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Originally Posted by gmeteer View Post
This post is highly interesting. I sense a regional difference in the personal valuation of Porsches. It seems that the west coast guys generally have a low level of loyalty to their car, seeing it as replaceable as an appliance, like a refridgerator, while the east coasters seem to generally have a different value system in regards to their Porsches. Maybe a little more passionate towards their car. Hmmm. There are exceptions, of course. I wonder if there is something deeper here. I wonder how the midwest guys think about this? Or the deep south? Or the Australian guys? Hey, Europe.
i think this is a mischaracterization of the difference. the way i see it, west coasters do not idolize their cars or place them on a pedestal as much. i would certainly not characterize it as a lack of loyalty or lack of passion. there is certainly plenty of both of those things here. one could alternatively posit that east-coasters are more materialistic and care more about possessions (which i am saying to play devil's advocate, not that i believe it necessarily) and less about things that are truly important that should be subordinated to material possessions.
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