Should Porsche be owned by VW? Options

[bongo monkey]

I was just thinking about the direction Porsche is taking with their cars in recent years. I know they have to make a profit to keep independent, but I think they have lost sight of who they are, and they are trying to compete with Mercedes and BMW with luxury sports cars and SUV's, which are really just overpriced status symbols. I think pure sports cars are what Porsche does best, and one should stick to what one does best. I know Porsche is making the Carerra GT, but, really... $440000? I think that if VW bought Porsche, Porsche would be able to make the cars they make best again, without worrying about staying afloat. Even though the whine-and-cheese crowd will raise hell, I think it would be cool to see VW and Porsche working together again, kind of like 2 long-lost brothers. What do you think? Although even VW probably doesnt have the kind of money to buy a supermarque like Porsche...

[skl]

It would take a few pages to even summarize Porsche's history, but it has always been independent starting as a design company in the '30's. They've done projects for VW and many other car companies through out the world and some on the list would surprise you (including Harley-Davidson). The Porsche and Piech families (a story in it's own) were also intertwined with VW... get the new 3 volume set of Porsche, Excellence was Expected- you'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about your favourite little German sports car company