I think I was subject to an example of badge snobbery today...

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 03/21/2016 at 15:50 • Filed to: Badge Snobs

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Porsche on Porsche snobbery: 944 vs 981 Boxster S

I’m on my way to the post office delivering a package for work. I pull up to a light where the road merged into one lane afterwards. The Boxster S, being driven by some guy in either his late 20s or early 30s, wearing a suit and sunglasses (think buisiness/banker attire) pulls up on my right. I guess I was hoping he’d notice my plebeian ass in my 944 and give me a kind gesture or wave as I was preparing to do. he didn’t even notice me or look in my direction.

Light turned green and he launched to put like 10 car lengths between himself and my slow ass. 

(The Boxster in the picture above isn't the Boxster in question)

What else can be said? I reckon the majority of Porsches modern clientele isn’t interested or even knows about anything newer than the Boxster haha.

HammerheadFistpunch > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 15:56

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The other possibility is that he just doesn’t care about cars and wouldn’t know a Porsche 944 from a SAAB 900

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > HammerheadFistpunch 03/21/2016 at 16:04

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Otherwise known as people who know the badge, but not the cars. I thought that's what a badge snob was?

HammerheadFistpunch > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:06

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No, I think its more feeling entitled because you drive or preference a certain make or model. What your describing is just called vanity.

EL_ULY > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:06

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He probably though, “ man, that’s a clean red (insert similar looking Japanese car of the time) “

CalzoneGolem > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:06

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I think he just saw your car as a red car.

Wacko > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:07

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that’s because he saw that your front 944 badge ain’t straight.

RallyWrench > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:18

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In my experience, most Boxsters are driven by people who couldn’t care less about Porsches.

cazzyodo > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:21

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Counter snobbery: it’s a Boxster.

:P

iSureWilll > RallyWrench 03/21/2016 at 16:25

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He probably bought it to be like, “Hey brah, check out my PORSH!!!1!11!! My PORSH is so cool!!@!!!!!!!!@3$E# CHICKS DIG IT BRAH!!!1!!!!134@#@!”

TheOnelectronic > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:30

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I think you’re reading too much into it. His train of thought was probably “God damn red light. Ugh, what should I make for dinner tonight? Did I record [show]? Ooh! Green! Time to have some fun. Weeeeeeeee!”

On the other hand, be nice to Boxster drivers. The 911 people shit all over them.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > EL_ULY 03/21/2016 at 16:32

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I like my RX-7 thank you much. :p

Jayhawk Jake > HammerheadFistpunch 03/21/2016 at 16:35

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Or he just doesn’t care about an old 944.

JGrabowMSt > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:43

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I reeled a Jetta in from a dead stop over the weekend at a light. They were doing about 50-60 coming up to the light, it changed and they didn’t even slow down, I just reeled that poor little VW in like a sunfish after fresh worms.

But I was actively trying to get the car to throw a code, which it finally did....Mopar is a different world though. Magnums especially. Despite the condition of the Magnum, you should consider taking it to C&C sometime just to see the reaction. Don’t pop the hood or anything, just park it in the middle and see what happens.

Crest > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:50

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Tell me about it, i own a 981/6 boxster and I’ve been ignored by pretty much every other boxster in Houston. Only attention i’ve gotten was from an infiniti driver

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 16:55

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Thats OK.

The 22 year old club rats will laugh at his Boxster because it’s not a 911.

I’ve actually heard that conversation out of two girls wearing dresses two sizes too small.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > JGrabowMSt 03/21/2016 at 17:18

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That’s.......bold. In a crazy way.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 03/21/2016 at 17:19

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LOL

FlimFlamMan > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/21/2016 at 20:52

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I’d give ya’ a thumbs up no matter what I was driving.

He was clearly not a proper gear head.

Nauraushaun > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 03/23/2016 at 08:17

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I found that when I had the 300ZX. 370Z owners didn’t care at all.

I feel people who buy these cars don’t want a great driver’s car. Becuase these cars aren’t great driver’s cars. They’re heavy and they insulate you from the driving because that’s all the rage. They’re powerful and they can corner, but you’re not as heavily involved.

They’re tools for bragging. Their owners don’t care about the history.