One problem with all porkers is that they can't avoid being viewed as 'status' cars , and many people get angry about them because of this , German and status gets people's backs up potentially similar to Mercs as a class defining car . Ok an upsetting thing to state but people do react to how cars are perceived , a pity I know but that's marketing for you.
I think that's true with the later water cooled cars, my German friend said exactly the same. However the older air cooled cars are generally seen as classics IMO with little or no status attached to them. Perhaps the older early 70's RS versions that change hands for hundreds of thousands of pounds to investors / collectors are the exception. I certainly didn't buy mine as a status symbol, I bought it because I liked the engineering, the Marque history and the driving experience, plus I had always wanted one from being a small boy
