Typically when you hear the phraseology "the one that got away," it is a reference to a significant other that you could have taken more seriously. Possibly even wed. For car guys and girls, it's the epitome of the one car that is in excellent shape — assuming it's used — but for whatever reason, the deal doesn't work out.
Well, I sort of just had that situation.
The other day I had just decided that it was time to dump my daily driver Volkswagen Golf and get something a bit more vivacious. My daily only gets used a couple times a month — if that — and it's racked up about 3,000 miles since last October. Having previously driven an E46 330Ci, I've been yearning for something more connected and fun.
Having had plenty of seat time behind the wheel of the Porsche Cayman, I found myself trolling the classifieds and boom(!) I was up at the dealer. Jack Daniels Porsche had a 2011 Cayman in stock with all the right options, just over 43k on the odometer and it appeared to be in stellar shape — inside and out. I took it for a spin and everything delivered.
There's just several problems:
1) I am 6'8 and 270 pounds — I have about .5 inch clearance between my knees and the dashboard, if I get in an accident I am toast;
2) I can barely get my right leg under the steering wheel, it takes a bit of finagling;
3) Due to new health issues, things could get messy if I were in an accident and I also would be putting myself at risk for further health complications in such a tight cockpit.
Unfortunately, I have to pass on it. From this point on that 2011 Cayman will be the one that got away and I'll always wonder if I should have bit the bullet and threw down my cash.
Having said that, I wanted to ask YOU: what's YOUR "one that got away?"
Do YOU regret your decision or was it simply not meant to be?
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