So, I should do something selfish, splurge a bit, and do something for myself to move past the past?

[Pierre.Suave]

How about this?

http://carousel.porschedealer.com/preowned_cars/info.php?inventoryid=436911

:P

[malta blue]

1. that may a tad overdoing it, BUT

you should surely do something nice for yourself. :hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

2. nah

I think it may just be the thing I need...

:rofl:

[malta blue]

3. well, if you insist...

then you most certainly must take a road trip and visit me so I can show you my ferrari :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_365

[Pierre.Suave]

5. I would make that trip!

[malta blue]

11. Right on....

:woohoo:

[PassingFair]

4. Why do men buy sports cars when they break up?

Seriously, I left a string of new MG and Triumph
owners behind me in my youth....

Always with the British sports cars....

[AlCzervik]

6. The maintenance would be expensive but i suppose if you already 100k to spend on a car

you wouldn't care.

My husbands Porsche is absurd to maintain, a mistress would be more cost effective.

[Pierre.Suave]

8. In the short term, yes

a mistress may be less expensive...

as the years go buy, I think the car would be cheaper, unless of course I take this car to the track as it is designed to do, and wreck it...

oops, goodbye 114K...Insurance isn't going to cover you...

edit: in all honesty, I would rather have a classic 911 than a new one. even if it would be less reliable, powerful, and fast. And even if I know it would need lots of care...

[DarkTirade]

7. Just make sure you're doing it for the right reasons.

There's a difference between treating yourself and compensating for something missing. That's why the stereotype of the 'mid-life crisis' involves buying something like that, they feel they need to compensate for a lack of something in their life. :)

Of course, this is coming from someone cheap enough that to me, 'treating myself' involves either buying a new videogame or going out for chinese food. :P

[Pierre.Suave]

9. hmmm, how to answer without getting the thread locked...

that reason, is not the reason...

you know, just sayin...

[DarkTirade]

33. As long as you know your real reason, that's good enough.

You perv. :P

[BeachBaby]

10. You sound like me!

My idea of "treating myself" is McDonald's Sweet Tea - for $1.19.

Cheap dates, we are! :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

12. Your stock just went up...

:P

[BeachBaby]

15. Oh, that's nuthin'....

I think diamonds are boring. Aquamarines are much prettier.

I hate shopping and spending money.

I prefer camping instead of resort hotels.

And no girlie-girl drinks for me - a beer does me just fine.

Series! :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

19. ...

Why are more women not like that...

[Chan790]

27. That's all I can find...

seriously. I was complaining about it this morning. Woe is the guy who wants a woman who loves to dress up, eat fancy places, hates sports, loves the nightlife, doesn't want children and prefers cocktails to lower-class libations. I want someone who is fun, dammit. They just don't make them like Audrey Hepburn anymore.

[BeachBaby]

45. "Lower class libations?"

I'm not gonna touch the rest of this post. It's wrong on soooooo many levels. :wtf:

[Pierre.Suave]

50. ...

:hug:

I think I got what he was trying to say and I dont think he meant it in a derogatory manner.

[BeachBaby]

58. ....

Meh. It pisses me off that somehow, because I like to have a $2 beer and talk football around a campfire, I'm not "classy" enough.

Apparently, because of my "class", I don't know how to play dress-up and go out and have fun. :eyes:

Comin' right back atcha, Jason..... :hug:

[Chan790]

75. I did not mean it that way...

and I apologize if it were interpreted that way as that was not my intent. I have a habit of inserting my foot into my mouth with poor word choice.

[Chan790]

73. I'm specifically referring to the sudden abundance locally...

of people drinking PBR and Schlitz and Steel Reserve for kitsch value. I'm not drinking crappy beverages for some pseudo-ironic hipster ethos. I'm just not. I probably should have used "quality" in place of "class" though.

What's next? Milwaukee's Best and Keystone so I can relive my college years?

[TZ]

35. There are actually plenty of women like that.

Its just that some of us are invisible to the male of the species.

[Pierre.Suave]

38. Says the woman that doesn't drink...

:P

:hug: I hope you are feeling well today SueNturtle!

[TZ]

51. I can't

Really--alcohol and my meds don't mix well.
As for feeling well. Nope I don't. I've now decided I have no choice but to go back on the chemo pills since my interferon is not forth coming anytime soon...x(

[Pierre.Suave]

54. Sorry...

I wish I could make it all better for you.

