Porsche 911

Surprised? not a bit, as I've mentioned before, there are more than a few pretentious wingnuts on BITOG who love to post
"I could afford any car I want, but I don't need to let people know how wealthy I am."
Regardless, thank you for your erudite critique. I will take it to heart- in large part due to your extensive eight week tenure on this site.
And if my comments offended your delicate sensibilities I sincerely apologize.

No offense taken and no need to apologize. Just pointing out that concluding anything about someone's finances or mental state of mind because of their comments on a particular car is asinine.
 
No offense taken and no need to apologize. Just pointing out that concluding anything about someone's finances or mental state of mind because of their comments on a particular car is asinine.
Hang around on BITOG long enough and you’ll find that correctly inferring a state of mind from comments about a particular brand or car will become second nature.
There are some vehicles that I would rather jump off a 30 story building than own or drive, but I have absolutely no desire to pop into threads discussing those cars to express my opinion.
I often joke about the people who post “Pay cash for a used Corolla and drive it for 400,000 miles.” But it’s an inevitable occurrence in any thread discussing a purchase of an entertaining car that costs more than $10,000.
 
Problem is per his comments in this thread he sold his after only putting on like 25k miles. Some expert :rolleyes:
And during my ownership I did all the big ticket 996 items (except the IMS bearing).

I work on much more complex and expensive machinery than Porsches for a living. And I have owned and DIY maintained more complet vehicles.
 
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You may be surprised if you judge someone's net worth or what cars they can or can't "afford" based on what cars they recommend or drive themselves. :)

Anyways, got any more psychology lessons for us? Or do you want to talk about cars?
You have a lot of issues. Go talk to a professional. I was joking around having been around the car hobby for a long time.
 
Hang around on BITOG long enough and you’ll find that correctly inferring a state of mind from comments about a particular brand or car will become second nature.
There are some vehicles that I would rather jump off a 30 story building than own or drive, but I have absolutely no desire to pop into threads discussing those cars to express my opinion.
I often joke about the people who post “Pay cash for a used Corolla and drive it for 400,000 miles.” But it’s an inevitable occurrence in any thread discussing a purchase of an entertaining car that costs more than $10,000.

Maybe I missed it but I don't think that even happened here? Some dude suggested a Mustang GT. Another dude said he bought a BRZ instead. Reliability discussions. Hardly corolla / camry / accord suggestions.

I guess you need to be a member here a lot longer for the PTSD to set in.
 
Maybe I missed it but I don't think that even happened here? Some dude suggested a Mustang GT. Another dude said he bought a BRZ instead. Reliability discussions. Hardly corolla / camry / accord suggestions.

I guess you need to be a member here a lot longer for the PTSD to set in.
Sometimes in lieu of suggesting a soul slaughtering appliance the “helpful” responses are based on fifth-hand hearsay. I refer to those contributors as
BITOG Marque Experts because they have never owned, driven or sat in the vehicle under discussion.
PTSD? I prefer to think of it as not suffering fools gladly; I had to do that too much in my real jobs.
 
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Sometimes in lieu of suggesting a soul slaughtering appliance the “helpful” responses are based on fifth-hand hearsay. I refer to those contributors as
BITOG Marque Experts because they have never owned, driven or sat in the vehicle under discussion.
PTSD? I prefer to think of it as not suffering fools gladly; I had to do that too much in my real jobs.

I call those with zero experience with a vehicle being discussed, but feel compelled to share their 'unassailable' opinions anyway, 'Read Testers'.
 
Lots of people have reasons for choosing an auto. They're pretty solid ZF units.
No doubt, but if I ever scratch the itch it would have to be a stick and there breathes not a single car guy who doesn't have the 911 on his personal list of cars he'd like to own, although I guess I am old enough to fit right in as a Corvette owner.
 
No doubt, but if I ever scratch the itch it would have to be a stick and there breathes not a single car guy who doesn't have the 911 on his personal list of cars he'd like to own, although I guess I am old enough to fit right in as a Corvette owner.
Really? I’m 68 and the Chevrolet dealers all tell me that I have to wait until I’m 70 just to sit in a Corvette.
 
No doubt, but if I ever scratch the itch it would have to be a stick and there breathes not a single car guy who doesn't have the 911 on his personal list of cars he'd like to own, although I guess I am old enough to fit right in as a Corvette owner.
I know some pretty old guys in the Porsche road clubs too …
Boomers got the dough Bro 😷
 
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