There are 2 doctors in my immediate family and their cars are a mess. (Both females and not into cars). Some of my friends who are doctors don't seem to treat their cars any differently than any non doctors I know.

When I bought my first Boxster, the ad had a similar reference to 'One Doctor Owner'.

I think this is just a variant on the 'One lady owner' blurb you used to see a lot in ads.

Similarly, how do you know when a pilot walks into the room? Because he tells you.

"Engineer built" is a good one used in kit cars ads. "Oh, engineer built you say?"

I think this is part of a car salesman's patter. My previous 996 was also owned by a Doctor, although I could not actually prove it!

Assuming he was actually a Doctor, I have to say there was no evidence of any delicate surgery and all of the usual bits were worn or rusty just like any other 996 of its age.

So, I don't think that having been owned by a Doctor is any reason to buy a Porsche or any other car!

Exhibit A..

It's a fair cop guv...

Doctors are crap drivers, IME. I wouldn't buy a car from one.

Yes, many doctors do drive Porsches, and this is especially true amongst surgeons. However, I cannot fathom how 'owned by a doctor' is 'necessarily' a good selling-point!

I am a surgeon and can categorically state that some doctors (e.g. me) spend on their cars as if money were no object, and others (mainly women) just don't care.

One thing I have noticed is that most of my close friends (mainly comprised of doctors and bankers) have the same attitude that I have towards looking after any of our possessions, including cars: we take great pride in keeping them in immaculate condition. Last year, when I sold my 5-year-old M3 (with 50k miles), I was told by a used-car-dealer that he was utterly impressed by how new it looked, when he bought it from me. At the same time, a car is there to be used, and I took my previous M3 everywhere, regardless of location, and extracted the performance out of it - safely, of course, as befits an advanced driver

In my circles of friends, there is little correlation between getting the performance out of a car, and abusing it. However, I can believe that a correlation exists between maintaining/ managing a car and socio-economic group - although such a relationship has probably more to do with the car's badge, and possibly with the age of the owner.

Funny! Any evidence for this sweeping statement?

Naff sales patter along the same lines as "One careful lady owner". Any such rubbish in ads just puts me off. I'm bothered about the condition of the car, not the gender or profession of the previous owner.