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05-24-2013, 01:45 AM
#41
Le Mans Master
Seriously...if Corvette wants to compete with Porsche, they MUST get a solid DCT tranny in the next 2 years. There is just too large a pool of potential buyers who will turn off to the Corvette without it and move toward cars that do it well.
Add to that you see that chicks don't wear the right shoes to drive a manual so they whine and make their gutless husbands get a car they can shift. No offense!
Add to that you see that chicks don't wear the right shoes to drive a manual so they whine and make their gutless husbands get a car they can shift. No offense!
They can't wear heels with the floor mounted throttle in either car anyway.
Michael
05-24-2013, 02:47 AM
#42
Burning Brakes
Don't get me wrong: I could've bought the Stingray but she'd rarely get in it and would never drive it. I prefer the Porsche for several reasons but since she also likes it (who knew?) I get to indulge my love of cars and have my significant other not only encouraging it, but excited about it and looking forward to sharing the car with me. It's a win-win.
I don't need her approval to buy a car: Two years ago I unilaterally bought a 2011 Audi R8 V10 Spyder.
A few months ago I bought a 2013 Bentley Continental GTC V8 (my third GTC in the past 5 years).
My point was simply that the Stingray is the best bang-for-buck there is and I wanted to share that with my Vette-loving brethren. I'm blessed with success in business and in life but don't have anyone who shares my passion for fast cars. I was looking forward to buying a C7 but now that the wife is into the Porsche, lucky me.
I don't need her approval to buy a car: Two years ago I unilaterally bought a 2011 Audi R8 V10 Spyder.
A few months ago I bought a 2013 Bentley Continental GTC V8 (my third GTC in the past 5 years).
My point was simply that the Stingray is the best bang-for-buck there is and I wanted to share that with my Vette-loving brethren. I'm blessed with success in business and in life but don't have anyone who shares my passion for fast cars. I was looking forward to buying a C7 but now that the wife is into the Porsche, lucky me.
You may keep your man card for now.
05-24-2013, 05:04 AM
#45
Racer
Thank God she didn't tell you to buy a minivan instead. You'd be rolling in that new Caravan right now.
Holy crap. My wife fell in LOVE with the MINI. I don't care for it, but SHE loved it like crazy. SO, I made sure she stopped trying to be "practical" and we got her one. Because I love her, and want to make her happy. I didn't bitch and moan about how small they are, or how they ride like a wagon. Its HER car. I can "suffer" that little bit that I am in HER car in order to make HER happy. BTW, she is the EXACT same way with me.
My FIRST wife, however was a selfish bitch. Big rack, blonde hair, and shallow as a soap dish. I finally grew a pair and ended that BS.
I'm willing to compromise on a lot of things, like I freaking HATE the uncomfortable furniture my new wife picked out. But, hey, its not that big a deal to me. My car? Get out of here.
Holy crap. My wife fell in LOVE with the MINI. I don't care for it, but SHE loved it like crazy. SO, I made sure she stopped trying to be "practical" and we got her one. Because I love her, and want to make her happy. I didn't bitch and moan about how small they are, or how they ride like a wagon. Its HER car. I can "suffer" that little bit that I am in HER car in order to make HER happy. BTW, she is the EXACT same way with me.
My FIRST wife, however was a selfish bitch. Big rack, blonde hair, and shallow as a soap dish. I finally grew a pair and ended that BS.
I'm willing to compromise on a lot of things, like I freaking HATE the uncomfortable furniture my new wife picked out. But, hey, its not that big a deal to me. My car? Get out of here.
05-24-2013, 06:17 PM
#48
Melting Slicks
Don't get me wrong: I could've bought the Stingray but she'd rarely get in it and would never drive it. I prefer the Porsche for several reasons but since she also likes it (who knew?) I get to indulge my love of cars and have my significant other not only encouraging it, but excited about it and looking forward to sharing the car with me. It's a win-win.
I don't need her approval to buy a car: Two years ago I unilaterally bought a 2011 Audi R8 V10 Spyder.
A few months ago I bought a 2013 Bentley Continental GTC V8 (my third GTC in the past 5 years).
My point was simply that the Stingray is the best bang-for-buck there is and I wanted to share that with my Vette-loving brethren. I'm blessed with success in business and in life but don't have anyone who shares my passion for fast cars. I was looking forward to buying a C7 but now that the wife is into the Porsche, lucky me.
I don't need her approval to buy a car: Two years ago I unilaterally bought a 2011 Audi R8 V10 Spyder.
