Just wondering?
 

Is it me or are Porsche drivers prone to wearing caps? It just seems that I see too many men in their late 30's, 40's and 50's dressing like eleven-year-old boys. Perhaps there's a famous old picture of Steve McQueen in his Porsche wearing a cap somewhere? I don't know. Is it all part of a mid-life crisis? I'm guessing. As a matter of fact I've seen a few guys in other sports cars sporting caps as well - is this all part of some image I don't understand?

I've often heard people on this board discribe 911's as sophisticated, which I would tend to aggree considering the extra care in driving one and the "aquired taste" of owning one, but this baseball cap thing certainly goes against the idea of "sophistication".

I mean no offense to any cap wearers out there reading this; I've only had my car for about a year and I'm just curious what to expect as far as any future fashions I may migrate towards? I've never thrown a slider but I guess I could learn how? Maybe I'm reading too far into this - is it mearly a bald thing?

Without sounding too much like a Communist or a Republican and trying to prevent people from doing what they want to do, I'd like to suggest that we bann baseball caps when driving or attending any P-car events, either formal or informal. Let's let the Audi TT crowd and Mazda people wear the caps.

For those who are just too used to wearing adornments on their head, why not try replacing that old juvenile cap with perhaps a headband and a couple feathers stuck into it? Or maybe a funnel like the Tin Man did? Or even a barret or two? I think what really made Steve McQueen so cool was that he was a true individual.

Please know that this is not meant as a general rant against Porsche drivers, of which I am one of. I've talked to many of you over this board through posts and have met some of you at an autoX and think it's a pretty nice group of people - I just don't understand the cap trend.

Is a bandanna coordinated with the interior ok?

I wear a cap in the cold weather because my hair is cut very short and my head gets cold (Targa). In the summer, I wear one so I don't get a sunburned scalp... no other reason. Seems very practical to me and since I have short hair, I don't get "hat-hair". I've seen people do worse... and look worse.

Wait until you start losing your hair and you'll change your mind about caps. :D
-Chris

I wear a cap when I drive my wife's Miata, but when in a coupe, it's not really necessary - there's no "wind" inside a coupe.

When I'm on my motorcycles, I wear a helmet, so that's no cap.

I suspect people wear caps inside a coupe for the same reason my 10 year old wears a cap (and he has lots of hair), and that's to be "Looking Good". It's all part of finding your own personal style, instead of copying what "they" do. It's the same reason Harleys are so popular nowadays, the "looking Good" syndrome. Anyone who really wanted to ride a bike well would not be on a Harley, and thus not "looking Good".

But then, if you really loved driving your 911 or your bike, you wouldn't need the approval of others.

Cheers!!!

What difference do it make?????

When I drive around in my 911, I usually don a 3 piece suit. Occasionally, I will wear tails and place the top hat next to me on the seat (if the Targa roof is off). The white gloves are great for checking the oil and keeping my hands clean when I change the tires.

I happen to be an avid Harley rider and I take mild offense to this remark. A Harley is a very special animal that goes far beyond the metal and rubber. Looking good is not what it's about.

Mr. Fog,
Have fun at the wine and cheese tasting events with PCA.
Brace yourself...sometimes I wear my cap BACKWARDS!!!!

P.S. I really hope you are kidding....?

Have a few issues, do we?
May I suggest a course in World History or Political Science before we lump those two groups under one heading?

Dear Fog, your post only managed to offend half the people on this board. If you try hard enough, maybe you can offend the rest of them in your next post.

Re: Just wondering?
 

Dear Fog, If you really don't want to prevent people from doing what they want to do, why are you suggesting a ban on the caps? Exactly why is it that you feel you have to understand? I would suggest that it is not really your place to decide what anybody does (well except maybe your kids/family).

:D :D :D :D :D :D Good stuff, but I prefer a tux, I feel it better complements the top hat and my cane.

Fog, start a new thread posting your location, I'm sure someone could chime in with a recomendation of a good therapist, because I'd say you have some serious issues. Also, who's the "we" that you suggest banning hats, because I'm pretty certain that "I" don't fit into your "we". I sometimes drive a Toyota, so you should include that with the Audi TT and Mazda drivers who wear a hat. I also tend to wear a hat while I work, drive, walk, and occasionally on the crapper, so maybe you could include that in your broad generalization as well. Now, on to this issue of you young hooligans wearing shorts.......:rolleyes:

Ut oh, now I've done it. Here's the evidence:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1079536941.jpg

The worst part is that my hat (black & white) is matching my car (white & black)...really, I'm not a bad person http://www.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/shake.gif

if you take a map with you and plan your route, you might end up wandering less...although wandering in a 911 can be pretty fun...unless you're low on fuel, in which case serious wandering causes stress.

Oh...you were *wondering*, not *wandering*. Well that's just silly...nevermind.

I'm far from being bald but I wear a ball cap when I feel I need to. Here is a list of the times I would wear a ball cap.

1. When I use to play softball
2. When I play golf (this is why I gave up softball)
3. When I snow ski
4. When I wake up in the morning and I'm to lazy to shower (specifically saturdays)
5. When I use to be able to drive the Targa with the top off. (I say use to because the car is not driveable now)
6. Any time I am in the garage wrking on the car.

I would never wear a ball cap at the dinner table or while in the saddle. I find those two situations to be just plain rude.

You almost need to wear a cap in the targa. Somehow the sun is in my eyes no matter which direction I'm facing. :cool:

The whole malignant melanoma on the scalp thing keeps me in caps when the targa top is off. I want to be around long enough to enjoy my car.....

