I got one! 2012 Caymen R!! My sales rep said the one I want is available if I want it.. Out of state.. I told him I want it and gave him the deposit.. Going down tomorrow to fill out the paperwork.. White with turbo 2 wheels.. Pdk..
I'm happy.. And I haven't told the wife yet.. And you know what, I'm not telling her! I'm just gonna show up with it when it comes in! This is my 40th B-day present to myself.. I'm happy with my choice and I think I will have a blast with the car... Looking forward to hanging with the Porsche club and doing track events.. See you guys soon

 

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Congrats and good luck with your wife, the last time I did something similar is when I bought an R1. I had to listen to a lot of ***p for a long time. Anyway great choice of car.

 

Congrats and happy 40. I bought a tt for my big 40, wife was there and she picked out the most expensive car. I paid for it, of course!

 

AWSOME!!! hey you only live once and now you will have the nicest car out there IMO .. I am jealous!! please post some pics when you get it .
maybe the wife will be happy for you?

 

LOL.

RIP, OP.

 

That's the best Smiley ever...



And to the OP, Congrats and Good Luck (with the wife). You're either REALLY Brave, REALLY dumb, or REALLY lucky (to have an incredibly understanding wife).

But come to think of it, my wife's boss brought his Conti GT in for oil change, came out with new Conti SuperSports. What did it cost him when he drive it home??? A DB9 for his wife...

If only I had the means to create problems like that for myself.

 

You my friend are a brave soul, I hope we don't here next week you are getting divorced or have been asked to spend the rest of your life in the dog house. looking on the bright side you picked a sweet ride to get in trouble for if you do.

Enjoy in good Health

dave-t

 

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Congrats and you made a great choice! Post pics when it's home.

 

It's in.. I'm gonna go pick it up tomorrow afternoon.. So here's what I did over the weekend.. I did a ton of yardwork for the "wife".. Planted some palm trees out front.. Spent $2k on some rocks/boulders for the front yard.. She's into all that kind of landscaping stuff..had some tree guys trim the trees.. Then I bought her a nice jacket for the hockey rink.. Cause where in the rink 4 days a week with our son playing hockey..then I gave her a wad of cash and told her I bought the car and it will be here tomorrow.. Can u give me a ride to the shop! I think it went over okay? Will post pics soon..

 

I did the same thing once. When the wife told me "don't even think about buying a new car", I told her that she must have mistaken me for her son but that I was in fact her husband and was going to get the car. I said I was just telling you that I was getting it not asking for your permission.
Later when she told me that "this may affect our marriage" I quitetly laid my cell phone on the table directly in front of her and said, why don't you make the call, I would love to trade a 40 in on two 20's. She never did pick up the phone and about three days later she started talking to me agian.
My wife does not keep my ball$ in her purse. I should add that we have a great marriage, but from time to time you have to make a statement.

 

On the other side....
I now have accumulated the rquisite 2,000 miles on my three week old CaymanR. A good portion of which was done on California Highway 1.
It is a mid engined GT3! Way more car than I ever imagined I was getting, and I sell them
You chose well. This is one of those models that only comes along once in a while. Porsche hit a home run.

 

That's funny! It's just the politics of a great marriage!!! But i am going to memorize a few of your lines.. I need to rattle those off at lightning speed at times.. and duck and cover.. LOL

 

You are right, this would be a great car to strip out install a FULL cage in and go racing.