:hug:

[DarkTirade]

21. In that case... you busy tonight?

I keed, I keed.

I'm too cheap to take anyone on a date right now. Even a cheap one. :P

[TZ]

32. Dude..I thought you liked geekettes....

Like me....;-)

[DarkTirade]

34. Yeah. Geekettes are even cheaper.

They'd usually rather stay home and watch a movie or something. :P

[Pierre.Suave]

41. Which explains Netflix...

:P

[DarkTirade]

42. No, that costs money.

Bittorrent's the way to go. :P

[TZ]

55. I know what you need

Someone you can take home and show off your light sabers to...:P

[Pierre.Suave]

57. Light sabers?

What kind of freak of nature do you think I am?

I only have one...

:P

[BeachBaby]

60. And like clockwork, this thread is officially a pev thread!!! Woot!!!

:spray:

[Pierre.Suave]

62. It was that way

from the very first post...

:P

[TZ]

64. Of course

It is STICK SHIFT we are talking about here....:P

DuStrange is gonna kick himself for missing this thread...

[BeachBaby]

66. As I sit here adjusting my headlights.....

they keep shifting to lowbeam, when highbeam is the look I'm driving for. :P

[TZ]

68. Speaking of which how's that black bra of yours

holding up..CAR BRA ya pevs!

[BeachBaby]

70. The bra is serving its purpose.

And supports my very real and very spectacular headlights to perfection. :P

[Pierre.Suave]

78. LOL

oh the pevvy possibilities...

[Pierre.Suave]

69. Maybe you need some nice, firm...

support...

:P

[Pierre.Suave]

67. he is out trying to teach 3rd graders

the Pythagorean theorem or something...

[DarkTirade]

80. Well, if you're happy with so few, that's your perogative...

http://www.stickmanltd.com/cheapsabers/newcustom.html

[Pierre.Suave]

81. I want the real thing

I mean come on, how useful is a fake lightsaber...

I cant cut off anyone's hand with a fake lightsaber now can I?

[DarkTirade]

83. It might take a while, but you could probably manage.

They'd have to hold still while you whack at it for a few days though.

[Pierre.Suave]

85. Not quite the same

not even close...

[DarkTirade]

89. Well, we work with what we've got.

And unfortunately we have neither the force fields required to enclose the energy of the blade, nor the batteries powerful enough to create that kind of energy.

... yet. :evilgrin:

[Pierre.Suave]

90. I am working on it

When I perfect it, you can find me at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

[DarkTirade]

91. ... totally picturing you decapitating a capinet member and screaming, "I AM THE REPUBLIC!!!!"

:P

[Pierre.Suave]

92. Damn straight...

:evilgrin:

[jpgray]

13. Real Doll!

:bounce:

[Pierre.Suave]

16. uhm... NO!

[jpgray]

22. How about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5sOCEUpGZI

:D

[Pierre.Suave]

24. Is that a rick roll?

I trust very few youtube links nowadays...

[jpgray]

25. Nah, it's a car commercial of sorts

:D

[Pierre.Suave]

26. HAHAHA

:rofl:

[flvegan]

14. $115k for a Beetle?

:P

[Pierre.Suave]

17. If I could get an F430 for the same price

I would...

[flvegan]

28. You should be able to find a couple years old Gallardo for just a bit more

than that. For that money, you could get a new Dinan M5!

[Pierre.Suave]

30. I do not like the Gallardo

nor do I want a tank with a huge engine that the M5 would be.

Plus the GT3 is very trackable.

edit: I could also find a 360 for not much more.

[flvegan]

36. But the engine's in the wrong end.

I kid, it's a nice car. Wouldn't mind putting one in my garage.

?

[Pierre.Suave]

40. I actually agree with you

it is in the wrong end, but they seem to do ok anyway.

[flvegan]

44. If they moved it now

they'd ruin the car. The Porsche purists would lose their minds.

[Pierre.Suave]

46. Oh boy

you think the freepers heads will explode...

you aint seen nothing like the hardcore 911 fans...

[AlCzervik]

18. don't hate my beetle.

;(

[flvegan]

71. You have a proper front engine version.

Very much different than the old Beetle upon which the 911 is based. You have a cute looking Golf, really, and a good choice.