I always wear a sombrero when I drive mine.

Re: Just wondering?
 

Now that's just silly...we all know that this type of head gear is reserved for horse back riding and canoe making....


...and I CAN say this....card carrying Native American!!

On those sweltering sunny Colorado days I'm partial to a fig leaf with my chrome mirror shades and cap, really draws a crowd of the bling-bling tuner bunnies.

I'm with Fog. Why in the hell would anyone want to wear a cap?

I mean, what the $uck is with that?

And I thought you guys were cool.

My hair is longish and quite frizzy, when I drive with the roof off I arrive looking like Don King. To avoid that I wear a KKK hood. Works real well here in Florida.

OH MY GOD THIS WAS POST #666 FOR ME! IT"S THE CURSED REPLY!! AHHHHHHHH!

This is what I typically wear for a Saturday morning run. Its a look that helps keep children away from the car...

Tim

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1079542416.jpg

http://www.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/wat3.gif

And you have the ordasity to comment about ball caps with that avatar photo. shame on you! By the way you are wanted by the clown police for stealing clown head gear and wearing it. Just kiddig just flame me a little OK

doh...
 

I wear my Harley Davidson ball cap and Ray-Ban sunglasses in my coupe. On Saturday mornings, they cover my bed head and puffy beer eyes. That is, when I'm not riding the Harley!

Shawn. :D

My elderly father once told me this about baseball caps:

"When I was growing up, only two kinds of people wore baseball caps; baseball players and retarded children. I find it hard to believe that there's this many baseball players around."

Here's the irony, once he started to lose his hair, he started wearing baseball caps. Me? I hate wearing hats of any kind although I do have a cool 40 Fast Years hat hanging in my den. :)

I usually wear one of those big cowboy hats with the chips in the middle and the nacho cheese sauce on the rim. Unless I am in the convertible, then in just gets messy... so, I switch to those leather helmets, goggles, white gloves and a big white scarf.

i cant say whether i wear a cap consistant like when i drive. what i do know is i dont ever wear pants, just let my junk flop around on the seat between my legs. since i removed all the AC stuff it keeps my boys from getting chaffed due to sweat and the friction created by clutch, brake and throttle work.

This is the only hat I like to wear. :D http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1079552057.jpg

HAHAHAH! Very funny!

Personally i dont like to wear anything at all when im driving my car! No hats / unders / pants NOTHING!

I look at it like this ... uhh the car is my outfit besides with the targa off i get a wonderful breeze ummm cough cough !

"I'm with Fog. Why in the hell would anyone want to wear a cap?"

Motion, with a hat like in your Avatar, why would you wear anything else?

I agree. A Harley owner is no different then a Porsche owner. Harleys are very special to us, just as the Pcar is special to us, and you.

I wear a hat while driving my Targa with the top off.

of course

1. I live in Vegas.,..,you can figure that one out.
2. I have long hair, the hat keeps the hair from distracting my visability while driving with the top off, and windows down, since I have no A/C in the car.

I wear a cap when the top is off, the sun cooks your head. I'm not a fan of sun burnt scalp. :cool:

I usually wear my "W" hat while driving to Communist party rallys.

WTF?

You need to remember that there are members here that aren't left coast Libs. Most of the 911 drivers I see are Republicans.... :D

I'm fairly bald. A basball hat keeps my head warm when it's cold, and shaded when it's sunny, and keeps the glare out of my eyes all of the time.

More importantly though....a hat hides my bald spot and if you didn't know I was bald, you'd probably think I was reasonabley handsome. I've done the research....girls look at me with more love in their eyes when I wear a hat than when I don't.

I also wear shorts 364 days out of the year and I don't tuck my in my shirt unless I'm meeting the prime minister that day. I sure as ***** won't wear a tie regardless of who I'm meeting (that includes fogcity).

I guess I am exactly the kind of guy that is getting under fogcity's skin.

And that makes it all the more worthwhile.:)

I'm fairly bald. A basball hat keeps my head warm when it's cold, and shaded when it's sunny, and keeps the glare out of my eyes all of the time.

More importantly though....a hat hides my bald spot and if you didn't know I was bald, you'd probably think I was reasonabley handsome. I've done the research....girls look at me with more love in their eyes when I wear a hat than when I don't.

I also wear shorts 364 days out of the year and I don't tuck my in my shirt unless I'm meeting the prime minister that day. I sure as ***** won't wear a tie regardless of who I'm meeting (that includes fogcity).

I guess I am exactly the kind of guy that is getting under fogcity's skin.

And that makes it all the more worthwhile.:)

You know, this is the kind of silly, juvenile rhetoric that has me perplexed about this great medium called a message board. I come to this board to learn more about my car from a bunch of great guys who share the same passion that I do. Instead I find this. This, the work of a bored-man is disturbing me.

Posts like this take up valuable space on the board. If we let it perpetuate some idiot, like this guy, will pose a question about cap wearing or, "Do you think my arse looks big in my 911?" and before you know it my technical post about trouble with my suspension has hit the bottom of the pile and slipped off the radar of the enthusiasts that could add value to my life. And if you think you're posing some fine academic question which may unveil some of the un-discovered nuances of the human psyche then I've got news for you: You're NOT!

Next thing you know you'll be complaining about how your values don't align with yarmulke-wearing Porsche owners! Get off the board and STAY OFF! This claptrap, poppycock, nonsensical drivel is hurting my head.

Tristan