Wanted looking to rent a back Porsche Speester for my wedding.

HEY KENNY,
WE ARE A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
THIS IS A TOUGH ECONOMY AND WILL NOT GET BETTER FOR SEVERAL YEARS
I THINK WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TELL U IS GET MARRIED, GO LOW BUDGET AND SAVE THE CASH FOR A HOUSE OR KIDS.
A WEDDING PARTY IS LIKE A SWIMMING POOL YOU INVEST SO MUCH IN TO IT AND IT HAS SO LESS VALUE AFTER IT IS DONE
AND IF YOUR RELATIVES CANT AFFORD THEIR OWN STAY THEN SEND THEM PICS OF THE WEDDING

lol Aaron!

Well you might want to take me up on my ivory speedy!!!!! Weddings, I am all in for some dancing and grub!!!!

Gabe, that steering wheel looks really nice in an ivory car. I don't know why I never noticed that before.

Gabriel,

Thats a very nice speedster, looks classic. I'm looking for a black one but if I cannot find one I will definately let you know. Thank you!

Go to Vegas & get married by an Elvis impersonator. It will cost you maybe $200 bucks. Hire a photographer to take pictures and mail them to your family. Hotel, airfare etc., probably under 1k. Get drunk on pbr & that's the night, with an extra 23k in your pocket.

I'm guessing that within a few months you will be able to go to Vegas and get married by a Michael Jackson impersonator....

Ouch Vince. And now that I think about it, it's waaaayyyyy creepy.



Kenny,
I'll weight in here on weddings and speedster rentals. Personally I could give two craps about who drives my car. If I were in your area, and if you wanted a red speedster, I'd let you drive it for nothing. Just a signed agreement that if you break it, you bought it and maybe a deposit (returned when you return the car in one piece) would be all it'd take.
Now for the wedding part - being married for over 8 years now I'm still kind of a newbie compared to some here but listen when they tell you it's NOT worth all that money!!!! And 450 guests?!!! There is no way you'll spend time with that many people, and you're paying for some of their accomodations?!!! I don't know what you do for a living, and I feel safe in saying that you bride to be isn't in the triple digits with her job, so that's a $hitload of money to spend in one day! If you're two years out maybe there's still time to cut it back. I'm sure you've already made deposits so you may lose some but at least not as much as you're planning on spending.
One of the many reasons I love my wife is she isn't the type to spend money of those type of things. Our wedding was immediate family only in a small church in northern NJ and our reception was at one of our favorite restaurants in NYC. Honeymoon - 3 nights at the Waldorf Astoria and we just ate and shopped in the city for 4 days. Hell, she didn't even want an engagement ring because she doesn't wear jewelry that much.
These difficult economic times have hit alot of people hard. Things will get better and they will get worse again in the future. Fortunately for my wife and I we have a nice savings and a good amount of equity in our house so we're not feeling it like some. My point to this is - there is truth about what they say with regard to arguments in marriage "It's always about one of two things; money and/or sex." We still fight about sex. ;)

still looking for a speedster to use for photo for our wedding day. Please help!

500.

Well said Mickey...and I'll add $5.00 and a card :)

Mickey,does your wife have a sister?

Kenny, I have no idea how you and your new bride are going to do it in the back seat.

I'm just sayin'. The ring, the reception, the white dress... somewhere in those 60 miles ya gotta cash in on the whole fantasy.

Wedding comming up in November 27th. Can anyone help?

So when is the Bachelor Party......

September. Still need a 356 for wedding please help.

I'll give this young man points for persistence.

I'll chime in.

Having been married not too long ago, I can relate. I also looked for a classic car to go on the wedding day (especially to take the bride from church to the reception), so I can both understand the desire and the persistence, as things that one trully wishes you have to fight for them.


I can also relate to the budget indications - we did a small wedding, and still ended up spending a lot of money - but WAAAAAAY less than ordinary. However, foul as it may go one day, the fact remains that YOUR wedding day should go as you plan it, as it will be your day, not anyone else's. That having said, boy, 450 family and friends... w00t... and you'll still pay for accomodation? Wouldn't they come to your wedding anyway?


As far as the car goes - we endend up being lucky by not finding the classic (was looking at an AC Cobra, which was the only classic car I could find locally), as on the wedding day it rained cats and dogs throughout. Still, it would have been awesome.




So, after all this chat... what I wanted to say is that Kenny is OBVIOUSLY not trying to scam anyone, he started doing this a long time ago, and is genuinely trying to find something to fulfil their dream.
Won't anyone try to help him? Maybe arrange a day to meet both, and see how they are, and how you'd feel with him behind the wheel? Maybe see if he adapts well to the stick-shift, and if she believes she can enter the speedy with the big dress...