A few months ago I bought a 2013 Bentley Continental GTC V8 (my third GTC in the past 5 years).
My point was simply that the Stingray is the best bang-for-buck there is and I wanted to share that with my Vette-loving brethren. I'm blessed with success in business and in life but don't have anyone who shares my passion for fast cars. I was looking forward to buying a C7 but now that the wife is into the Porsche, lucky me.
05-25-2013, 11:11 AM
#50
Tolero Apto Victum
05-27-2013, 12:28 AM
#51
Good grief, I see 100 reasons never to get married in this thread.
OP good luck with the new Porsche as they are fine automobiles, but sorry to say, it seems like your wife is more obsessed with image than performance, and that's a real shame. Maybe in the past there was a large gap in the two vehicles but now, a C6 performs as well as a Porsche if not better in some cases. Sure, the Porsche has is on another level as far as fit and finish goes, but that's nothing you cannot change through the aftermarket, at a fraction of the price of that Porsche. In fact, I would argue that some of the goods offered by our vendors here are superior to what you would get in a new Porsche.
Anyway, good luck with the car. Don't let the Mrs. steer you away from Corvettes in the future. I believe the C7 is only start for the brand.
OP good luck with the new Porsche as they are fine automobiles, but sorry to say, it seems like your wife is more obsessed with image than performance, and that's a real shame. Maybe in the past there was a large gap in the two vehicles but now, a C6 performs as well as a Porsche if not better in some cases. Sure, the Porsche has is on another level as far as fit and finish goes, but that's nothing you cannot change through the aftermarket, at a fraction of the price of that Porsche. In fact, I would argue that some of the goods offered by our vendors here are superior to what you would get in a new Porsche.
Anyway, good luck with the car. Don't let the Mrs. steer you away from Corvettes in the future. I believe the C7 is only start for the brand.
06-02-2013, 06:36 PM
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Seriously...if Corvette wants to compete with Porsche, they MUST get a solid DCT tranny in the next 2 years. There is just too large a pool of potential buyers who will turn off to the Corvette without it and move toward cars that do it well.
Add to that you see that chicks don't wear the right shoes to drive a manual so they whine and make their gutless husbands get a car they can shift. No offense!
Add to that you see that chicks don't wear the right shoes to drive a manual so they whine and make their gutless husbands get a car they can shift. No offense!
06-02-2013, 10:48 PM
#55
Drifting
While I love the new 991S and think its an incredible car that I would consider myself if I had $100k to burn. I will never understood the "look-at-me-guys-I-brought-another-car-instead-of-this-one-that-the-forum-is-about" threads.
Congrats on the new Porsche.. but I'm still confused as why you are telling us. Instead of joining www.porscheforum.com (or whatever its called) and telling them. And its not just going Corvette to Porsche. I would feel the exact same way about someone posting a thread in the C7 section.. that they just purchased a new C6.
Congrats on the new Porsche.. but I'm still confused as why you are telling us. Instead of joining www.porscheforum.com (or whatever its called) and telling them. And its not just going Corvette to Porsche. I would feel the exact same way about someone posting a thread in the C7 section.. that they just purchased a new C6.
If I ever spend $100k on a new car, I would sure as hell let everyone know about it, the reasons I got it and what I like and don't like about it.
06-02-2013, 10:52 PM
#56
Tolero Apto Victum
Really? I know this is a Corvette forum, but we are car guys and I enjoy reading what other Corvette enthusiasts drive and enjoy.
If I ever spend $100k on a new car, I would sure as hell let everyone know about it, the reasons I got it and what I like and don't like about it.
If I ever spend $100k on a new car, I would sure as hell let everyone know about it, the reasons I got it and what I like and don't like about it.
06-03-2013, 03:46 AM
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Wait, so your wife vetoed the purchase of a C7, but she's OK with spending an extra $50K on a Porsche? WTF? Why??? If it was for family, practicality, or budget reasons, I could understand the wife having her way, but in this case it sounds like you're just throwing in the towel for no good reason... That is unless she is just as into sports cars as you are, and for some strange reason, she just likes the Porsche better than the Corvette.
If you can't defend yourself adequately here, I'm afraid I'm going to have to revoke your man card.
If you can't defend yourself adequately here, I'm afraid I'm going to have to revoke your man card.
If the man wants to buy a Porsche, let him buy a Porsche.
It's his money and they are damn nice cars, still a level above a Corvette.
I know it hurts to hear it but it is true.
Just may not be your cup of tea, that's cool.
And the wife loves it, that is cool.
