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Unwanted attention when you got a 944?

dirtydirtyharry

dirtydirtyharry

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Having recently switched from having a Celica to a 944 I have noticed a big difference in the amount of unwanted attention from other drivers. I have had a few niceish cars - a mint old honda crx, a Civic type R, a nice Celica but since getting a guards red 944 lux the amount of t*ssers that I have had to put up with driving up my arse for no apparent reason is ridiculous. Quite often it is the bloody white van man but also 'execs' in mondeo's and 5 series'.

I know by getting a Porsche that you should expect some admiring glances from people when you drive past and all that but I was not prepared for the amount of dick heads who feel the need to drive 2 inches from my bumper.

Did anyone else notice this sudden change when you got a 944?
 
yes, it seems [imho] 3,5, series bmws,saabs,golf gtis,and anything japanese are the main offenders!.... in my neck of the woods,
 
Nope, the exact opposite- nobody lets me out of junctions, ever. 15 minutes waiting for a gap, where's normally at the same junction it's 2 minutes at the most- if at all as most people flashed my other cars out like there is a red carpet rolled out in front.

The car that received the most unwanted attention was my 1993 white XR3I and was the reason we sold it as if it wasn't scumbags trying it on (or trying to nick it) then it was enough police attention to think we were in the Presidential motorcade.
 
I know what you mean, I call the car a "Dickhead Magnet" for that exact reason, my Dad gets it in his 924 as well. I just ignore them, if they want to drive too close, fine - ill just leave a bigger gap to the car in front to make up for it.
 
Mainly just get the same assholes who cant abide being overtaken on the motorway (BMW 5 series, Black Range Rovers), and some modern sporty hatches demonstrating their manliness. If im getting tailgaited i'll either ease away or slow down until they pass, dont really notice much more attention in this respect than any other car ive driven.

 
In 15 years of 944 ownership I've owned black ones with no problems. My latest is a guards red S2 & I can't go to the BP garage without some young buck in his 1.3 corsa with bodykit & nitrous trying it on.. Mind you, now that I've taken the cup2's off & D90's back on, the attention seems to have died off...a bit
On the other hand,I was on a clear stretch the other day with a Boxster next to me. The chap driving it seemed a bit wary of my car & didn't want to overtake.I think a lot of boxster/996 owners only know my car's a Porsche cos of the badge, but they would be pushed to say what model
 
I'd agree that red 944's seem to provoke more of a reaction, never seemed to be much of a problem with the white car so the 944S was a bit of a surprise at first. To be honest I don't really notice it now though.
 

Funnily enough I seem to get much less attention now in my 944 than I did in my old vRS. For some reason being overtaken on the motorway by a bright yellow Skoda seemed to upset a lot of 3 series/mundano drivers. Bit sad really [:eek:]
 
In my little road/track Golf Mk1 I get amazing interest whenever I stop (photos etc)

On the road however it seems to be a magnet for every little chav in his Punto/Corsa to sit in the back (car and all) or overtake regardless of whether its safe or not [&o]

In the turbo they weren`t there for long [:D]
 
I bought a 924s and i reckon the effect may be slightly less for one of these, probably due to the fact that the 944 looks sweeter. I do get a variety of people trying it on when i'm driving but i just drop it a cog and floor it if the conditions permit, i've fitted the 8" wide teledials to it with 225 tyres so it only takes about 2 or 3 corners before the person behind is starting to struggle, depending on what they're driving of course. Speed (134) works well too with the porsche being so aerodynamic and torquey in 5th.

This really isn't the answer people wanted to see is it!
 
ORIGINAL: jasonp

yes, it seems [imho] 3,5, series bmws,saabs,golf gtis,and anything japanese are the main offenders!.... in my neck of the woods,
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With me it's 3 Series Bimmers and Golf GTIs........ no matter what, they must get passed me......
 
ORIGINAL: babyjack

In 15 years of 944 ownership I've owned black ones with no problems. My latest is a guards red S2 & I can't go to the BP garage without some young buck in his 1.3 corsa with bodykit & nitrous trying it on.. Mind you, now that I've taken the cup2's off & D90's back on, the attention seems to have died off...a bit
On the other hand,I was on a clear stretch the other day with a Boxster next to me. The chap driving it seemed a bit wary of my car & didn't want to overtake.I think a lot of boxster/996 owners only know my car's a Porsche cos of the badge, but they would be pushed to say what model
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It's probably the non enthusiast drivers like that bloke that drive about like the sun's shining out of their aristotle and we all get tarred with the same dirty brush. It's the two flipsides to the porsche brand, the ones who buy them to strut about like peacocks and the ones who buy them to drive them as old man Porsche intended.
 
As a 924 owner, currently an S, I've not had any problems with the last 2, a white one and a blue one, but my first 924 was guards red, and I do remember many a day on the A1 with nuggets trying it on, gotta be a red car thing!
 
ORIGINAL: Northern924

As a 924 owner, currently an S, I've not had any problems with the last 2, a white one and a blue one, but my first 924 was guards red, and I do remember many a day on the A1 with nuggets trying it on, gotta be a red car thing!
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You ought to get a gold one with a diarrhoea brown interior like me!
 
Yes 'fraid 944's do attract more than their fair share of attention from muppets. It used to wind me up hugely but over time my annoyance has given way to a certain sort of quiet disdain for them which is far less stressful.

Had some chav in a Mondeo trying to push me along a B road couple of weekends ago when I was just meandering along minding my own business. Rather than give it the beans and watch him almost come off the road in his attempt to keep up as would have done in my early days of owning a '44, I kept meandering and of course he couldn't do a thing about it as his 1.6 was already at maximum warp with no chance of overtaking. [:)]

Funnily enough I get less grief in my current black car than I did in my Zermatt one, maybe because the black one with its lowered suspension looks a bit meaner and daunting or maybe they think I am Knightrider [:D]
 
I too have suffered from every Tom Dick and Harry wanting to race me. It seems that most of them appear suprised that my 20 year old classic can still leave them choking in my dust...[:D][:D] Well it is a Porsche after all, what were they expecting?

Edd
 
Having just bought a guards red 944 I'm now very worried having read this thread! Are people really that keen to be embarrassed by a 20 year old car?......fools!
 
I don't remember having any problems like that when I had my S2, but there again if I did, I would probably have just let them get on with it and carried on enjoying the car. I do remember having a bit of fun with a S2 Elise on Dartmoor shortly after having the KWs fitted, it seems he had fun too trying to keep up too.
 
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