jimmyb

When I was 17? Sure, I would have been happy to have a Miata. Of course, there was no such thing as a Miata when I was 17 (1973), so I picked up my dates in one of the CRAPPY English inspirations for the Miata...a 1970 TR6.
Now, the Miata is not on my list...but that doesn't make it any less a very cool little car that's an absolute blast to drive. So, generalize away, you're just confirming the comments a lot of folks make about Corvettes and their owners (it's NOT complimentary)

CJ Willys

Bought my (used) GS from a Porsche dealer. Got a tour of the garage. Wish I could afford a 911.
Bought my 2nd Corvette, a Z06, brand new. Add both vettes together, and still cheaper than that 911.
And a vette will hang all day with those Porsche's.

Z0HS1CK

This.

Everyone is too emotionally attached to their car. They own a corvette, THAT corvette is the best. Oh i bought a C5Z because that's the last of the pure bred corvettes! I don't like the C7 styling therefore it is not the best! My C5Z is the best!

lolllllzzz

That mentality is the funniest.

I personally own a corvette because it's great performance/looks for the dollar. Would i love to own other cars over this C7Z? You bet.

I would get a GTR, i think it's a better car. But i didn't get that because no V8.

I would get a 911 turbo s, that is definitely a better car. But i didn't because i don't wanna buy used and new they cost too much.

I would love to get a GT2RS, that is light years better than ANY corvette ever made period, callaway, hennessey, whatever, it is tiers, and tiers meaning multiple, above any corvette. I didn't get that because i simply can't afford it.

Some people use their emotions too much on this site.

TLS_Addict

And?

mazurekd

Dr. ice

You are letting your insecurities get the best of you again.

Dr. ice

For your friends sake, I am sure he is a better person than you painted him to be. If not, he is an arrogant *** that is in no way a car enthusiast....but probably better described as a narrow minded Corvette loyalist such as a few very obvious notables on this forum. I get the fact that you have a strong bias for Chevrolet since you sell them, so that makes sense. I think we all know there are many Corvette owners that can own whatever they wish, but their are a lot more that own Corvettes that are hard working individuals and it’s the top of their spending threshold. GM continues to market the Corvette as a bang for the buck car......and at $60k achieves that goal. I bought a Corvette when I could have easily bought a 911 and since that time I have purchased a 911. So yes Phil....you are talking about people like me. I am one of those as you say that “chose a POS Corvette when I could have bought a more expensive car....what in the hell was I thinking😏....but I am not brand loyal and I wanted a C7. Very good possibility my next car may be a Z06. I get bored with cars quickly and like different experiences.

Hell yes Phil, people sometimes over buy......it can be an emotional decision for many. As a salesman, you capitalize on that fact on a daily basis.....but that applies for most all car brands and makes. However, I have not found that to be the norm in either my Corvette or Porsche clubs I have been involved with. All great people that love cars. Here’s the tough part for a handful of the most hardened loyalists. They just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that someone could like a Corvette but give the nod to a Porsche. Funny isn’t it!

Dr. ice

You are like putty in my handI see you have thin skin and are easily frustrated. You are taking this waaaay to seriously. We are just talking cars, so chill and enjoy.

Dr. ice

Do you only watch and cheer for one team? You may have a favorite, but it doesn’t mean you don’t like rooting for a few other teams as well. Lots of us are like that. That’s called an analogy.....hope you got the drift👍

punky

Any car was great when we were 16. I obviously meant now. Could you imagine picking up a first date in a Miata? I don't think so.

walleyfisher

Why not, my first date was in a Vega GT with a 4 speed

This thread is waaaay too serious, I don't believe for minute Corvettes drivers hate Porsche owners, or Porsche drivers hat Corvette drivers, all just fun ribbing, Just like the Ford/Chevy thing. I do appreciate a good looking Porsche being a Corvette owner, and I am sure there are Porsche owners who appreciate a good looking Corvette. I really enjoy funny ribbing between car guys. I really enjoy watch Corvettes and Porsches trading paint on the track lap after lap and even better when the Corvette comes out on top

jcp911s

A concise, thoughtful, and, (dare I say), eloquent statement. You have elevated this discussion/debate to a higher standard of self-examination, and by extension awareness.

You have left us all with only one intelligent response.......

BLOW ME!

walleyfisher

See, just my point...Now I respond "Why, are all your other dick sucking buddies still in their basement?" (asking for a friend)

jimmyb

Ah...typical internet stupidity...you give me an idiotic scenario that CANNOT/WILL NOT happen as I am 63 years old and married just so you can be right...as far as you know.

