Porsche is the European Z-car and most of the owners are OK.
There are so many of them here that nobody takes a second
look.
Thomas
sidney raper wrote:
> WARNING - An opinion to follow! Yours may not agree!!
>
> >From my experience, there is a correlation between the purchase price of the
> vehicle and the level of hands on knowledge of the car that the owner has.
> This usually spills over into, or is a byproduct of the owner's enthusiasm
> for the make. Most roadster owners love the cars because they are simple,
> fun and relatively inexpensive. The same holds true for (don't flame me for
> this) MG owners, Fiat owners, Triumph owners and the like. Owners of
> Porsches (excluding the 914) and more expensive sports cars typically would
> not know a cam follower from the follower of a religious cult - and they
> don't care because they just write a check and go. Corvette owners run a
> little differently because there are vette owners that want a sports car,
> but want american made or a V8, but they are hands on people. They have
> their share of snobs though.
>
> Now, before I get bashed, there are always exceptions to this statement - it
> is a generalization. Does this mean that there are no Roadster snobs? Not
> at all, but they are MUCH fewer and farther between. Most roadster owners
> are very gregarious and helpful and that is one of the reasons that I love
> this list (plus the insanity that owning a roadster causes is another.) Who
> knows. I may actually get mine on the road one day.
>
> Ok, I am off the box now.
>
> Sid
>
> >From: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
> >To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, Michael Poorboy
> ><bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Jaremko at the vintage races
> >Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 06:38:39 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >It must vary greatly from area to area. The Porsche
> >club down in Southern Idaho is awesome. They come out
> >and autocross with us regularly and usually bring
> >10-15 cars. Thats about 10% of their club. The Vette
> >club is a whole nother story. I had one and sold it.
> >Out of over 400 members, 2 drivers come out to run
> >with us. They would prefer to drag race or show them.
> >
> >I do get a chance to drive a real nice 993 and Boxster
> >regularly. If I was serioulsy looking for a nice drop
> >top I would consider the Boxster S. It is a very nice
> >handling car.
> >
> >Okay, I'm off the soadbox now.
> >
> >Don Miller
> >68 Turbo V-6 (Porsche and Vette Eater)
> >Meridian, ID
> >
> >
> >--- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Those Porsche guys are wimps and too proud to be
> > > defeated by a Datsun thus
> > > they have to change the rules for the Datsun so that
> > > the Porsche guys can
> > > keep up.
> > >
> > > I once went to a PCA meeting with a friend who owns
> > > a 76 Turbo. What a bunch
> > > of snobs and assholes. Most don't know anyhing about
> > > their cars or about
> > > other sports cars. The only thing many of them know
> > > how to do is write
> > > checks.
> > >
> > > My friend agreed with my assesment and joined my MGB
> > > club instead - at least
> > > WE work on our cars.
> > >
> > > IMHO,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michael Poorboy" <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
> > > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 12:05 AM
> > > Subject: Jaremko at the vintage races
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi List,
> > > > I chatted with Paul Jaremko today about the Sovren
> > > Vintage
> > > > races last weekend. He was very excited about
> > > blowing away
> > > > the field in his 69' 2000 he was 4 seconds faster
> > > then last year.
> > > > The bad part is they are making him take stuff off
> > > the car ,
> > > > because it is to fast. The Porsche guys don't like
> > > a Datsun beating
> > > > them. They have already moved him up to the over 2
> > > liter
> > > > class to keep this from happening.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe Gordon has some pictures from the event.
> > > Paul told
> > > > me was there. What do you say Gordon did you take
> > > your
> > > > camera ?
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > Nowroc
> > > > Hayden, ID
> >Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices
> >http://auctions.yahoo.com/
>
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