QUOTE(PORobinSCHE @ Sep 25 2006, 06:36 PM)
i think the ghia and VeeDub folks identify with the Teeners more than the Porsche crowd. i've gotten nary a wave in either the 914 or 944. stuck-op SOB's
Yeah, but you have to recognize that lots of people buy fancy cars like a Porsche because, well, just because they can, and it's not because they want a sporty car. The basic 911 models are at a price midpoint between most other cars and much more expensive and exclusive GTs and sports cars such as the Porsche 911 turbo and GT3, Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, etc. I think most of these people would happily buy and drive more expensive car if they had the ability, and they would do so for no other reason than expensive cars are status symbols, and not because they love cars
It's my thoery that owners of newer Porsches tend to be jerks because of this middle price point. It seperates them into categories: rich jerks who can afford Porsche, and even richer jerks who can afford costlier cars. The same problem affects Mercedes and BMW, because there is a large price gap between a top end Mercedes or BMW saloon, and say a Rolls, Bently or Maybach.
Of course, that's not to say that there aren't plenty of good, non-egotistical owners of new Porsches... It's just that they're more likely to be driving Caymans. And by the way, I've received a few waves in return from Cayman drivers, I think most just don't notice because they're too busy drewling.