CD Article: 2009 Porsche 911

[Mitlov]

IIRC his kids legs still fitted into kid seats.

...which is precisely what one finds in back of the 911, and which are a whole lot more useful to some people (i.e., parents of young children) than no seats at all.

[Railton]

Remember MD?  His kids had legs, didn't they?

And the number one demographic Porsche caters to is dads with infant children? 

Yahhhh Baby!
Railton

[Jameel]

Really? I thought is was dads with trophy girlfriends 

I think that's more Ferrari!

[safristi]

...ohh infertile TROPHY girlfriends........ ......wanna come UP and see my Vasectomy scars?

[Demosthenes X]

...which is precisely what one finds in back of the 911, and which are a whole lot more useful to some people (i.e., parents of young children) than no seats at all.

Yeah, I'm sure the market of parents with young children looking at $100 000+ sports cars is just thriving.

Let's face it: for the majority of new Porsche buyers, the rear seats do not enter in the equation.  I'd wager a vast, vast majority of people buying a new 911 never use the rear seats for anything but their briefcase.

[safristi]

..as opposed to a wee wee MAJORITY...............I'm McCain and i approve this outbackcome...................911 eh!!! did i tell ya aboot my Hanoi Hilton.......ask fer a suite gotta ..................................OK Sarah I'm coming................................

[Jameel]

..as opposed to a wee wee MAJORITY...............I'm McCain and i approve this outbackcome...................911 eh!!! did i tell ya aboot my Hanoi Hilton.......ask fer a suite gotta ..................................OK Sarah I'm coming................................

Saf, are you this weird in real-life? 

[safristi]

..is that the NEW ABC shew????SIRSWERVER?....yes i'm the one wif tha tartan trews...... .....i hate it when my idle is immunized.............hurts like hell..and i still get the dreaded lurgie............

[TopGun]

The 911 offers 345 horsepower and four seats (though two are best suited to kids or cargo) while offering the same fuel economy as the 245 hp, two-seat Cayman.  How's that for ya?

That remarkable power-to-fuel-economy ratio doesn't come cheap.  Neither does making a four-seater handle as well as most two-seat sports caras.

Good on ya to take a position...some people agree...and I see that some people don't!

[Dave L]

My wife has had 3 Boxsters and a 911 Carrera (sp?) Great cars all. We haven't had a Cayman yet.

Fwiw we've had many roadsters, and the therapy comes from putting the top down and driving. Loved all the cars.

Along the way we've had an RX-7 convertible, and 5 Miatas. Their pricing seems to be crazy for a new car, and lately we've chosen to buy virtually new, but used Boxsters.

Porsche sells about 1800 new cars per year in Canada according to the corporate speaker at a PCA club meeting we attended in Toronto. Obviously they're not going to change the world at that rate.

anyone interested in Boxsters might like to take a look at " Porsche Pete's Boxster Board " .  Good people there.

DaveL