I'll make it easy for you. Am I going to buy a Miata? No. I have a 2021 HTC waiting on an allocation.
Would I be embarrassed to own/drive a Miata? Not in the least. They are fun cars with one of the GREATEST manual transmissions EVER offered.

semperfi1946

I agree - I have owned many Corvettes from a 63 Split window to a 2018 Z06, and I am awaiting my new 2021 Z51. I have also owned a 911 Turbo, which was a fine car, but which spent a lot time at the dealer for little problems, like faulty electric window motor, touchscreen problem, etc. My 2018 Z06 and 2016 Z51 did not have 1 problem. I feel the C7 and C8 are such a jump forward in every way, but especially performance and styling-while Porsche is still a very old looking design that you either love or hate. Porsche also rips you off like no other, because by the time you purchase all the options you need to have a nicely appointed car-you are spending 20-30K more and service is very expensive. In California Porsches are as common as a Prius, but I have only seen 1 C8. I think when you put a C8 next to a Porsche, for me- it is like looking at a Volkswagen Beetle next to a Lambo Huracan - no comparison.

GSjoe

Yup, I must be dumb or something. Before reading this thread I was never aware of any Corvette vs Porsche beef. Perhaps it's just because I'm a car guy and have always been one. I'm 81 years old and I still love cars...especially sports cars. The love affair started in 1955 when on my way to high school I saw a new (first year) Thunderbird in the Ford dealer's showroom. I was so "taken" by the car that day that it almost cost me a girlfriend! When I started college several years later I really got the urge to purchase the car I lusted over, but I really couldn't afford to buy even a used Thunderbird. The best I could do was to buy a used MGA. As time went on I continued to buy two-seaters...several more MGAs, an MGB and a gaggle of Triumphs. Starting my firs real job in 1963 (a high school teaching job) I purchased my first Corvette, a 1963 C2 roadster. Not long afterward I purchased a used Porsche 356 coupe that needed some engine work. Previously having done some work on air-cooled VW engines I knew the early Porsche engines were very similar. The C2 Corvette and the 356 Porsche were vastly different, but I loved driving both. As time went on and my income grew--though always modest--I bought both new and used iterations of each make. I also owned some other makes--a 1973 Ferrari Dino and a real 1968 427 AC Cobra. Through all of this, though, I can count the numerous Corvettes and Porsches I've owned and cherished. Yes, I've owned sixteen Porsches of all types--air and water cooled (356, 911, 944S2, Boxster, etc.). I've also owned ten or eleven Corvettes: C2, C3, C4 and C6. With regard to the C4, my first was a 1984 but since 1990 I've owned three ZR-1s. Even now in my "advanced" years I've got my eyes on a new C8 which may well soon be in my garage. It will occupy the space next to my very enjoyable daily driver, a 2002 Ford Focus SVT. Yup, I'm a car junkie of the first order. Often there's been both a Corvette and a Porsche in my garage. They're both cars...different of course, but both wonderful to drive and own. In summary, I've been totally unaware of any rivalry between owners and/or non-owners because I'm a car guy and I associate with fellow car guys...guys who love cars.

VETFEVER

What he said !! Total agreement !!

Weston

Because God forbid everyone doesn't agree with my own consumer choices!

But seriously, I don't see any real problem between the groups, only some friendly rivalry. Go to the track at any sort of non-make-specific event and the two coolest groups of drivers you'll ever meet are Corvette guys and Porsche guys. The Corvette guys were humble and friendly back when I managed to get a turbocharged Acura Integra to consistently keep up with their top lap times (C5 Z06 era), but while things were constantly breaking on my heavily modified car, they drove their near-stock Vettes to and from the track with no issues the whole weekend and beat most everyone. That stuck in my mind, and I bought my first Vette (a C6) a few years later, and then traded that in for a C7 as soon as I could get my hands on one. The Porsche guys were similarly cool, as long as they were the ones who cared to venture out beyond just Porsche Club events. I also raced 944's for a while and the 911 guys were cool to us despite us having basically junkyard Porsches. So, not a lot of "beef" from either group, in my experience.

I bought a 991 GT3 as well last year, because, you know... Corvettes and 911s are wildly different cars and it's pretty silly to act like it's an apples vs apples comparison. I appreciate the traits, challenges, and different driving styles of both of them. My C7 is supercharged with a fully built motor and is undeniably faster in a straight line, while the GT3 absolutely destroys it in literally every other category, but it's still fun to throw the C7 around in corners. People who can only see stats on paper aren't people who actually drive cars in any meaningful way. There's something unique to enjoy about most any car.

I also enjoy my current 145 whp non-turbo total-POS Integra race car, because again, totally different car with some fun traits of its own... It's nothing to cry over if I wreck it, most people have never seen a well-setup well-driven FWD car, it turns fast enough laps to humble many egos on public open lapping days, and low-budget racing is where the most wheel-to-wheel competition is. In this car, I know I've earned my wins, I didn't buy them.

CJ Willys

And. One day I hope I’m rich enough to buy a 911.
A couple track instructors have given me rides. Wow!

bartruff1

Because insecure people with low self esteem need affirmation .....validation that they are making the right judgement.....