I suppose this is the most expensive car I have owned, granted it was with my ex-husband, but hey. First and foremost... make sure you say the word Porsche correctly or you will get in trouble. Pronounced "portia". I had always wanted a Porsche growing up, besides the adorable 1965 356 which had been my absolutely favorite car growing up, I also really liked the 1997 Carrera Cabriolet. I had a dark blue one taped to my wall in High School. As a female who had previously owned a CL55 Mercedes and a Range Rover, when I started driving the 997, I was less than impressed. Yes it is a sporty car, small, and you can get great parking with it, it also carried much pressure. Cops were constantly eyeing the car, high schoolers who I swear had just gotten their first car and dumped all their money into it constantly pulled up on my tail, and then next to me to push me to race them. It was absurdly annoying. Let me have a nice ride, please. As far as it being a nice car, there ...