audi, BMW, MB and up, that would tell me he is a successful one and gives me more faith in his practice, same thing for my accountant.
If I see a beater, or even a Lexus, I will more than likely turned away and find another one, a beater to me means he is not making enough to get a presentable car and not successful enough, it would have been a gamble on my part to trust him/her. A Lexus owner is even worst, he is 'pretending' to be a successful one, but since he can't afford to buy the proper brand names, he goes for the discounted one. A 100% poser in my mind.