RE: PMs23 Sep 2019 21:32
Well, C&B, after nearly six months of heat our temps have cooled down below 35C and we are forecasted some rainstorms this week. Flash floods would most certainly endanger Porsche Caymans. So would our high kerbs (even more so in Mexico) when parking "herringbone" in streets and covered lots.
As a guide, John, a 3.4 Cayman around 2005/50,000 miles will cost $25k or so - dunno how that compares to UK. However they are few and far between in my part of my country and there is basically no demand except perhaps by a diehard Euro car enthusiast who is prepared to pay a lot of money to "show off"(and I say that most respectfully). Yes, you might see them as "celeb" transport in Las Vegas or the posher parts of LA together with all kinds of other exotic stuff but the bottom line for us "rurals" is that those city dealers and repair shops would take us to the cleaners if we dared to ask them to fix one or service it. Locally we have far more trucks (pick-ups) and SUVs than sedans. Sports cars (or coupes) are usually confined to Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers with a sprinkling of older Corvettes.
Let's face it - we are scared of european cars. Most are underpowered, few of our traders are familiar with servicing them, parts are expensive and maybe difficult to source and finally, our historic experience with BMC, Jags, Fiats, Lancias, Citroens, Renaults and especially Yugos has not encouraged us to buy them a second time. Only perhaps VAG reliability and the longevity of MB has endeared Americans to continue to purchase from over there. It's perhaps a great pity that VAG won't send us Skodas.
Maybe not now...but another time I will say more about what our SW road network demands in terms of driving and skills which might well indicate our motoring preferences to ya'all. Bear in mind that we don't have the efficient and extensive intercity rail network that you have to get about.
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