I've come to the conclusion that the only reason Midlife-Crisis-Guys buy Porsches is to pick up 20 year old chicks in them.

If it was about the car, they'd get something fun like a Miata, or something terrifying like a Hellcat or a GTR, or something that's got character, i.e. a carburetor.

But a Porsche is none of these things, it's just sterile safe luxurious "fun" and the only kind of person that's impressed by one is a shallow 20yo chick who thinks she has a shot at being the 2nd wife and inheriting something.

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Show-off-money

That’s a hilariously cynical but sharp take. Porsches definitely have a reputation as the midlife crisis car, though there’s nuance to it.

But yeah, let’s be honest—many 50-year-old dudes in 911s aren't out there chasing Nürburgring lap times. They’re cruising past brunch spots hoping some "aspiring influencer" notices.

They aren’t as rich trash as lambos or Ferraris though

Miara Is Always The Answer

90% of everything a man conspicuously does is to either attract women or to make other men fearful of them. The same is true for women, except replace women with men and replace fearful with envious.

The other 10% is social signalling, and for some people sometimes, actual artistic expression.