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First Porsche (Young, Brilliant, and Wrong: Part 5)

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Coming Up Together with Ash

Ash waved me over to show me his monitor, leg jiggling nervously. My reaction probably disappointed him. “Where are you going to drive this? You live 5 minutes from work. Is this like a lifelong dream or something?” He shrugged. To me, this was a dumb decision. But to the others, it seemed self-evident why he’d go from not owning a car to ordering a Porsche 911 online. When the car arrived, we went for a drive. As I lowered myself into its snug depths, I asked, “Do you have any moving violations? Do you know how to drive stick?” He admitted, “I had trouble getting it off the lot.” He…

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