Is it just me or is Portland becoming....

Don't sweat it... I think you mentioned it plenty in your venting "some kid"... I think we have all had sometype of drama at one point or another.. Not to mention driving my car with the top down, I've had plenty of unsolicited "conversations" with cyclists and the occasional meth addict... No worries, drive it proud....

 

I think what you are seeing is the 20 something videogamer/slacker, I want it given to me type of
person,or occupy movement type.Enjoy the car,you worked hard to get it !

 

This is nothing new. I have found the vast majority of people in Portland like the cars, just like anywhere else. I suppose it matters where in Portland you are-- I have found northwest Portland to be the worst.

Portland has always been known for a culture of not showing off wealth... in spite of that, there are a surprising number of car collections, and Tonkin seems to do pretty well.

 

I've never once been flipped off or given hostile looks in the past 5 years driving my 456M. Sometimes, guys in ricers want to "race" me on I-5, and I just laugh and shake my head. Lots of positive comments (usually from women over 50, ). However, I've rarely driven it in the NW section of downtown.

 

I love my visits, and find coming from the conservative southeast very... enlightening. It does bug me though the "hipster" anti-wealth, anti-success attitude that I "felt" in portland. Yeah I get it.. it's cool to hang out in Coava and work (well from what I saw shop) on your laptop, and yes it's even "cool" to be homeless at the base of the Burnside bridge because you're mad at your parents "materialism"... but don't berate someone elses success, emulate it.

BTW I loved some of the road up on the mountain. Makes me wish I had my 360 out there every time I go.

Is it jealousy? Probably. Lack of opportunity? Maybe. I'm thinking high end areas have a different response Tigard perhaps? Maybe Lake Oswego..

 

BTW.. if anyone can send me a gallon of Salt and Straw Caramel and Sea Salt Vanilla Ice cream I would be sooooo appreciative..

 

Plenty of places in the west hills of Portland. We live 9 minutes from downtown. Beaverton (home of Nike) is also nearby. Have you checked out the practices in sports medicine? There's one my kids have gone to for broken bones, etc., several times that's located in the west hills. If not, don't be so sure that there is a "lack of opportunity." Just be prepared for 9 months of steady rain.

 

lol. My sis in-law wants us to move out. She's always campaigning. But.. as I look outside it's 72 degrees and blue sky. I drove my car every day for the last week. hmmmm.

Although I did check out prices in the Pearl. Not bad for a 2br condo.. $300ish.. I'd love to live up on the hill though, up in NW by the park.

THAT'S THE ONE! They apparently will ship anywhere next day! mmmmmm!

 

I have received only smiles and thumbs up driving the Mondial Cabriolet in Portland.
I do not recall any negative comments, looks, or gestures.

The 400i is unknown to all but a few so it is largely considered an old black car.

What amazes me is the number of very nice cars tucked away in local garages that
come out when the sun is shining in this area.

 

What I have come to see is there are a lot of people that are pissed off because of your success. They look at everyone who has more then themselves as getting a free ride, but are unwilling to put forth any effort to achieve. Keep in mind, the village idiot doesn't speak for the village.

 

Hipsters.

Bah.

 

I lived in Seattle a long time.

Once I had my Gold 330GT parked in my garage with the garage door open while I went in to the basement of the house to get some tools.
When I came back, a small rear section of the car had been 'keyed'.

I have been very happy to no longer live there.

I'll post a photo of my new garage if anyone whats to see it.

 

I've had my car in Portland twice. Never any bad luck and parked it outside at night with no issues. I did have one person pull up beside me and thank me for driving the car so the public could enjoy it. That was fun. But I too have a Mondial Cab. I think people see that as an older "hipster" Ferrari .


I think I even had a couple bicyclists wave. I think the newer cars tend to have a more strong response.

 

As the sign reads in midtown "Keep Portland Weird"

 

Portlandia is what it is. Hipsters, weird, gay, hippie, bikes, protests.....

What about the culture of Portland would imply that expensive exotic cars would be WELCOME?

You don't hold a "Hetero Pride Parade" in the Castro District of SFO, and ya don't
hold the local "F-Car Club Drive" in the Hollywood District, Pearl District, Belmont
District, etc. of Portland.

But I LOVE Portland, and all it's eclectic weirdness.... it's a wonderful town in an
awful lot of ways (I'm there very often)... but Exotic Car Friendly? Nah... not so much.

Jedi

 

Actually, the Pearl is full of Ferraris, Maseratis, and Lambos.

I find the discussion of Mondials funny-- my Mondial got me more attention than any other Ferrari I've owned. It always seemed to be the most recognizable as a "Ferrari" of my cars. And most people thought it was fairly new (at least until they looked at the interior closely).

 

SE Asia is great bro... We live in Penang Malaysia.. Right on the ocean!! Amazing! We are actually in Vietnam on holiday... Cool place!! Things are going great over here though, i left sophia in the states sobthat sucks, but now were Getting ready for the F1 race in KL in a few months....

 

Oh, there are a lot of "Exotics" outside of Scandals and the "Mark Spencer"....
but they have nothing to do with cars....



(NOTHING against either place - I always stay at the Spencer, and hang
out at Scandals, after dinner at Jakes, kitty corner from Scandals)

But I've NEVER seen an "exotic car" in the Pearl in those areas, outside of
PERSONAL exotics... figure out what that means on your own.

For the record... Scandals is a GREAT BAR in the early evening... yeah,
gay as can be... but great service, nice staff, straight folk totally welcome.
I like it... never had a bad experience there.

Jedi

 

Umm... The Pearl is actually on the other side of Burnside. The area you are talking about has a name, but I will refrain from mentioning it...

 

The Pearl is from Burnside north and I-405 east to the River.

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