Chesapeake Region
Member Profile: Steve VonGunden & Kirsten Sandhofer James B. Beavan III Member Names & Join Date: Steve VonGunden & Kirsten Sandhofer May 2011 Current Cars: 2009 Carrera 4S Cabriolet (PDK); 2016 Cayman (Manual) Previous Cars: 2000 Carrera Cabriolet (Manual)
Have you served on any Regional or National committees: N/A What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: Meeting variety of PCA members through long -time member and past Chesapeake Region President David Dukehart When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's): I have always been a car fanatic from my early teen years. I always wound up owning more “practical” vehicles (fulfilling the “life gets in the way” excuse for Not diving into a performance car. Through a twist of fate I wound up in a position to buy that elusive FUN car that had evaded me for many years. I started searching for something that would fit that bill. I was already friends with David Dukehart and loved his (then) 2000 Carrera Cabriolet. He invited me to join him at a Kinder Time Toy Drive where I had lunch with several PCA members. The question was posed – “have you ever considered a Porsche?” My immediate reaction was that I doubted I could afford one; although, I have admired them for many years. I soon found out that with careful, targeted hunting I too could join this seemingly unattainable dream. I purchased David’s 2000 Carrera and was in heaven! I distinctly remember the numerous times I would park MY Porsche in our garage and couldn’t stop looking at it before closing the garage door. Needless to say – I was hooked.
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