06-03-2013, 04:30 AM
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While I love the new 991S and think its an incredible car that I would consider myself if I had $100k to burn. I will never understood the "look-at-me-guys-I-brought-another-car-instead-of-this-one-that-the-forum-is-about" threads.
Congrats on the new Porsche.. but I'm still confused as why you are telling us. Instead of joining www.porscheforum.com (or whatever its called) and telling them. And its not just going Corvette to Porsche. I would feel the exact same way about someone posting a thread in the C7 section.. that they just purchased a new C6.
Congrats on the new Porsche.. but I'm still confused as why you are telling us. Instead of joining www.porscheforum.com (or whatever its called) and telling them. And its not just going Corvette to Porsche. I would feel the exact same way about someone posting a thread in the C7 section.. that they just purchased a new C6.
I wont completely agree with this. But I wont completely disagree with it either. If its your money, you should buy exactly what you want with it. I have no doubt that "the wife" does exactly that with "her money".
I never heard of any woman taking her husband along when she goes shopping, so that he can "approve" her purchases. Even the part about locking herself in the car. Suppose she locks herself in the Porsche or ends up not liking that. Now if its the husband spending "their" money.. and not "his" money.. then I would completely agree that the wife deserves to have input on what he is purchasing.
I never heard of any woman taking her husband along when she goes shopping, so that he can "approve" her purchases. Even the part about locking herself in the car. Suppose she locks herself in the Porsche or ends up not liking that. Now if its the husband spending "their" money.. and not "his" money.. then I would completely agree that the wife deserves to have input on what he is purchasing.
I'm a little confused by the OP. He WANTED a C7 but his wife WANTED a Cayman, but because it was TOO SMALL for his LARGE FRAME, he purchased a 911 for $115k. It seems to me he could have bought her the Cayman she wanted and bought the C7 for himself at only slightly more money and had TWO cars for the price of one. EACH driving what they preferred instead of both making compromises. 
Uhh it's not the 80 or the 90's anymore the C6Z06 and C6 ZR1 are faster and better sports cars in every way than any 911. The only advantage a turbo has is from a dig bacuase of it's AWD. On a real racetrack - Laguna Seca to Nurburgring - the Z Corvettes will bend over ANY 911 variant.
Lemans did not turn out so great either 911 vs Corvette.
Lemans did not turn out so great either 911 vs Corvette.
If that were the case, we'd all be driving Radical SR8's.
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06-03-2013, 01:57 PM
#59
Burning Brakes
I think you may have to revoke your own.
If the man wants to buy a Porsche, let him buy a Porsche.
It's his money and they are damn nice cars, still a level above a Corvette.
I know it hurts to hear it but it is true.
Just may not be your cup of tea, that's cool.
And the wife loves it, that is cool.
If the man wants to buy a Porsche, let him buy a Porsche.
It's his money and they are damn nice cars, still a level above a Corvette.
I know it hurts to hear it but it is true.
Just may not be your cup of tea, that's cool.
And the wife loves it, that is cool.
I don't know what you mean by "a level above", though... Certainly not in terms of all around performance, which is the most important consideration when buying a performance car, but alright.
06-03-2013, 06:40 PM
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Relax, brotel. I was in large part joking. Besides which, he explained in our exchange from over a week ago that it wasn't just the wifey who wanted the Porsche. He preferred the Porsche on some levels himself.
I don't know what you mean by "a level above", though... Certainly not in terms of all around performance, which is the most important consideration when buying a performance car, but alright.
I don't know what you mean by "a level above", though... Certainly not in terms of all around performance, which is the most important consideration when buying a performance car, but alright.
I disagree that all-around performance goes to the Vette.
An AWD Porsche offers something a Vette never will.
I guess if you live by 'Ring times, then your logic follows.
Can you explain any portion of the bolded statement below?
Doesn't sound like you are joking to me.
Why is it only OK for a woman to make a decision based just on family, practicality or budget reasons?
Just sayin'.
Wait, so your wife vetoed the purchase of a C7, but she's OK with spending an extra $50K on a Porsche? WTF? Why??? If it was for family, practicality, or budget reasons, I could understand the wife having her way, but in this case it sounds like you're just throwing in the towel for no good reason... That is unless she is just as into sports cars as you are, and for some strange reason, she just likes the Porsche better than the Corvette.
If you can't defend yourself adequately here, I'm afraid I'm going to have to revoke your man card.
If you can't defend yourself adequately here, I'm afraid I'm going to have to revoke your man card.