Am-er-i-ca! Am-er-i-ca! Just kidding. There is a wealth of knowledge down there, however, hopefully you'll find it a bit different here and get more support on any questions you have rather than reading posts from members having a "knowledge" measuring competition.
Anyway, that is one smart neighbour you have!
Nothing wrong with the P-cars outside of some friendly animosity...er...I mean ribbing. Actually what I hope you find here isn't just that we're a bit of a different Corvette forum but that you'll notice that first, we are car enthusiasts, and second, it just so happens that we enjoy our Corvettes.
As for Porsches, just to open up this discussion
D), great cars. You always hear how well they drive, over and over and over and over and over again. However, I'm a bang for the buck guy. I love the performance you can get from a Vette for the cost and I just can't justify the cost of Porsche's for the performance.....but that new 911 Turbo S.......geeze, that thing is a monster! But anyway, one of my friends is a P-car guy with a very nice Camen S. Nice car. I like the size of it, but I like being able to fit my fat North American butt in my Corvette and can't rationalize the cost of his car, compared to mine, for the increase in price. I think I'm basically saying that Porsche is out of my league and if I could purchase one, I'd most likely just move up to a higher performing Corvette anyway as I know the history, how they work, how they handle and what to expect should I every move up models and I would guess there's some level of comfort with familiarity.
Anyway, long winded reply. Glad you found us. If you want to talk about Porsches and provide some insight, awesome, and if you just want to take a break from Porsches and talk about Corvettes and ask questions while on your hunt to find the right one for you, that is great too!