I do think that, not being friends, one does the right thing by reaching an understanding on a compensation for the car usage, but it doesn't seem likely that he'll trash the car with the bride in it.
Plus, going to the wedding you can keep tabs on everything that happens - and you may just have a nice time as well.


my 2cents.



P.S.- Why so hard-strong on a color? While it will help emphasize the white dress, sometimes the interior combination (ie, red) could be a bit sporty for weddings, imho. I'd keep an open mind.
Plus, Gabriel's ivory... what a gem!

What about Dale Bates.......does he need the money? His car is Black......;-)

Thank you soo much Pedro for your kind words and understanding.

I would love to use a Black or Ivory for the wedding. I tried contacting Gabriel with the Ivory Speedster but I havent heard back.

As for our wedding party, we are Vietnamese. So our tradition, there's a unspoken rule that guests attending the wedding give the bride and groom money as a gift. The amount depends on how close they are to the bride and groom. Although we don't expect getting all the money back it will really help us pay for the expenses.

Our wedding reception is being cater by a Chinese Resturaunt. There will be 7 courses dinner with a lobster dish and open bar. Plenty of food and alcohol for the person lending me the car.

I have been driving a stick shift since I was 15 and my last car was a Mustang GT. So I have no problem with driving a stick shift. And the fiance does not mind getting her big dress in the car.

I am not trying to scam anyone. Just trying to make my our dream come true of having a speedster at our wedding.

I appreciate all your responses.

wont anyone help? or need some extra cash?

Kenny,
My car is the wrong color and I live too far away from you. But, if I was closer I would be happy to loan Penny to you.
Have you called Kirk at Vintage Speedsters or John at JPS Motorsports?
They might have a car or know of a customer who would be willing to help.

Hey Kenny, you still engaged...I've had marriages that didn't last this long...Keep the faith brother

There are plenty of California with speedsters- I'm sure someone will step up to the plate.

I have tried calling Vintage speedster at Hawaian Garden, but they did not have anyone in mind. I will try again.

Thanks Terry, Vince, and David.

Hey Kenny, I have a sweet black Speedster that you can use, and since I'm a Photography Professor, I would even take the photos for you, but you would have to switch your wedding plans to Daytona Beach, Florida! Hope your search for a Speedster out your way makes a good connection, so just put my offer in as plan "B" :-)!!!!

Congratulations on your upcoming marriage!

Per Hans

Any luck with this yet?

Bopper, I think they broke up...

Kenny,

A Black Speedster just moved to Southern California.

https://www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=18808

You can find the new owner.......:-)

Dave, you are quite the instigator....Bwaaaaaaa haaaaaa!

Thank you Jim.........it comes from high praise......;-)

The car could be for hire. Obviously I can't tell you what the price would be.

John, Should they email you or a price?

Kenny your persistence is killing me. I have your dream car. I'm ten minutes down the Freeway from you. Let's talk and figure something out.

'Cause if we can't make a deal, this thread might go long into your retirement and may outlive us all, making you the most widely read Speedster guy online that doesn't have a Speedster. Email me.

Kenny,

We just moved to Naples and our Speedy is Ivory. If things don't work out with Mike send me an email. I'm sure we can help. JenJLeong@gmail.com

Jen (and Blake)

Thanks everyone! I love this forum. I'm overjoy just reading everyone's response.

Per Hans Romnes, thats a nice ride you have. I'm going to keep your contact just in case I make it out to Daytona Beach one day.

David, I'm getting more responses than before. Thanks for asking.

Vince, we're still happy and excited for our upcomming wedding.

Dave, can't believe you let that beauty go. Hopefully I get a chance to ride it.

John, congrats on your purchase. You've got one hell of a car. I just emailed you.

Mike, let me know when you bring you car to work. We would like to meet you and the car in person.

Jen, Naples is about 2.5 hours away from Orange County. Are you ok with this? You guys can always come down for our wedding and spend the weekend in Orange County/Los Angeles.


Kenny

Kenny, be careful what you say...Jen is a party animal

Let's hook up tomorrow or Saturday. And just for the group, I'll insist on a couple of wedding car photos for our online album here.

I found my SAVIOR! Thanks Mike, it was very nice meeting with you today. Your car look like an original. I look forward to using the speedster for our wedding.

That's pretty cool. I really was wondering if you were going to find one.
Glad you did, Kenny!