Comments on: Devoted to the 911 http://www.johndglynn.com/devoted-to-the-911 The Number One Website for Classic Porsche Stories Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shoestring7 http://www.johndglynn.com/devoted-to-the-911/comment-page-1#comment-653 Shoestring7 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:04:58 +0000 http://www.johndglynn.com/?p=2047#comment-653 Yuppies bought 944's, Porsche released a lot of sales data at the time to illustrate it. But don't let that get in the way of a bit of good stereotyping! SS7 Yuppies bought 944's, Porsche released a lot of sales data at the time to illustrate it. But don't let that get in the way of a bit of good stereotyping!

SS7

]]> By: johndglynn http://www.johndglynn.com/devoted-to-the-911/comment-page-1#comment-634 johndglynn Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:28:07 +0000 http://www.johndglynn.com/?p=2047#comment-634 Love you both v much, but not feeling the 'cliché as context' pitch! Context would be the rise of aspirational brands, privatisation and the fiery decline of indigenous industry in Britain, in favour of financial services and where that has left us today. Context would also discuss the 3.2 Carrera as the last in a long line that was introduced in 1974, not 1984. It is also worth mentioning that good ones are breaking thirty grand. I seem to remember Porsche market research from around the time showed that most 911 owners were self employed, in their 40s, had owned a Porsche previously and aspired to 911 ownership. The percentage of city boys buying them new might even have been lower than it is today. Red braces represent just a tiny part of Porsche's customer base in a two-year window of the model's history: negative association these classics don't deserve. It's time those inaccuracies met an overdue end, and it is reasonable to expect the solus 911 title to lead the way on that process ;-) All that said, the look of the T911 Buyers' Guides is the best out there, so that side has been nailed! Love you both v much, but not feeling the 'cliché as context' pitch!

Context would be the rise of aspirational brands, privatisation and the fiery decline of indigenous industry in Britain, in favour of financial services and where that has left us today. Context would also discuss the 3.2 Carrera as the last in a long line that was introduced in 1974, not 1984. It is also worth mentioning that good ones are breaking thirty grand.

I seem to remember Porsche market research from around the time showed that most 911 owners were self employed, in their 40s, had owned a Porsche previously and aspired to 911 ownership. The percentage of city boys buying them new might even have been lower than it is today.

Red braces represent just a tiny part of Porsche's customer base in a two-year window of the model's history: negative association these classics don't deserve. It's time those inaccuracies met an overdue end, and it is reasonable to expect the solus 911 title to lead the way on that process ;-)

All that said, the look of the T911 Buyers' Guides is the best out there, so that side has been nailed!

]]> By: driving courses http://www.johndglynn.com/devoted-to-the-911/comment-page-1#comment-633 driving courses Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:57:48 +0000 http://www.johndglynn.com/?p=2047#comment-633 JG, this post has given me a great idea for a website... I just can't work out whether it should be called Yuppies Reunited or 911 Reunited - although I'm sure many current 911 owners would be horrified at the people who originally owned their cars and what they were wearing at the time! Anyone else who watched the Sport Relief 'Ashes to Ashes' will have the right mental imagery. JG Be nice to Phil - deadlines are the harshest of task masters! And finally, I was just reading a little about flags in F1 over at F1B - I never knew that the use of the chequered flag in motor racing is possibly/probably an American invention... funny to look at Chris's Carrera and think it's got a little bit of Detroit stuck to it's flanks... JG, this post has given me a great idea for a website… I just can't work out whether it should be called Yuppies Reunited or 911 Reunited – although I'm sure many current 911 owners would be horrified at the people who originally owned their cars and what they were wearing at the time! Anyone else who watched the Sport Relief 'Ashes to Ashes' will have the right mental imagery.
JG Be nice to Phil – deadlines are the harshest of task masters!
And finally, I was just reading a little about flags in F1 over at F1B – I never knew that the use of the chequered flag in motor racing is possibly/probably an American invention… funny to look at Chris's Carrera and think it's got a little bit of Detroit stuck to it's flanks…

]]> By: Phil Raby http://www.johndglynn.com/devoted-to-the-911/comment-page-1#comment-632 Phil Raby Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:13:57 +0000 http://www.johndglynn.com/?p=2047#comment-632 Thanks for the mention, John. With regard to the yuppy intro, that's just a bit of fun and, like it or not, does put the car into an historical context which was, to an extent, true. Of course, the guide isn't aimed at experienced owners but rather newcomers to the model. OK, the inner wings comment I should have spotted - it should, of course, say inner wing liners. :) Cheers Phil Thanks for the mention, John.

With regard to the yuppy intro, that's just a bit of fun and, like it or not, does put the car into an historical context which was, to an extent, true.

Of course, the guide isn't aimed at experienced owners but rather newcomers to the model. OK, the inner wings comment I should have spotted – it should, of course, say inner wing liners. :)

Cheers

Phil

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