Anyone have a Cayenne?

[RobinFinderson]

I'll admit to knowing just about as much about car culture as I do sports... which isn't much at all. I once heard a shooting and looked out my door and saw a car speeding away. I thought I would be helpful and tell the cops about the car.

It was a small black car, heading east.
What model?
I'm not sure.
Foreign or domestic?
I'm not sure.
Sedan or compact?
I'm not sure.
Any modifications?
I have no idea.
Ok. Thanks (for nothing).

That said, I think the Cayenne is one ugly heap, and I tend to think that sports car companies should stay out of the SUV market. It would seem, in my entirely unqualified opinion, that an SUV would tarnish a sports car company's image. If I wanted a sports car, I would want to buy it from the guys that think about nothing else but sports cars. I don't want to think that the guy designing my sports car is off designing computer peripherals on the side. I don't want to think that the company is trying to figure out how to expand its market into toasters and handbags. I want to think that my sports car company is obsessed with nothing but sports cars, perhaps to the detriment of its market share. I want to think that the very best of the best engineers are working on the perfection of my car.

When a sports car company branches out into SUV's, who is working to design those SUVs? The best of the best? Or are the SUVs a sort of minor league training ground, and the SUV designers might graduate up to the majors? SUVs coming from a sports car company would seem to divert resources away from the sports cars, and that would start me wondering about the quality of all of the company's products. They dilute the brand.

And that is my completely uninformed opinion about something I know nothing about.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'll admit to knowing just about as much about car culture as I do sports... which isn't much at all. I once heard a shooting and looked out my door and saw a car speeding away. I thought I would be helpful and tell the cops about the car.

It was a small black car, heading east.
What model?
I'm not sure.
Foreign or domestic?
I'm not sure.
Sedan or compact?
I'm not sure.
Any modifications?
I have no idea.
Ok. Thanks (for nothing).

That said, I think the Cayenne is one ugly heap, and I tend to think that sports car companies should stay out of the SUV market. It would seem, in my entirely unqualified opinion, that an SUV would tarnish a sports car company's image. If I wanted a sports car, I would want to buy it from the guys that think about nothing else but sports cars. I don't want to think that the guy designing my sports car is off designing computer peripherals on the side. I don't want to think that the company is trying to figure out how to expand its market into toasters and handbags. I want to think that my sports car company is obsessed with nothing but sports cars, perhaps to the detriment of its market share. I want to think that the very best of the best engineers are working on the perfection of my car.

When a sports car company branches out into SUV's, who is working to design those SUVs? The best of the best? Or are the SUVs a sort of minor league training ground, and the SUV designers might graduate up to the majors? SUVs coming from a sports car company would seem to divert resources away from the sports cars, and that would start me wondering about the quality of all of the company's products. They dilute the brand.

And that is my completely uninformed opinion about something I know nothing about.

I hate SUV's in general and I like to mock the mentality of the stereotypical urban SUV owner. That being said, I can't help but drool over the Porche Cayenne.

[RobinFinderson]

I hate SUV's in general and I like to mock the mentality of the stereotypical urban SUV owner. That being said, I can't help but drool over the Porche Cayenne.

I think they look like a nice regular car with an endocrine imbalance.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I think they look like a nice regular car with an endocrine imbalance.

Of course I would prefer a regular Porsche, but I like them in spite of the SUV-like looks. Have you heard the sound of the Cayenne's engine?

[doctorcoug]

I think they look like a nice regular car with an endocrine imbalance.

Sounds like my brother.

[Viking]

Sounds like my brother.

Yes, perfect fit! (I have autoimmune thyroid disease)

[LA Ute]

When was the last time you were in SLC? And they aren't that closeted.

I am in SLC all the time these days (2 sons at the U). I always stay in the eastern end of the avenues, where next to our place there is a beautiful house with a big rainbow flag hanging off the front porch. I think there must be more Obama stickers there per capita than anyplace but the Upper West Side of Manhattan (or maybe parts of West L.A. and Marin County). Anyway, yeah, I know there is a significant gay population in SLC, but I didn't see that on the two Subaru lots we were on. The Outback seems to be the car of choice of the Birkenstock-Volvo-academic-left of center crowd. My son's just a student and we helped him get an older used Outback, which he wanted because it has room in the back for his amp and sound equipment (he is a musician) and because of the all-wheel drive.