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Originally Posted by MMARSH

I've been Porsche less now for a couple of years. Prior to that, there had been at least one 911 in our household since I was ten years old....My father was stationed in Germany in the mid sixties and fell in love with Porsches. As a young soldier, he couldnt afford a Porsche, so he bought a new VW BUG. He and my mother traveled all over Europe in that car and that cemented his love for German cars.

When i was ten, my father was finally in a position,that even with two youger kids, he could afford a 911. Even though it was 45 years ago, I can remember like yesterday, coming home from school and seeing my dad washing is silver 911T in the driveway. That was a great car. We had lots of great rides and drives in that car. That was when Porsche drivers would flash their lights at each other.....That first car led to two more Porsches for him, two Porsches for my uncle, and two porsches for myself. I bought my first Porsche when i was 20 years old in Oregon and promptly got a ticket 2 days later heading back to the base in California. The cars are great and as much as i wouldnt mind having one, there is just no way I'll ever pay 60K for an SC or a Carrera. Its just not a 60K experience to me. I would be much more inclined to buy a newer one for a 100K. I also enjoyed the scene much more when it wasn't in fashion to have one. Kinda tuned off by the whole thing....

Your final 2 sentences said it well...we who were around during the time of "the flash" understand. Another way to say it...the car just wasn't fun anymore...