Jealousy is Ugly

RJman · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by Jodum5

People like to feel better by being judgemental. Pretty simple, really.

The undercurrent of all internet forums.

Brian278 · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by Jodum5

People like to feel better by being judgemental. Pretty simple, really.

Originally Posted by RJman

The undercurrent of all internet forums.
Indeed. I just wish they weren't so judgmental about the cars that I happen to like.

Then again, I know exactly what I think when I see somebody in a raised pickup truck with a confederate flag in the back. And so on and so forth.

itsstillmatt · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by j

Oh yeah, no offense to Matt BTW. I'm pretty sure he has taste. But most Cayman owners, present company excluded, seem pretty douchey to me.
As I have said before, it was my one day midlife crisis. Ten months, or so, left and I trade it in for a pair of legs capped off with a pair of shoes.

dah328 · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by johnapril

Wow. Four seconds.
It's not the four seconds of waiting at the finish line for the 911 Carrera to catch up, it's the preceding 491 seconds of getting to drive the Cayman on the Nordschliefe.

dah328 · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by RedLantern

If you just want speed, get a corvette.

There is something to be said for refinement.

Southern-Nupe · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by dah328

Because the Cayman S is faster than a Carrera:

Nordschliefe lap times:
8:11 Cayman S
8:15 911 (997 Carrera 2)
It is faster and offers better handling on a track and, but if given the opportunity, would you choose the Cayman over the 911?

I likely wouldn't

JayJay · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by Brian278

Owning a sports car is a legitimate hobby that just happens to be more evident in your everyday life. What the hell is the point of money if you can't spend it on hobbies that you enjoy? Is quality clothing somehow a more justified expense than a car just because we're into it?
+1

dah328 · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by Southern-Nupe

It is faster and offers better handling on a track and, but if given the opportunity, would you choose the Cayman over the 911?

I likely wouldn't
I probably would. I think I'd be a lot more likely to enjoy driving a modern mid-engine sports car design than the rear-engine design of the 911. The Porsche engineers have done some amazing things with the 911 but at the end of the day, you cannot get around the laws of rotational inertia and the fact that with all that engine weight hanging off the rear axle of the 911, any driving screw-ups mean you are going to have to fight its tendency to spin rear-end first into the nearest immovable object.

That said, I'd be thrilled with either and the above question isn't one I'll need to make any time soon.

Dakota rube · Aug 6, 2008

I'd a keyed it.

j · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by Brian278

Indeed. I just wish they weren't so judgmental about the cars that I happen to like.

Then again, I know exactly what I think when I see somebody in a raised pickup truck with a confederate flag in the back. And so on and so forth.
Like I said, I don't really pass judgment on people or treat them differently for owning a Porsche - it's not any business of mine. My main point was that spending a ton of money on something which ultimately is [impractical] conveyance strikes me as somehow wasteful when there is so much poverty, etc. in the world, yada yada. I told you it was some subconscious commie crap. All that said, it's not like I'm giving 70% of my income to charities either. Now, if it is demonstrated to me that a person owns a beautiful, expensive and extremely high performing automobile and also cannot operate it properly, I will sneer openly. Like the guy with the $40k Harley who was too cool and trying to ignore me up until I shouted at him, while trying to tell him his kickstand was down and he was about to drive off and plant it in a turn and crash.

Brian278 · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by j

Like I said, I don't really pass judgment on people or treat them differently for owning a Porsche - it's not any business of mine. My main point was that spending a ton of money on something which ultimately is [impractical] conveyance strikes me as somehow wasteful when there is so much poverty, etc. in the world, yada yada. I told you it was some subconscious commie crap. All that said, it's not like I'm giving 70% of my income to charities either.
Fair enough, but I'm sure plenty of people would say the same about whatever hobby you spend your money on is. Like a website devoted entirely to men's clothing (I realize this is not strictly a hobby, also, it is awesome).

Now, if it is demonstrated to me that a person owns a beautiful, expensive and extremely high performing automobile and also cannot operate it properly, I will sneer openly. Like the guy with the $40k Harley who was too cool and trying to ignore me up until I shouted at him, while trying to tell him his kickstand was down and he was about to drive off and plant it in a turn and crash.

I agree with this principle.

Originally Posted by YOURNOBODYdotCOM

jealous of a porsche cayman? Thats like being jealous of an ugly person.....neither one is cool, you got nothing to be jealous of my friend. Your subaru is just as cool I promise. Caymans are driven by old guys who can't afford real sports cars so they think they're cool in their little convertible its about as cool as a sebring convertible
Your ineloquence astounds.

Fuuma · Aug 6, 2008

There's more than one kind of Porsche, how come they all rook same? God I dislike cars and don't know **** about them...

Brian278 · Aug 6, 2008

^^^Racist.

LabelKing · Aug 6, 2008

I'd get a Lagonda and bring anger to all the environmentalists, etc. I think it gets about an 8 MPG.

j · Aug 6, 2008

Originally Posted by Brian278

Fair enough, but I'm sure plenty of people would say the same about whatever hobby you spend your money on is. Like a website devoted entirely to men's clothing (I realize this is not strictly a hobby, also, it is awesome).
The difference in my mind being that it's much easier and more understandable to scoff at a hobby that involves the purchase of a $100K+ car, vs. one that costs a reasonable amount of money for your average person to ever dream of having control over. Also, I think a lot of owners of expensive things see jealousy where what is there is actually a person feeling sorry for them for feeling they need such uselessly extravagant things. Whatever, I don't want to think about it anymore.

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