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Old 12-04-2012, 05:40 PM   #5
Paul
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Page 202 of the 2003 Boxster Owners Manual states that the spare tire needs to be checked often and that:

Under no circumstances should tires older than 6 years be used on your Porsche.

It then goes on to explain the DOT date code.
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