I have played tennis an a pretty regular basis for 20 years with a gentleman who has become a good friend. We don't see much of each other away from the court, but he is fun to play against, and a very agreeable person.
I knew that he had done pretty well in his career, but we rarely discussed it. He preferred to enjoy the tennis and the exercise. Though his wife typically drove a nice M-B, he often showed up to the courts in a Chevy pickup.
Back in the spring, he bought a black Cayman S. I have seen it a few times, and have offered to work on it (has dealer-installed swirls).
We played early today, and I cut it short, because I needed to make a two-hour drive to see my mom in a rehab hospital. She has emotional as well as physical issues, which makes the visit difficult.
I was hoping to make a 45-minute side trip to see my daughter in college, and maybe have dinner with her. I was still sort of dreading the trip, when he said, "Why don't you take the Porsche?"
I was flabbergasted! I expressed my concern, and he just grinned and said, "It's as easy to drive as your Focus."
I took it home, and gave it a decent wash. It has some bug issues in addition to the swirls, which I did not have the time to address.
It was so easy, and so fun to drive. I drove prudently, and resisted the Shelby and the 335i who tried to get me to run with them.
After visiting my mom (I showed her the car, and she worried about me driving it), I caught up with my daughter.
I will say that picking up your daughter at college in a Porsche is priceless. She is a car fan, and she just flipped out. We had dinner, I drove through campus a bit so the students could stare, and I dropped her off and headed home.
A trip that I dreaded turned out to be fun. I don't think that there are too many people who would do something like that.
Now, If I can just grab it for a day to work on it. I have the 4-inch pads for the Cayman's curves, and it seems that Porsche paint is kind of soft--should be to work on it with a PC.
Is that a friend or what?
I knew that he had done pretty well in his career, but we rarely discussed it. He preferred to enjoy the tennis and the exercise. Though his wife typically drove a nice M-B, he often showed up to the courts in a Chevy pickup.
Back in the spring, he bought a black Cayman S. I have seen it a few times, and have offered to work on it (has dealer-installed swirls).
We played early today, and I cut it short, because I needed to make a two-hour drive to see my mom in a rehab hospital. She has emotional as well as physical issues, which makes the visit difficult.
I was hoping to make a 45-minute side trip to see my daughter in college, and maybe have dinner with her. I was still sort of dreading the trip, when he said, "Why don't you take the Porsche?"
I was flabbergasted! I expressed my concern, and he just grinned and said, "It's as easy to drive as your Focus."
I took it home, and gave it a decent wash. It has some bug issues in addition to the swirls, which I did not have the time to address.
It was so easy, and so fun to drive. I drove prudently, and resisted the Shelby and the 335i who tried to get me to run with them.
After visiting my mom (I showed her the car, and she worried about me driving it), I caught up with my daughter.
I will say that picking up your daughter at college in a Porsche is priceless. She is a car fan, and she just flipped out. We had dinner, I drove through campus a bit so the students could stare, and I dropped her off and headed home.
A trip that I dreaded turned out to be fun. I don't think that there are too many people who would do something like that.
Now, If I can just grab it for a day to work on it. I have the 4-inch pads for the Cayman's curves, and it seems that Porsche paint is kind of soft--should be to work on it with a PC.
Is that a friend or what?
