Porsche There is No Substitute

Excess...yet insanely beautiful...who can afford these works of art?  Recently my family and I visited the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen a suburb near Stuttgart about 5 minutes from my house. Living here in Stuttgart, I can't tell you how bizarre it is to have Porsche's factory about 5 minutes in one direction and the Mercedes Benz factory another 5 minutes in the opposite direction. As we drive our Honda Odyssey for a day at the museum, my husband makes the same joke he often makes "We drive a minivan by CHOICE damn it". The truth is he would love nothing more than to have a Porsche one day. He also frequently jokes to the kids that when we kick them out of the nest he and I will be cruising in style with no crumb snatchers screaming from the back seat. This of course, makes me feel sad thinking about the day they will be gone, grown and living lives of their own. I don't want to rush to his dream. I know there is so much more to life than that 50 something guy driving around alone with the wind in his hair. My husband knows this too, he just likes to dream. My husband who never asks for anything, never lets anyone buy him something he deems as unneeded, yet continually provides for us. My guy is the most giving selfless person I know. He truly lives for his family and to own a Porsche one day would be a well deserved gift. If you have every seen the movie The Family Man, with Nicolas Cage, a Porsche would be his Mary Jane's!

I don't think of Porsche's as real cars, more like works of art. As we admire each and every one, I find myself asking who in the world can afford these price tags? The crazy part is that SO many people drive these fine automobiles in Europe and especially in Germany. Something I didn't know until recently is that in Germany with their higher tax system an employee isn't very motivated by a raise from their employer. However, a Porsche or other type of automobile is often given as a raise/incentive. How can I be down! Kind of like, how in the States many jobs come with the perk of a car, but I don't think anyone in the States gets a Porsche, maybe a few big sales figure guys or an occasional executive. Not so true in Germany, Porsche's are like Honda Accords around here.

I will confess with so many beauteous automobiles whipping past me on the autobahn, I am a wee bit jealous and feel a wee bit inadequate in my minivan (cringe). When the kiddos are grown and we aren't lugging around a 100lb dog then I can cruise in a car more fitting for my personality. Until then, I guess it is a choice.

This would be my car! A 4 door Porsche, how functional!