Tommm
Well-Known Member
Last Saturday I took the SE to the PCA monthly breakfast. I have a lot of friends I see once a month at breakfasts and club events. A friend with his new Cayman GTS was early too. I tossed him the key, he took it around the row of cars. I told him to take it on the street and give it a punch. He did.
When he pulled in another friend with a rare 996 Turbo S pulled in next to me. I asked him if he drove an electric car. He said he picked up a Tesla the day before. He took it for a spin. Not as fast as the Tesla, but a lot of fun, and 30 grand less.
After breakfast a buddy who has a 930, 996GT3, 928S, Lambo, and Ferrari took it for a long drive with me. He was very impressed. Then another friend, multi Porsche (some in restoration = pieces) took it for a longer drive, and couldn't stop saying how he cant believe how much fun it is.
On the way home I called an anti EV friend with an Alfa 4C for him and Alfa Stilvio for his wife. He was nearby so we met by my house and he took it for a drive. My anti EV friend is now curious about the forthcoming Alfa EV.
Then 3 other neighbors took it for a drive. My next door neighbor had so much fun, his wife told us later that day that he said he "needs" one. My wife (she autocrossed our 944S2 when pregnant) in the last 10 years had no desire, and didn't even bother to test drive the 951S, E36 M3 it replaced, Z-3M it replaced, or Cayman it replaced, and only drove the 1er once and is "perfectly content" with her XC90 response was the SE is a lot of fun, offered her a drive, and mentioned the 10 grand in tax credits.
This thing is contagious. I think my dealer may owe me a finders fee or three soon.
When he pulled in another friend with a rare 996 Turbo S pulled in next to me. I asked him if he drove an electric car. He said he picked up a Tesla the day before. He took it for a spin. Not as fast as the Tesla, but a lot of fun, and 30 grand less.
After breakfast a buddy who has a 930, 996GT3, 928S, Lambo, and Ferrari took it for a long drive with me. He was very impressed. Then another friend, multi Porsche (some in restoration = pieces) took it for a longer drive, and couldn't stop saying how he cant believe how much fun it is.
On the way home I called an anti EV friend with an Alfa 4C for him and Alfa Stilvio for his wife. He was nearby so we met by my house and he took it for a drive. My anti EV friend is now curious about the forthcoming Alfa EV.
Then 3 other neighbors took it for a drive. My next door neighbor had so much fun, his wife told us later that day that he said he "needs" one. My wife (she autocrossed our 944S2 when pregnant) in the last 10 years had no desire, and didn't even bother to test drive the 951S, E36 M3 it replaced, Z-3M it replaced, or Cayman it replaced, and only drove the 1er once and is "perfectly content" with her XC90 response was the SE is a lot of fun, offered her a drive, and mentioned the 10 grand in tax credits.
This thing is contagious. I think my dealer may owe me a finders fee or three soon.
