Any minute: Boxster story. (Just teased on Bloomberg TV.) *NM* Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 8:35:35 am |
Here's the Bloomberg story site link: Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 8:46:45 am |
Nice to know the Boxster is a least-loved, none aspirational, not grown up car *NM* Gary in SoFL - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 8:53:22 am |
About to let the Bloomberg author, editor and Rebecca Lindland know what "aspirational" means. Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 8:58:28 am |
I think the she is alluding to the fact that Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 10:48:57 am |
Old Spanish proverb: Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 12:48:41 pm |
Re: Old Spanish proverb: Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 1:21:43 pm |
Re: Here's the Bloomberg story site link: whall - Tuesday, 6 March, 2012, at 3:15:58 pm |
So much for the tease. Stuff like this is usually presented just before the top of the hour. Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 9:02:31 am |
Sent to the author and editor: Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 9:49:20 am |
A few observations MikenOH - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 12:57:02 pm |
Re: A few observations paulwdenton - Tuesday, 6 March, 2012, at 11:46:31 am |
Re: A few observations MikenOH - Tuesday, 6 March, 2012, at 1:16:01 pm |
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"Stand in a bar and still say you have a Porsche"--yup, that's exactly why most Boxster owners buy their cars.
This is the public perception of people who own expensive cars in general, and based on my own observations, I think it is correct for the majority of Porsche owners. We have to recognize that the majority of Porsche owners are NOT enthusiasts, at least not in any real sense. Those of us here are all enthusiasts and we hang out together, so we tend to think everyone who owns a Porsche must be an enthusiast. In the real world, however, our local PCA in a metro area of 2,000,000 people has maybe 40 cars that show up for their events, and most of these are well-used. If the local Porsche dealer only sold to these enthusiasts, they'd be out of business instead of thriving. The online community actually has very few participants relative to the number of Porsches that have been sold. There are several hundred thousand Boxsters that have been sold in this country, yet the participants in these forums and in PCA events represent only a tiny fraction of owners. On my own street, there are two other people who own Porsches. I have tried talking to them. They have no real interest in their cars or in driving. I don't think they are even aware they have a flat-six engine. They know how to drive and they know how to put the top down, and that's about it.
What the non-enthusiasts seem to have in common is that their "Porsch" is a feel-good thing for them. People buy expensive cars, at least in part, to have status and to brag. You don't "need" a Porsche, Lexus, or Mercedes. C'mon, there are cheaper cars out there that can meet anyone's street transportation needs. "Stand in a bar and still say you have a Porsche" therefore seems like a fair stereotype. And is that really an insult anyway? Is it worse to brag that you have a Porsche than to brag that you drive a Lexus or Mercedes?
Re: A few observations. She was correct about non-aspirational Bobtesa - Tuesday, 6 March, 2012, at 4:37:08 pm |
Re: Any minute: Boxster story. (Just teased on Bloomberg TV.) silverbox03 - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 12:56:22 pm |
Mike, Silver & anyone else who cares to: write the ignoramuses. We're preaching to the choir here. Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 1:10:59 pm |
email sent to Bloomberg *NM* MikenOH - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 2:51:19 pm |
I think we have to keep in mind the source (and background) of this story Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 1:56:26 pm |
Re: I think we have to keep in mind the source (and background) of this story (Edited.) Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 3:56:39 pm |
Re: I think we have to keep in mind the source (and background) of this story Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 4:15:48 pm |
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I have, but resent the arrogant notion that everything can be quantified, and that being the justification for what's "valid" or not. I used to work for a major corporation that went wholesale into the "quality" movement. The concept itself is/was a wonderful thing, but by the time the corporate suits and human resources people got done with it, it was a half-baked pseudo-philosophy of life, the universe, and everything. One of many notions that stuck in my craw was that market share indicated quality. I countered with GM versus Ferrari, but nobody would agree, in part due to "not rocking the boat" and protecting their own derrieres. Another part was the self-stoking belief in "happy horse---t." My suggestion was to simply read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
You're a poet, G-man! *NM* Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 4:18:31 pm |
Re: I think we have to keep in mind the source (and background) of this story (Edited.) Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 5:58:39 pm |
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..........but I'd like to see them run some numbers on Michelangelo's Rondanini Pietà
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Delete. Sorry, wrong link. *NM* Laz - Monday, 5 March, 2012, at 9:10:09 pm |