Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/07

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Subject: [Leica] [no Leica] not so Porsche anology
From: Paul Schiemer <pschiemer@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 17:27:53 -0500

Dominique wrote:
<<You have wealthy people who buy a Porsche and who are true annoying
persons for the garage.
As a 911,a M6 is a special tool for specialists.>>

Actually, you'd be surprised it's not the 'wealthy' ones that pitch the
biggest fit at the garage trying to get their Porsches fixed.
It's entirely the other way 'round; nouveau riche or wanna be posers
raise their voices, the rich guys raise their eyebrows and find
alternative methods for correcting problems with their vehicles (like
talking to the boss!)

A 911 is a pig of a car, more a hanger queen than a road king.
Before you think otherwise- I've owned two modern ones and a handful of
the older ones (typ. 356), I'm a long time member of the PCA, and am
active locally in drivers' education events (track related high
performance driving).  I've recently dumped their latest whiz bang -the
Boxster- because of recurrent problems with ignition and electrics.

BUT, I do know what you were getting at in your original post.
Just thought I'd put a different perspective on the facts of it.