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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
My bone stock 996 has seen 1,000 miles of track days in the last 18 months. It has run absolutely flawlessly and I do not worry about re-sale value plummeting because of it. By the way, I know one air cooled guy who's a regular right here on Pelican, and who happens to be a good friend of mine, who refuses to take his car to the track even though he's a hard charger on the street. Why? Because he's afraid of breaking something. There are plenty of people on this board who feel the same way as him, so the idea that someone wouldn't want to take his expensive car out on track is not limited to the 996 and newer crowd.
As for looks, to each his own. My favorite look happens to be the 76-89 Turbo, but to varying degrees, I like them all - even the 996's and 997's. The 914's and 924/944's don't really do it for me, but I still smile and take a look when I see one of them.
The flash thing. Hmm. That started in Europe and I remember seeing other Porsche drivers flash my dad in his Porsche when we lived there in the 60's and early 70's, but that usually only happened on the roads as we were passing each other. It was originally meant as a way of getting the other Porsche driver's attention and an acknowledgment of his nice car. There are other ways to do this and they are all valid. A wave and a smile is valid. If I flash someone and they don't flash back, I don't really care. It's an old tradition and I don't fault someone for not being aware of it. Many times these same people will wave or smile as we pass each other - good enough for me. In this day and age, flashing means so many things that a flash may simply confuse someone if they aren't privy to the old tradition. That doesn't make them any less of a Porsche fan than those of us who drive old school 911's.
I'll say it again, I find it amusingly ironic that the air cooled snobs on this forum are galled that the drivers of water cooled cars don't acknowledge them, when in fact, those same air cooled drivers admit that they will not acknowledge the water cooled cars and their drivers. When I meet guys like you, I just have to quietly chuckle at your self-righteous exclusiveness - and remember, I myself am the proud owner of an air cooled 911.
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For the record the entire point of this thread was that an air cooled and water cooled guy flashed each other... so we're both cool. My comment on the 997 owner and track was mainly he was a rich married snob buying his girlfriend a car and had the nerve to make fun of my 911.
Eh, there are Porsche owners I've met that I really don't like, but for the most part, it's neat to meet other owners, I flash at every Porsche on the road whether it's a 911 or not... except Cayennes, not because of any snobishness they just tend to get upset by it or not understand it, or have no idea what car you're driving...
Lol, my next Porsche is probably going to be a Cayman S... with a 997S motor... until I can get a GT3 motor in it...
I love some of the water cooled cars... especially when their owners give them to me to play with on race tracks!
And like Scott said, it's an old tradition... the first time I towed a trailer and race car I couldn't figure out why every time I put my turn signal on the 18 wheelers were flashing or turning their lights on and off... I finally figured it out it was a courtesy thing letting you know you've got room, etc... just saying hi, breaking up the monotony, whatever... With Porsches it's cooler than towing trailers obviously... We should feel a little special, we all have AWESOME cars... like I said though, I did the same with Subies... I mean, car people love cars...