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Long drive in the Porsche 911 with my son riding shotgun

6th May 2024, 17:46 by Utkarsh Chaudhary

On the way back, we encountered a gorgeous Turbo S. There was also a red Skoda Octavia driving behind us and it was not interested in overtaking.

BHPian androdev recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Got these on a recent flight - never felt so excited with a toothbrush kit to be repurposed as a school stationery pouch. I couldn't wait to return home and give them to my kid. I don't understand why the car dealers give totally pointless gifts like sweets, chocolates and dry fruits. Simple brand merchandise like these would be so much more exciting and far cheaper.

To celebrate our new prized possessions, junior and I went for a long drive. In the middle of the drive, out of the blue, I looked at him and said "This thing is amazing, there is a good chance it might kill us someday!" We both looked at each other and silently agreed to live a long life. I started paying attention to the fuel economy and was pleased to see it was close to 10 kmpl.

On the way back, I saw something spectacular in the rearview mirror waiting to overtake me. It turned out the mighty big brother TurboS. Looked absolutely smashing from the front and rear. I drove right behind him for some time as long as the traffic was not so light and then once the traffic cleared he took off and vanished. I felt let down - I was hoping we both could do a song and dance routine on the road. Damn, that car looked absolutely gorgeous! My son and I were hypnotised and mesmerised. Told him to study hard and buy me one in future, the new stationery pouch should come in handy.

Further down the journey, a red Octavia was following me all the way till I took the exit to get off the highway. He was not interested in overtaking, he just wanted to drive right behind me, always passing several cars to stay behind me. Later I noticed he too was traveling with a young boy as shotgun! We did some song and dance routine for some time till my exit came! We didn't see each other but if we did, we would have exchanged some nerd-dad-thumbs-ups! Saved ourselves the blushes.

Here's what BHPian TheGearBox had to say about the matter:

Wow. Which airline gives Porsche branded merchandise?

Here's what BHPian androdev replied:

You can guess it would be a German airline - Lufthansa (business class, don’t know if given in economy class also). They were running Porsche Macan ads on the inflight entertainment system - must have been some marketing campaign. I was tempted to check all seats at the time of exit to collect the leftover pouches but controlled my desi instincts.

Here's what BHPian A.K had to say about the matter:

Sharing an image taken by the driver of the red Octavia.
Very interesting to see your car photographed, since I don't recall seeing any images aside from your own of this car ever since it has come into your ownership. Quite the ninja, if I may!
Image credits : Prashant