[MLJJ]

I stopped by a local feed store today to pick up a 50# bag of horse feed in the P car. Bubba who owns the place came out to load it and saw what we were putting the bag in. He said "this will probably fill it up, what's it good for?" I told him it was great for picking up a 50# bag of horse food! He shrugged and walked away. His lifted and maxed-out-optioned Tundra was around the corner which I'm sure he has never exploited to its fullest potential. To each their own...

 

[antennahead]

I stopped by a local feed store today to pick up a 50# bag of horse feed in the P car. Bubba who owns the place came out to load it and saw what we were putting the bag in. He said "this will probably fill it up, what's it good for?" I told him it was great for picking up a 50# bag of horse food! He shrugged and walked away. His lifted and maxed-out-optioned Tundra was around the corner which I'm sure he has never exploited to its fullest potential. To each their own...

It's good for some of the most engaging and fun daily driving you'll ever experience in an automobile!

 

[jimmuller]

I stopped by a local feed store today to pick up a 50# bag of horse feed in the P car. Bubba who owns the place came out to load it and saw what we were putting the bag in. He said "this will probably fill it up, what's it good for?" I told him it was great for picking up a 50# bag of horse food! He shrugged and walked away.

Love it. Tell him it gets great gas mileage because it has such low wind drag.

I stopped into a different beer/liquor store yesterday because it was near my gym on my way home. The culture was, um, let's say local-townie. The vehicle collection in the parking lot was truck-centric and the beer selection was, um, let's say local-townie. They had none of the IPA's I was looking for. The clientele which came and went while I was checking their offerings was, um, let's say local-townie. I felt distinctly out of place. Fortunately no one asked about my car.

 

[jns211]

People have a habit of labeling Porsche owners as “rich snobs” but a lot of those over sized and modified trucks cost just as much as (if not more than) a 718 Cayman/Boxster and have terrible gas mileage.

For the last few years, I’ve been working in rural Tennessee, and everyone drives very large new trucks. The trucks I see never get used for towing, hauling, or any of the actual work they are designed to perform.

I recently saw a Jeep brand truck that is essentially a convertible truck. Every Bubba’s dream!

And Bubbas wonder why they can’t save money and get out of debt….

As @MLJJ pointed out, the 718’s combination of both a boot & bonnet provides a solid amount of cargo capacity.

On a recent long trip in the bonnet only, I stored two boxes (12 bottles) of small batch rum, 2 buckets (5 gallons each), car wash/cleaning supplies, and multiple pairs of shoes.

I think trucks are great when they are used for work and serving their designed purpose. Unfortunately, many people don’t use Trucks like they should.

 

[antennahead]

^ That's what gets me, some of those trucks cost as much as our 718s, and they don't need or use them in business or to haul, it's just "their status symbol"............. yet they want to malign us for our love of sports cars, as well as pigeon hole us via their perception of identity politics. I recently stopped at my local grocery store in a fairly upscale community. As I was walking back to my car with a couple of grocery bags I hear a guy to my left, about 30 feet away, mumble "you think you're bada$$ don't you". Seriously? I, like most of you, just happen to love sports cars, and great handling and performing sports cars at that. I really worry about this "have vs the have nots" mentality we seem to have cultivated in our society in recent times. I just ignored him and pretended I didn't hear his comments.

 

[shoot summ]

People have a habit of labeling Porsche owners as “rich snobs” but a lot of those over sized and modified trucks cost just as much as (if not more than) a 718 Cayman/Boxster and have terrible gas mileage.

For the last few years, I’ve been working in rural Tennessee, and everyone drives very large new trucks. The trucks I see never get used for towing, hauling, or any of the actual work they are designed to perform.

I recently saw a Jeep brand truck that is essentially a convertible truck. Every Bubba’s dream!

And Bubbas wonder why they can’t save money and get out of debt….

As @MLJJ pointed out, the 718’s combination of both a boot & bonnet provides a solid amount of cargo capacity.

On a recent long trip in the bonnet only, I stored two boxes (12 bottles) of small batch rum, 2 buckets (5 gallons each), car wash/cleaning supplies, and multiple pairs of shoes.

I think trucks are great when they are used for work and serving their designed purpose. Unfortunately, many people don’t use Trucks like they should.

People in general tend to use a lot of labels, nothing different between "rich snobs", and "bubbas" when it comes to labels is there?

I don't worry about what other people drive, sometimes I do admire what they drive.

I drive a "truck" because I've always had one, and because I like the versatility of one. I occasionally tow, I haul stuff, and oh, I have 4 wheel drive that I use occasionally too. If you haven't driven a new truck you might be surprised how comfortable they are, my F150 is the vehicle of choice for long road trips. Very comfortable. I don't think of myself as a Bubba.

I bought my Wife the Boxster S, does that make it a chick car? I don't think so, and all I get is admiration from others when we drive it, thumbs up, "cool car", etc. Hope I am using it for it's designed purpose some someone doesn't take issue with it.

Regardless there are some people that wont understand why we make the choices we do, drive what we do, whatever we do. I don't worry about others though, and I try really hard not to label others.

 

[antennahead]

And I should clarify, I am not anti truck in any way shape or form. What I am anti is people wanting to get up in someone else's face because of what they drive. Live and let live.

 

[MLJJ]

Well, I can't be anti-truck either. I have two and a small SUV and a Porsche. I'm conflicted - both a bubba and a snob I guess. I meant no malice regarding the owner of the feed store, but he was a country boy and I label them as bubbas (its just this part of the world). If I didn't mind putting a sticker on the P car it would say "My other Car is a Truck" Lets not get too sensitive...

