Driving a 2010 PDK equipped 997S with the wife
#61
08-08-2010, 03:27 PM
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Maybe you should get a different dealer
There is NO reason in the world for you to have any feelings for the Porsche dealership or the Porsche salesperson. They have only one job to do. That job is selling cars and making money. That is their sole purpose for being there.
They have no feelings or sympathy for you. They dont see past your wallet-checkbook-bank account-FICO score. So, why should you give a rats a$$ about them?
You shouldn't! I hope you slept well that night and every night forward and dont give it a second thought.
There is a reason why they are fondly (not really fondly) referred to as "STEALERSHIPS".
Enjoy your wife and enjoy your cars, dont give it a second thought.
They have no feelings or sympathy for you. They dont see past your wallet-checkbook-bank account-FICO score. So, why should you give a rats a$$ about them?
You shouldn't! I hope you slept well that night and every night forward and dont give it a second thought.
There is a reason why they are fondly (not really fondly) referred to as "STEALERSHIPS".
Enjoy your wife and enjoy your cars, dont give it a second thought.
#63
08-08-2010, 07:19 PM
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Location: Irvine, CA
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Rep Power: 38 I loved this thread. I agree with some of the posters, but not for the defense of women drivers. A few comments:
* I think it is very sweet you sat in the back seat during the test drive. (It does look really uncomfortable. ) That is true love. I love to see my husband sacrifice his comfort for me.
* If the car was intended for her, then she should certainly be test driving it. Why do people have issue with this?
* I haven't driven a PDK, however, I have driven my husband's car w/ a paddle shifter. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to master on his first few drives.
* She didn't hurt the car, right? I can guarantee all you men have created more angst and pain in our lives by continually ruining loads of laundry (Light clothes get warm water. Colors get cold water... and check the label on instructions e.g. "dry clean only".)
* She didn't hit the other car, right? Jeez.....how many times have you all cut a corner too close? A little scrape on the bottom? a mis-shift......puuullllleeeeaaaasssse. Its just a toy that is meant to be driven hard. It can take the mis-shifting better than all you prima donna latte-sipping metrosexual males in tight black-t shirts can take a critique. ("Alex, I'll take 'Get some perspective' for $1000")
* Also, if you think about it...it is all your faults that we don't listen to you when we drive. Absolutely, 100% your fault. Your better halves (wives, girlfriends) have spent many years listening to your back-seat driver diatribe which was created by your little extra Y chromosome. The constant onslaught has simply desensitized us b/c of how repetitive you all are as passengers. So..if per chance you have something valuable to say when it comes to driving....you've programmed us not to hear it.
Where are the other sisters? I can't be the only one with an opinion on this.
* I think it is very sweet you sat in the back seat during the test drive. (It does look really uncomfortable. ) That is true love. I love to see my husband sacrifice his comfort for me.
* If the car was intended for her, then she should certainly be test driving it. Why do people have issue with this?
* I haven't driven a PDK, however, I have driven my husband's car w/ a paddle shifter. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to master on his first few drives.
* She didn't hurt the car, right? I can guarantee all you men have created more angst and pain in our lives by continually ruining loads of laundry (Light clothes get warm water. Colors get cold water... and check the label on instructions e.g. "dry clean only".)
* She didn't hit the other car, right? Jeez.....how many times have you all cut a corner too close? A little scrape on the bottom? a mis-shift......puuullllleeeeaaaasssse. Its just a toy that is meant to be driven hard. It can take the mis-shifting better than all you prima donna latte-sipping metrosexual males in tight black-t shirts can take a critique. ("Alex, I'll take 'Get some perspective' for $1000")
* Also, if you think about it...it is all your faults that we don't listen to you when we drive. Absolutely, 100% your fault. Your better halves (wives, girlfriends) have spent many years listening to your back-seat driver diatribe which was created by your little extra Y chromosome. The constant onslaught has simply desensitized us b/c of how repetitive you all are as passengers. So..if per chance you have something valuable to say when it comes to driving....you've programmed us not to hear it.
Where are the other sisters? I can't be the only one with an opinion on this.
#64
08-08-2010, 10:26 PM
+1 adias, sounds like its a lil' to close to home for socal, like maybe he's had to ride in the back seat too!
#65
08-08-2010, 10:40 PM
problem!
Give me a break. Skills?? respect?? As much as I love my cars, they are just cars (flame away). I see two problems from the OP's experience.
