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10-13-2008, 03:45 PM | #23 |
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I'd like to say I don't care what people think, but on some level we all do. My Porsche gets a certain amount of negative attention because of the 7 letters on the back. Enough to nearly render the horn usless as an opinion giver. (Oh, just another jerk in a Porsche!)
People who judge you based on the hood ornament probably don't know the difference between a 135 and a 318. They will think you're a snobb no matter what. The fact that the car is small will be lost on them, and yes they will think Poor mans BMW. I've even fallen prey to this as well. The new Camaro looks real good; way better than any before it. But I would be afraid people would think I live in a trailer park. There is just some unwanted baggage there. A fun 300 HP coupe for 26K seems like a bargain even if it is a Chevy. (It has gotten very good reviews from journalists that have driven the engineering mules). So yes, despite what we think, others do influence our feelings about cars. Can't wait to see how much "influence" I get over the Camaro coments.:respekt: |
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I had my Boxster seven years, and never encountered any negative feedback at all. First three years were in St. Louis, Missouri (at a time and place where the Boxster was still something of a novelty). The last four years were in Dallas, Texas, where - for good or ill - Porsches of all types seem to be fairly common fodder (absolutely no disrespect intended). I grant you, backlash against a Boxster would probably not be as strong as against a 911. On the other hand, I can testify that Boxster drivers don't get as many admiring glances, either. A trade-off, I suppose. By comparison - and this is where our experiences differ - I encountered a pronounced increase in negative feedback from other drivers once I got my 135i (something I never encountered in our X5, or in my wife's Mini Cooper S). It's almost like people expect you to be a jerk, just because you're piloting a Bimmer. My SA actually warned me about this (!) when I got the car (yes, I thought he was joking; he wasn't). It weirded me out so much that I found myself being obsessively polite to other drivers above and beyond the call of duty... which is, I admit, a hell of a thing to call a "problem". But it IS symptomatic of being worried about other drivers pre-judging you based on the car you drive. I can't help wondering if reactions to high-end imports differ according to location (e.g., California vs. Texas vs. Missouri - or urban vs suburban).
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10-15-2008, 08:06 AM | #27 |
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