 

[Naptown]

I have a truck among my other rides. Same color as my Cayman. Toyota Indigo Ink Pearl looks a lot like Porsche Night Blue Metallic, just a hair lighter.

 

[718S]

Lol. I don’t mind any names. I too have a truck. A 2010 Dodge Ram. It’s showing some age but runs great. Call me whatever. I don’t give a rat’s ass. Usually. What does bother me is when people get bitter and/or potentially get to the point where they may feel the need to vandalize property. That is inexcusable and is deserving of a beating imo.

 

[sobiloff]

My other car is a Raptor, so I'm a truck fan as well. I've never had people give me **** when driving my BGTS in small towns. I've had a few hard stares, but a smile and a wave has brought half of 'em over to chat about it and hear about their favorite car. Yes, there's a stereotype for P-car drivers (and Corvette drivers, and…), but it's pretty easy not to play into that stereotype, too.

 

[jimmuller]

I've been enjoying this thread and hoping it keeps the humorous slant it started with.

I am a bit of a bubba myself, not because I have ever owned a truck but because I have been known to play banjo. FWIW I have nothing against local-townies either. I just like beer different from the stuff that comes in a red or blue can.

 

[shoot summ]

I think what I have learned from this thread, is that many of us are "rich snob bubbas"... LOL

My connundrum for the day, do I indulge my rich snob side and drive the Boxster, or do I go full bubba and drive the F150 that I have absolutely no practical use for...

Regardless of what I pick to drive, I think a good IPA is in order later today!

 

[antennahead]

The take away for me is let's all get along and not pass judgement on someone elses vehicle choices ...... and be able to laugh at ones self ........ a little self effacing humor is always a good thing.

I have a curious question for you guys. Do you think we have a better reputation than BMW owners? ?

 

[Wine.O]

Eh... some people will be derisive because they see it as flashy money (though I bet most of them would love to have one). Some people will be derisive because it's not a 911. I didn't buy it for their opinions though so I just keep driving with a smile on my face.... and being derisive toward corvette owners

 

[718S]

I've been enjoying this thread and hoping it keeps the humorous slant it started with.

I am a bit of a bubba myself, not because I have ever owned a truck but because I have been known to play banjo. FWIW I have nothing against local-townies either. I just like beer different from the stuff that comes in a red or blue can.

Bubba with a banjo! Awesome. Real men drink whisky.

 

[ArchiProf]

A couple of my friends drive huge, jacked-up, and "maxxed-out" pickup trucks that they keep clean and detailed but also use them in their design/build firm. I have a Pathfinder I special ordered in 1993 (5 MT, 4×4 with dual speed transfer case, SE luxury package with gray leather interior, black exterior with black trim, 31×10.5×15 tires, exterior mounted spare tire, etc) so I suppose that it is the 1993 equivalent of the super trucks of today. I use it for hauling the mountain bikes and in construction site visits and related business uses.

 

[shoot summ]

A couple of my friends drive huge, jacked-up, and "maxxed-out" pickup trucks that they keep clean and detailed but also use them in their design/build firm. I have a Pathfinder I special ordered in 1993 (5 MT, 4×4 with dual speed transfer case, SE luxury package with gray leather interior, black exterior with black trim, 31×10.5×15 tires, exterior mounted spare tire, etc) so I suppose that it is the 1993 equivalent of the super trucks of today. I use it for hauling the mountain bikes and in construction site visits and related business uses.

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Pathy's are awesome vehicles, my oldest son started with a '90 or '91, we bought it with a bad motor(flipped timing belt), put a JDM motor in it and he drove it half way through college. Then we found a '97 that had been hit in the back, fully loaded, $800, salvage hatch, paint, and a bumper and he took it to midway through Med School when he decided he needed something better. Daughter had a '95 that got T-Boned and then replaced with a '98 that just got retired recently, her husband had been driving it and was trying to get it to 300K miles.

They aren't much on power though, but they are rock solid dependable IMO.

 

[Viffermike]

As someone who has owned both a BMW and a P-Car ...

... yes: BMW owner stereotypes are worse for one very simple reason: BMWs are attainable by those who normally wouldn't be able to afford them. Porsches aren't (as much).

Stereotyping is a fun and often practical exercise because most stereotypes are formed by one part fact and one part fiction. The human tendency to simplify and compartmentalize is what both births and incubates them.

I drive a Porsche. Am I, therefore, a snob? Sure I am - just not about what most would expect as part of that stereotype. Am I rich? Nope; I just prioritize my resources differently.

Similarly, I own a gun. Am I, therefore, a social conservative? Far from it, in most regards. Am I a violent person? Only when playing video games. Am I vehemently against increasing gun control? No; I favor more of it.

What's in a 'Bubba', anyway? I know some who (also) own Porsches, some who drink IPAs, some who go to art museums and some who regularly wear Prada and Fendi. I also know 'Guidos' who drive jacked-up four-bys, drink Keystone and Bud light, favor designer pizza over fold-able thin crust and prefer Luccheses to Ferragamos.

The fact vs. fiction of stereotyping is part of what makes us individuals. it's also part of what makes us aware about what ties us together, whether we're aware of it or not. Like everything in life, it's all about moderation and balance -- don't totally base your behavior and beliefs on them.

 

[jimmuller]

Mike, well said.