First, the salesperson should have pulled the car out of the lot to a "safe" drive out location rather than having the test driver tease it out of a tight spot.
Secondly, the dealer needs to fix the ramp.
First, the salesperson should have pulled the car out of the lot to a "safe" drive out location rather than having the test driver tease it out of a tight spot.
Secondly, the dealer needs to fix the ramp.
#66
08-08-2010, 10:47 PM
no you didn't
+1 christian, exactly what i've been tryin to say just in a nicer way!
#68
08-09-2010, 12:22 AM
I loved this thread. I agree with some of the posters, but not for the defense of women drivers. A few comments:
* I think it is very sweet you sat in the back seat during the test drive. (It does look really uncomfortable. ) That is true love. I love to see my husband sacrifice his comfort for me.
* If the car was intended for her, then she should certainly be test driving it. Why do people have issue with this?
* I haven't driven a PDK, however, I have driven my husband's car w/ a paddle shifter. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to master on his first few drives.
* She didn't hurt the car, right? I can guarantee all you men have created more angst and pain in our lives by continually ruining loads of laundry (Light clothes get warm water. Colors get cold water... and check the label on instructions e.g. "dry clean only".)
* She didn't hit the other car, right? Jeez.....how many times have you all cut a corner too close? A little scrape on the bottom? a mis-shift......puuullllleeeeaaaasssse. Its just a toy that is meant to be driven hard. It can take the mis-shifting better than all you prima donna latte-sipping metrosexual males in tight black-t shirts can take a critique. ("Alex, I'll take 'Get some perspective' for $1000")
* Also, if you think about it...it is all your faults that we don't listen to you when we drive. Absolutely, 100% your fault. Your better halves (wives, girlfriends) have spent many years listening to your back-seat driver diatribe which was created by your little extra Y chromosome. The constant onslaught has simply desensitized us b/c of how repetitive you all are as passengers. So..if per chance you have something valuable to say when it comes to driving....you've programmed us not to hear it.
Where are the other sisters? I can't be the only one with an opinion on this.
* I think it is very sweet you sat in the back seat during the test drive. (It does look really uncomfortable. ) That is true love. I love to see my husband sacrifice his comfort for me.
* If the car was intended for her, then she should certainly be test driving it. Why do people have issue with this?
* I haven't driven a PDK, however, I have driven my husband's car w/ a paddle shifter. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to master on his first few drives.
* She didn't hurt the car, right? I can guarantee all you men have created more angst and pain in our lives by continually ruining loads of laundry (Light clothes get warm water. Colors get cold water... and check the label on instructions e.g. "dry clean only".)
* She didn't hit the other car, right? Jeez.....how many times have you all cut a corner too close? A little scrape on the bottom? a mis-shift......puuullllleeeeaaaasssse. Its just a toy that is meant to be driven hard. It can take the mis-shifting better than all you prima donna latte-sipping metrosexual males in tight black-t shirts can take a critique. ("Alex, I'll take 'Get some perspective' for $1000")
* Also, if you think about it...it is all your faults that we don't listen to you when we drive. Absolutely, 100% your fault. Your better halves (wives, girlfriends) have spent many years listening to your back-seat driver diatribe which was created by your little extra Y chromosome. The constant onslaught has simply desensitized us b/c of how repetitive you all are as passengers. So..if per chance you have something valuable to say when it comes to driving....you've programmed us not to hear it.
Where are the other sisters? I can't be the only one with an opinion on this.
Your post actually begins differentiating that not all men viewed New Songs circumstance in the same manner .. it did take a turn when "you all" became the reference .
Last edited by yrralis1; 08-09-2010 at 01:20 AM.
#69
08-09-2010, 03:11 AM
my next test drive (08 boxster S manual) the dealer said the same thing, just don't leave the va/md/dc area, and bring it back before 6. It was back in the parking lot at 530pm.
#70
08-09-2010, 03:15 AM
I have to agree with amylynn (in part, at least)
when it comes down to it, it's just a car. My wife knows that she gives me heart attacks driving occaisionally, but I don't mention it. Just like she doesn't mention all the things I do that must annoy the crap out of her (yes, honey, that is my wet towel on the couch...)
when it comes down to it, it's just a car. My wife knows that she gives me heart attacks driving occaisionally, but I don't mention it. Just like she doesn't mention all the things I do that must annoy the crap out of her (yes, honey, that is my wet towel on the couch...)