[SacredCow]

74. My air-cooled beetle takes offense at being called "improper"

:silly:

[Chan790]

20. Yes, but not that.

That, my friend, screams quarter-life crisis. It's pretentious. Might I suggest a far better option, though a less "manly" one:

Invest in you. Do something that makes you happy 24 hours a day instead of 3. A car is only enjoyable when you're driving it.

Get a makeover: join a gym, get a fancy haircut, buy some new clothes, a good suit, get your teeth whitened. And if you still want a new car, buy something classic and awe-inspiring rather than the same status-symbol POS everybody else buys.

http://www2.thecarexperience.com/pls/carexp/carexp_public_ads.car_page?p_car_id=32783

[Pierre.Suave]

23. THAT CAR?

seriously, I need gray or no hair before I am old enough to drive that.

[Chan790]

29. I tried to find a 1950s Aston-Martin

but they're like $250K. My point is Porsche is no longer special...think different, think special. I found a nice 1964 Ford Mustang fastback convertible...but that doesn't seem your style. You like sporty imports.

[Pierre.Suave]

31. well

this is a GT3 911, not a regular 911. it IS special.

[jobycom]

37. Do you still have her credit card number?

Alright, alright, just a thought.

[Pierre.Suave]

39. BWAHAHAHA

best post in the thread, right there!

[HEyHEY]

43. Prostitute?

[Pierre.Suave]

47. No

none of that.

[HEyHEY]

59. Sure, for enough money.... you can get one that has a penis AND a vagina

[Pierre.Suave]

63. uhm...

no.

[HEyHEY]

65. How about a rabbit then?

[raccoon]

48. No, move to a red state. We need all the progressives we can get.

And you'll get away from the old environment....

[Pierre.Suave]

52. No way in hell

am I going to move out of my home state of MN because of her...

[SacredCow]

49. Just don't end up featured.....

here

[Pierre.Suave]

53. I knew that was going to be

wrecked exotics before I hovered the cursor over it and saw the link in my status bar...

[SacredCow]

76. That site KILLS me....

all those amazing cars and the back story much of the time is "Asshat was driving a car that he couldn't control..."

[Pierre.Suave]

77. yes

my favorites are the Bugatti Veyron pics...

:rofl:

[Ikonoklast]

56. You could buy two of these for that...

Lotus Exige S240.

Drool.


Lots more fun than that German bus you want to get.










:hide: :rofl: :popcorn:

[Pierre.Suave]

61. well, that is a 70K car

so you could buy one.

I have driven one of those. great if you only want to use it on a track, not good for anything else.

[Ikonoklast]

72. Nah, I'd get the club racer.

I'd never be brave enough to drive as nice a vehicle as that, or the Porsche on a city street. I'd have to re-do the curb on my driveway at the street just to get the thing to clear.


But on the track, well, that's what these things were made for. Real fun would ensue after 6000rpm.

You get whatever you want, though. It's your dough, and your decision, and as long as you like what you got, it's the right decision.



If it goes real fast, an even better decision.






If it can exceed the posted speed limit on the interstate in second gear, it's a GREAT decision.

[Pierre.Suave]

79. The Club Racer

costs more...

[Ikonoklast]

84. Yeah, but the handling/braking mods are worth it.

Oh, well, not like I'm gonna run out and buy one this evening...*sigh*.

[Pierre.Suave]

87. meh

it is still pretty much only useful on a track.

[Ikonoklast]

88. It would never see the street, that's a given.

When I go fast, it's legal to do so.

[mnhtnbb]

82. Hubby had his old Porsche stolen from the parking garage when he was a resident.

[Pierre.Suave]

86. I would go hire the meanest looking biker dude I could

to stand guard and pay him with beer...

Also, that really sucks.

[Madrone]

93. no dude..... Something like this:

http://www.fergusonhill.co.uk/script/get_image.php?image_id=2

http://www.fergusonhill.co.uk/product_details.php?id=3



or this:



http://www.salksound.com/ht3.shtml




And ummm.... when you get them .... can I come over? B-)

[Pierre.Suave]

94. I have these

Bowers and Wilkins 802Ds and you are welcome anytime.

[Madrone]

96. Nice!!

I lust over those Salks. Hoping they will someday be within my reach ... before the guy that builds them dies or retires. They are AWESOME.

[Blue_Tires]

95. make it a GT2 or nothing!