Dissed!

[widebody911]

I had a date tonight with a 29 y/o lawyer woman (civil litigation) Everything was going swimmingly until we got around to hobbies, and I mentioned my budding track career. "You don't have one of those cars with all the stickers do you?" Aiyee!! I reassured her I didn't. Then later, walking back to *her* car, I pointed out mine in the lot. She says "I wouldn't be caught *dead* in that car! It's too funky!" I was speechless!

So what did 3 years of law school get *her*? A pile of student loans and a 1st generation Integra! I didn't have the heart to tell her my *muffler* was worth more than the wholesale value of *her* car.

Then again, my muffler is worth more than the wholesale value of *my* car...

[BierHunter]

ack! Was it your 77 Targa she said she wouldn't be caught dead in? Does she even have a clue what she just said?

[Jack Olsen]

Hmm. A gal who's staring down the barrel of 30, well-versed in litigation... or this:



Maybe it's a trick question? I don't get it. There are women the world over who look at that car, and just start disrobing. I mean, they don't even have to think about it. Where's the choice, here? "Next!"

Case in point. Masters degree in playwriting. Successful network television writer. Thrilled to be an R Gruppe attendee (so long as we book at a B&B-type thing):

[sweater914]

jack,

nice catch, north dakota just isn't the place to find people like that, my 914 is in the slow process of restoration at the moment, i know i need to upgrade to a 911 one of these days

[911nut]

Widebody,
I assume that was the first and LAST date, correct?

[Pferg]

Your response should have been "your casket wouldn't fit". Keep looking. You know you found her when she says "is it a turbo?".

[Pferg]

"your casket wouldn't fit in this, perhaps your next date should drive a station wagon". sorry I couldn't resist , I 'm having too much fun .

[jfitzoz]

Check out these headlights:

[widebody911]

As tempting as it would be to chase this one down, I think I should let her get away. What really woke me up was the one comment from Christian Kuhtz on rennlist

...and forget getting any toys whatsoever approved by above mentioned financial
counsel..

- any financial reserve I might have would probably be spent on repaying student loans. Then when she gets her head above water, she'd kick me to the kerb and find another lawyer who's more socio-politically connected to help her get to the bench.

Tonight I had a date with another chick. The most memorable comment from her was about the 5-point harnesses - "I guess no mobile blow-jobs for you!"

[Jack Olsen]

Now there's a keeper. Get 3-point street harnesses installed immediately.

[Targa77]

My sister-in-law said the same thing about my car. I simply replied "I wouldn't be caught dead with you in my car" and she got the point. Of course, we're talking about a woman who drives a 1990 Ford minivan everyday. I have learned several things since owning my Porsche:

1. Most of today's generation doesn't slobber over these cars like they did when I was growing up. Honda, Honda, Honda. I wouldn't have one of these dime-a-dozen cars.

2. Most people are so jealous of Porsche owners that they will make derrogatory remarks towards your car just out of spite, especially the high-end Japanese import owners (Acura, Integra, Lexus, etc). They want the limelight all to themselves and don't like being one-uped.

3. When you have in-laws who drive nothing but Fords and Chevys, you catch Hell everytime something happens to your Porsche, no matter how minor the problem (even though their newer domestics have been in the shop more than my 25-yr-old Porsche).

The best revenge is when my family has a gathering and a crowd forms around my car, yet the Acura seems to be all alone out there in the parking lot. Yawn, yawn, yawn.

[beepbeep]

It doesn't matter that much...i found out that mentioning P-cars prematurly often does more harm than good.

I simply don't mention the P-car or just refere to it as "a car" untill i know the girl better. Girls often do "research" before they go out with somebody and chances are that she already knows that you are a carnut, so to much talk about your "toy" will often make you sound pretentious or poseur-like.

Just keep quiet...(how hard it may sound), it's nice feeling to come by to pick her up for a dinner one evening with freshly washed & waxed black on black 930 :-)

(As long as she's not greenpeace-fundamentalist, car hater or extreme leftist, but you should have noticed it at that time)

[JDaniel]

I rarely mention my car to members of the opposite sex. I usually wait until they get to my car to let them know I'm a Porsche driver. I figure that by the time they get to my car they're already coming home with me; it can only help at that point:-)

[B]1. Most of today's generation doesn't slobber over these cars like they did when I was growing up. Honda, Honda, Honda. I wouldn't have one of these dime-a-dozen cars[\B]-
I used to own an Integra GS-R and several women mentioned that they liked that car "Better" than my 911. I knew it was time for them to go when they started asking to ride in the Acura instead of the Porsche... Jeeze, what's wrong with them?

My current GF is Ok with the car. She doesn't like the GHL exhaust, she can't drive stick, and she doesn't read the Pelican BBS. So I'm safe :-)