#71
08-09-2010, 12:32 PM
I loved this thread. I agree with some of the posters, but not for the defense of women drivers. A few comments:
* I think it is very sweet you sat in the back seat during the test drive. (It does look really uncomfortable. ) That is true love. I love to see my husband sacrifice his comfort for me.
* If the car was intended for her, then she should certainly be test driving it. Why do people have issue with this?
* I haven't driven a PDK, however, I have driven my husband's car w/ a paddle shifter. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to master on his first few drives.
* She didn't hurt the car, right? I can guarantee all you men have created more angst and pain in our lives by continually ruining loads of laundry (Light clothes get warm water. Colors get cold water... and check the label on instructions e.g. "dry clean only".)
* She didn't hit the other car, right? Jeez.....how many times have you all cut a corner too close? A little scrape on the bottom? a mis-shift......puuullllleeeeaaaasssse. Its just a toy that is meant to be driven hard. It can take the mis-shifting better than all you prima donna latte-sipping metrosexual males in tight black-t shirts can take a critique. ("Alex, I'll take 'Get some perspective' for $1000")
* Also, if you think about it...it is all your faults that we don't listen to you when we drive. Absolutely, 100% your fault. Your better halves (wives, girlfriends) have spent many years listening to your back-seat driver diatribe which was created by your little extra Y chromosome. The constant onslaught has simply desensitized us b/c of how repetitive you all are as passengers. So..if per chance you have something valuable to say when it comes to driving....you've programmed us not to hear it.
Where are the other sisters? I can't be the only one with an opinion on this.
* I think it is very sweet you sat in the back seat during the test drive. (It does look really uncomfortable. ) That is true love. I love to see my husband sacrifice his comfort for me.
* If the car was intended for her, then she should certainly be test driving it. Why do people have issue with this?
* I haven't driven a PDK, however, I have driven my husband's car w/ a paddle shifter. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to master on his first few drives.
* She didn't hurt the car, right? I can guarantee all you men have created more angst and pain in our lives by continually ruining loads of laundry (Light clothes get warm water. Colors get cold water... and check the label on instructions e.g. "dry clean only".)
* She didn't hit the other car, right? Jeez.....how many times have you all cut a corner too close? A little scrape on the bottom? a mis-shift......puuullllleeeeaaaasssse. Its just a toy that is meant to be driven hard. It can take the mis-shifting better than all you prima donna latte-sipping metrosexual males in tight black-t shirts can take a critique. ("Alex, I'll take 'Get some perspective' for $1000")
* Also, if you think about it...it is all your faults that we don't listen to you when we drive. Absolutely, 100% your fault. Your better halves (wives, girlfriends) have spent many years listening to your back-seat driver diatribe which was created by your little extra Y chromosome. The constant onslaught has simply desensitized us b/c of how repetitive you all are as passengers. So..if per chance you have something valuable to say when it comes to driving....you've programmed us not to hear it.
Where are the other sisters? I can't be the only one with an opinion on this.
My turn at this.
1. I would have let my wife go without me. Or, we would have gone without the salesman.....no way I sit in the back.
2. Of course she should test drive it. Crank it babe!
3. PDK no problem! First time I downshifted when I thought I was upshifting ugh.
4. I've been doing my own wash and everybody else's since I was 12 no big deal. Still can't figure out where those missing socks go. You?
5. Don't have any straight black tees. But, I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express.
6. Hey, my wife has saved me from hitting tons of bikers running red lights and blowing through stop signs...one day I'm gonna get those little buggers...lol.
Last edited by stockid; 08-09-2010 at 12:34 PM.
#72
08-09-2010, 04:21 PM
(agreed on all the other points though - my 5'2", 80lb, chipped M3-driving ex is a more aggressive driver than me)
#74
08-10-2010, 10:55 AM
I guess it was a generalization. (I know many folks in here are good people, husbands, fathers, drivers, etc.) I'll take better care to not lump everyone into categories....
...but in the mean time: I'll continue to fly around on that broom at night, dropping curses on all those mis-shifting, latte-sipping, tight-black t-shirt wearing drivers.
...but in the mean time: I'll continue to fly around on that broom at night, dropping curses on all those mis-shifting, latte-sipping, tight-black t-shirt wearing drivers.
#75
08-10-2010, 10:58 AM
BTW - I cleaned out the rear seats yesterday (trail mix explosion) and had a chance to actually sit in one. I cannot believe Porsche has the audacity to call those tiny little things "seats".