SM_ATL's Carrera S Journal
#706
I know when I go to the doctor, I always feel better if he shows up to work in an old Pinto with rusted fenders.
#707
Yea; you wouldn't want someone to think that you were successful. Most people feel better when someone who runs a company or does work for them are as inept as the rest of the population.
I know when I go to the doctor, I always feel better if he shows up to work in an old Pinto with rusted fenders.
I know when I go to the doctor, I always feel better if he shows up to work in an old Pinto with rusted fenders.
ChuckJ
#708
Not tired of it at all in fact. My 'dilemma' came from the fact that I am turning my 991 50% into a track car and keeping it 50% as a daily driver. In the end, it is not a GT3 and it is not a convenient DD either. Knowing that I do not want to spend way more $$$ on cars than I am today an initial idea was to replace the 991 by an OK fast DD (M3?) + dedicated track car.
A few drinks later, I was posting the disappeared message i quickly deleted when I got sober again
Truth of the matter is: the 991, PDK or not, is AMAZING. I'll dial it back a bit more to stock to make it more usable as DD (remove the muffler bypass and harness) and making it look a bit more OEM (not showing up at business meeting in what looked more and more like a race car), will continue to track the 991 and will wait for the economy to recover to think about a dedicated track car.
A few drinks later, I was posting the disappeared message i quickly deleted when I got sober again
Truth of the matter is: the 991, PDK or not, is AMAZING. I'll dial it back a bit more to stock to make it more usable as DD (remove the muffler bypass and harness) and making it look a bit more OEM (not showing up at business meeting in what looked more and more like a race car), will continue to track the 991 and will wait for the economy to recover to think about a dedicated track car.
I don' know what the solution is but I do know that once you've tracked the 991 it's very hard to go backwards to another platform so you're prob better off working off that framework. Best guess on compromise is -- as you say -- tone down the 991 enough to make it a daily driver and still track it. Also you have years left on its warranty which is nice if/when parts start to break after tracking for a few years.
#709
This was a hard one for me. I have wanted a 911 since I was 5. Having a nicer car than my customers can be a real problem. Not to mention my industry is going through some tough times and I show up to a meeting with my employees in a new 911. I could hide it but I don’t think that is honest either. I have been very successful in another career and have a wife who is a physician. We work hard. My wife said to go for it and don’t look back. Easy said. It has caused some unpleasant comments. Disappointing that other people are not happy when you are successful. My CEO is in town next week. I have to borrow back the car I gave my nanny to use to pick him up.
Sorry for the thread hijack. I am a little riled up this week. Back to our regularly schedule thread.
#710
I don' know what the solution is but I do know that once you've tracked the 991 it's very hard to go backwards to another platform so you're prob better off working off that framework. Best guess on compromise is -- as you say -- tone down the 991 enough to make it a daily driver and still track it. Also you have years left on its warranty which is nice if/when parts start to break after tracking for a few years.
#711
This was a hard one for me. I have wanted a 911 since I was 5. Having a nicer car than my customers can be a real problem. Not to mention my industry is going through some tough times and I show up to a meeting with my employees in a new 911. I could hide it but I don’t think that is honest either. I have been very successful in another career and have a wife who is a physician. We work hard. My wife said to go for it and don’t look back. Easy said. It has caused some unpleasant comments. Disappointing that other people are not happy when you are successful. My CEO is in town next week. I have to borrow back the car I gave my nanny to use to pick him up.
Sorry for the thread hijack. I am a little riled up this week. Back to our regularly schedule thread.
Sorry for the thread hijack. I am a little riled up this week. Back to our regularly schedule thread.
This being said, people with common sense should get it and your CEO even more. You bought your car with your money. Period. Easier said than done, but it is how I deal with it myself.
And BTW, my company President drives a Toyota Avalon... I know!
#712
ChuckJ
#713
Wow, no Harley, no truck and no sports car... Should we all drive Warren Buffet's 10 year old Town Car to make sure we keep our job (although I read that he now has a Caddy DTS! So cool!)
#714
Buffet is one of the most disingenuous people I have ever met. He was on the Board of a company where I was an executive (I will not name the company but it is in Atlanta and established in 1896...... ).
#715
ChuckJ
#716
Nobody in that position got there without trampling the folks on the way up!!
#717
This was a hard one for me. I have wanted a 911 since I was 5. Having a nicer car than my customers can be a real problem. Not to mention my industry is going through some tough times and I show up to a meeting with my employees in a new 911. I could hide it but I don’t think that is honest either. I have been very successful in another career and have a wife who is a physician. We work hard. My wife said to go for it and don’t look back. Easy said. It has caused some unpleasant comments. Disappointing that other people are not happy when you are successful. My CEO is in town next week. I have to borrow back the car I gave my nanny to use to pick him up.
Sorry for the thread hijack. I am a little riled up this week. Back to our regularly schedule thread.
Sorry for the thread hijack. I am a little riled up this week. Back to our regularly schedule thread.
My 991 S is a DD, and the only time i feel uncomfortable is when I pick my kids up from high school.
#718
New member to 6speed. First post. Sm-ATL your thread single-handedly got me to join. Nice work, keep it coming.
Just picked up my 991 s on Friday, white with sport techno wheels painted black.
Braindoc couldn't have said it better.
Just picked up my 991 s on Friday, white with sport techno wheels painted black.
Braindoc couldn't have said it better.
#720
Congratulations, I am honored to have your first post on 6speed in this thread!! Please post pics quickly. I am curious to see a white 991 with the techno wheels!