It's been some time since I've noticed a new word: the P-car. Specifically since I've been reading on Porsche forums online (not print). P

I don't know where or how this started to call a Porsche a P-car but it seemed a bit strange to me reading this the first time, to now. It's reminiscent of how "D-bag" was colloquialized and does not ring well in my ears.

It's often written "I've had many P-cars ...,", "I love P-cars...", "as a P-car owner ...".
I can't ever imagine a situation where I would respond to a question of what kind of cars I have by saying P-car in the response ever, in any situation.

We are specifically on a Porsche forum, in a present-Porsche forum, in a 991 forum. In the context I see it used a lot, sounds like people are using code to mask what kind of cars they are discussing, have owned or admire. Is it guilt or shame of 80s decadence that was portrayed?

Is it supposed to refer to pink colored cars, all Porsches, 911s ( or should I say 9-elevens), those specifically designed by Ferry, or does it refer to VW?"

Why can't we call a spade a spade and say Porsche?
It's like when people are telling you a web address and have to first specify (as if there is another web that is used, intergalactically), and then spell it the long way.

WWW = 3 letters
Double U double U double U = 9 syllables
World Wide Web = 3 syllables

P-car = 5 characters, 6 steps with the cap Porsche = 7 characters, no doubt.

I guess I don't see the sense in using acronyms or other names that are longer, not clear or strange, relative to the proper name.

Is this an Eyes Wide Shut code, is there something I don't know?

 

Welcome to the Twitter/Facebutt/blah blah blah age ...

If paying over 100K for a car, I don't want to be ripped off either by having it called a P-Car. I need the whole "Porsche". Ha ha.

Maybe Prius owners call their cars P-Cars too?

Either way, not a fan of the P-word either, but some things like this are a losing battle I'm sure.

 

It's a sign of the times and we are not going to change it. On the shotgun sports related forums that I also frequent, Perazzi's are now often referred to as P-guns.

 

Interesting.

A sawed off P-gun, in the back seat of my P-car incase any Punks think they can get a free P-car?

 

Its funny that below a new member posted a thread saying hello to P-car owners LOL

 

I am sure we made him feel welcome despite this negative thread.

 

Negative thread?? Enlighten us please.

 

Have a beer, and watch a game. It's a forum thing and meaningless really. The only reference worth correcting is when Porsche is used as a one syllable word, which of course it's not. Probably one of the most mispronounced surnames (by westerners) in the last century. No one likes having their last name butchered, and that's what someone is doing when saying a one-syllable Porsche. Germans will correct you for sure.

 

We are going to change it. I will never call my car a _-Car. Never. Ever.

We could also change the code on this site so any time that phrase is typed it shows up as Porsche or *****.

 

Wow, what an interesting thread. I have no opinion on the phrase. I have used it.

I note that few have actually answered you, other than suggesting that you have too much free time on your hands. What is a P-car? It is the car between an O-car and Q-car. It is derivative of the "look at that S-car go" joke in the movie classic Trading Places. It is much harder to do on the iPad as you need to hit the ?123 key to get to the "-" key. It is not very good at distinguishing other brands, a la Peugeot.

But most to the point this answer is proof positive that I have too much free time on my hands!.

 

negative?

 

Since a couple of you have specifically asked, yep, I read this opening post as a criticism of those who use the abbreviation/slang term. Kind of like a little slap on the wrist, so to speak.
For what it's worth, I have noticed that classic muscle car buffs refer to Porsche as "P car" and that they are not well versed on the history and model designations ( just my experience in small town Texas, not generalizing for the whole world, here) so they use this general term.

 

I totally agree that names should be said in their native tongue, but on the fence on this one, here and now, particularly as Americans.
For example, does one say we are going to Par-ee, Rom-a, Firenza; how do Americans say Los Angeles, Mexico, etc.,how about names like Guy, or most surnames here after a few generations.

there are names that have become Americanized (bastardized) and may at times sound weird or pretentious to others if said properly based upon their origins. Think Risky Business, "Porsch-uh, there is no substitute" just smacked of marketing Kool-aid that was adapted for use as an aristocratic catch-phrase, passed down as ethos (as opposed to the first name Portia).

I guess I'm saying it's a when in Roma situation.
I have a double standard where I fully expect Europeans (including the British) to say it properly and for Americans to use the adaptation as convenient.
We as Americans don't even speak the Queen's, though we should - The adaptation of a colony that overgrew

Semantics, nonetheless we all drive Porsches.

 

This is the best explanatory answer!!!

 

Odd thread. The term pcar/p-car has been used for many years among enthusiasts.