Strange comment from a "gt3" owner

e92 · 18 Feb 2017

I was getting my tyres changed at a garage when a 991 "gt3" pulled up behind me. You could imagine my excitement to have seen see another porsche at the garage let alone a 991 gt3. When I got down and had a look at the gt3, it didn't seem quite right. Something about the proportions were off. Went a little closer and on inspection it's was a 986 boxster. The owner would have spent a lot of money on the conversion. What I don't understand surely it would have been better to get a some variety of a 911 ie a 996 etc? Anyways as I was getting in my car the owner of the gt3/boxster comes up and says 'lovely car but sh*t rims'. I was really confused....Probably should have responded 'lovely car but sh*t body kit' to him but didn't lol.

Halcyon · 18 Feb 2017

some weird pre-defensive jealousy comment? He was expecting you to say something derogatory about his replica?

RedJedi · 18 Feb 2017

I was in my wife's boxster, and saw this 996 that looked like a 997 with all sorts done to it...

The bloke kept looking at my car, pointing to it and taking pictures....

Really peeved me off - why didn't he just come up to me and ask me about my wife's car if he had any questions.

Anyway told him where to go, and that his wheels were *****.

e92 · 18 Feb 2017

Halcyon said:
some weird pre-defensive jealousy comment? He was expecting you to say something derogatory about his replica?

No idea mate, maybe he thought I didn't know his car was a replica and decided to try put me down. If he only knew my daily is a 14 year old diesel mazda and I have zero pride lol.

e92 · 18 Feb 2017

RedJedi said:
I was in my wife's boxster, and saw this 996 that looked like a 997 with all sorts done to it...

The bloke kept looking at my car, pointing to it and taking pictures....

Really peeved me off - why didn't he just come up to me and ask me about my wife's car if he had any questions.

Anyway told him where to go, and that his wheels were *****.

:grin:

911tom · 18 Feb 2017

Does seem like an odd comment to make but without seeing a pic of your wheels I can't really comment :lol:

To be fair he probably drove away thinking 'why the f did I say that'

e92 · 18 Feb 2017

I have stock rims

RedJedi · 18 Feb 2017

911tom said:
To be fair he probably drove away thinking 'why the f did I say that'

I wasn't thinking that.

MisterCorn · 18 Feb 2017

RedJedi said:
911tom said:

To be fair he probably drove away thinking 'why the f did I say that'

Click to expand...

I wasn't thinking that.

Everybody else is.
MC

seeforez · 18 Feb 2017

i think

GT4 · 18 Feb 2017

I'd love to see some more pics of the Boxster GT3 :food:

e92 · 18 Feb 2017

Unfortunately I didn't take any more photos. To be fair from a distance it did look real and I'm sure to the general public it would pass as a gt3. I did a quick google and this is exactly what it looked like, even down to the rims.

https://www.rcnmag.com/news/think-outside-the-boxster

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5888

http://www.madmechanics.com/forum/general-kitcar-chat/20430-boxster-gt-conversion-kit.html

s70rjw · 19 Feb 2017

http://extremeoc.co.uk/index.php?topic=3032.60

Guy here is mid build.

budflicker · 19 Feb 2017

Did he "***** rims though init bruv"

Strange people out there for sure.

Norfolk &amp; Idea · 19 Feb 2017

Why the hell do people pretend to have something they haven't?? I've never understood the replica thing. I'd feel a proper t1t driving about in that because your bound to come across folk that know it's fake.

Mind you, bought my Mrs. a bloody excellent snide Mulberry in Turkey

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