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I have had my Cayman for only two weeks and I am rather stunned by the unkind comments I have been receiving. I was not prepared for the snarky & backhanded comments some people feel compelled to say.
My male friends think it is great and encouraged me to get it, but most of the women I know have said things like ‘what was wrong with your old car’, ‘why did you buy that’ and ‘you must have too much money’. One woman I work with who has been using my first name for years now says ‘Mr.’, it’s really weird. I bought the Cayman because it is beautiful and well made, not for status or to ‘get the babes’.
Is this common? Did it happen to you when you went from an ordinary car to a really nice one?
1) My boss bought a Maserati Quattroporte - he was going about 10 MPH over the limit and a cop towing a boat (some sort of department of interior) pulled him over - asked him 'what do you do to earn this kind of car'. The cop tried to get a 'regular cop' to come - they refused so my boss was let off with a warning.
2) The secretaries were joking about the staff 'needing to compensate for something' after we went through a lot of people buying nice cars (Z06, S8, Cayman, etc).
3) Men (usually young guys) taking pictures of the car with their cell phones.
4) Notes being left on the car (Nice Car!)
5) The looks at stoplights.
6) The old lady in the parking lot wagging her finger at me because my car sounds like it's too fast!
7) Most people have no idea about Porsche models or their relative cost. They can't tell the difference between a $70k Cayman and a $400k Carrera GT.
It's real. It's there. Get used to it.
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Well, I have a box-standard Cayman, and it cost me a good deal less than many of the SUVs and luxo-sedans sitting in my office's parking lot. Still, there is a perception people will have if you own a Porsche, and you just have to get used to it.
Like it or not, a Porsche is a "statement car", much more so than Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Infiniti, etc. Those manufacturers make great cars, but even if those cars cost more [much more in some cases] than our Cayman, people will generally look at our cars more like they look at Ferraris, Maseratis, and Lamborghinis. I'm not trying to be elitist or anything, I just think that's the way we're perceived. As a side note, I wonder if the Elise owners get similar reactions…
Anyway, I don't own a Cayman to make a statement, and I'm sure most of the folks on this forum would say the same. But like it or not, our cars do make a statement. It makes me a little... uncomfortable... but I love this car, so I'll put up with the reactions -- positive and negative -- that I get from owning it!
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What was wrong with your old car?: Nothing.
Why did you buy that?: 'Cause I wanted it.
You must have too much money: Yes
Really, most women (not all) just don't get the car thing. Their view on a car is usually concentrated on if it can get them form one mall to the next, how many cupholders for bottled water does it have, and how large is the "makeup" mirror. Engine sound, road feel, handling, etc. are all a mute point.
Yea, there's some of that - and some unsaid that may be worse, but I'm good with it. I tell em I've worked my *** off for a long time and deserve it !!
Really, most women (not all) just don't get the car thing. Their view on a car is usually concentrated on if it can get them form one mall to the next, how many cupholders for bottled water does it have, and how large is the "makeup" mirror. Engine sound, road feel, handling, etc. are all a mute point.
i find it to be that way across the board, actually. i have offered friends rides in the car, and they do not even care for a spin around the block, let alone to hear my spiel of adoration. my Mum and Sisters are way more excited about the car than most of my male friends. let's not generalize.
sometimes i get the gas-station inquisition - "How fast does this car go?" or, "That must have cost your husband a pretty penny." - but mostly it is "D4mn! That is one hot car!"
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I've had mostly great comments about the car. The most backhanded was from a couple of SCCA racer-snobs at the KC divisional last year (makes me embarrassed to be a member) - pure bush-league jealousy
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I agree this is a major problem, sometimes makes me reconsider my Cayman S.
Is my sarcasm detector broken? "Major problem"? Really?
I've gotten a few odd comments here and there, but I have an easy out: I don't have kids. My response to "How can you afford that car" is "Well, how much do your kids cost you in a given year?" That usually ends the Q&A.
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Most comments from guys, friends and random people on the street were positive and 'excited'. Though my neighbors have been vocal that I'm an idiot for trying not to exceed the speed limit in it on the street.
I think every single woman who has been in my car first asks why is it so loud (My car is completely stock), then - there really isn't much rooom in here is there. Yesterday I got a - I'm not even sure if I'll fit in there (she was 5-6, 115 pounds).
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At least I think it was a thumb. 
Maybe I need to get my glasses checked. 
