Some new owner questions -- seeking feedback

[fatmike]

Originally Posted by williamsF1

Enjoy the car as much as possible
And please post pics of the car

I can't post pictures becauser I'm too busy driving it to stop and take some photos... I can't belive how much I like this car! I will get some pictures put up shortly.

Thank you (and the other posters) for the initial feedback.

Mike

[fatmike]

Your right, need some pictures:

[Grizzly]

Hey Mike,

Welcome. The car looks great. If it doesn't have floormats, you should get a nice set before you grunge up the light colored carpet.

Where are you in Jersey? I grew up across the bridge in Philly.

[7th gear]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Hey Mike,Welcome. The car looks great. If it doesn't have floormats, you should get a nice set before you grunge up the light colored carpet...

agreed! very nice!!!
i've got that carpet color and i've got floor mats. make that your next purchase as new mats increase your hp by 2 points

[fatmike]

I'm in Chatham, NJ. I bit further north.

Regarding carpets -- I will pick them up right away. Not sure what happened, I suspect that the prior owner tossed them instead of trying to clean them.

[fatmike]

Update:

Well my glorious September has turned a bit cloudy so far here in October.

The Boxster did marvelously for a while, but its started to run a bit "ragged" over the past week. No doubt I've driven it more in the last month then at any other point in its life. At first I thought I was imagining it, but I am not. The CEL hasn't come on, but I'm sure it will if I keep driving it (which I'm not).

I suspect an AOS issue. I occasionaly have a little more smoke at start-up than anyone could consider "normal". Also at start up, the idle is a bit irratic. While driving the exhaust isn't quite right. IF you lift your foot on the throttle, there is an exhaust "burble" as you de-accelerate. This is likely a throttle body issue -- hopefully caused by a failed AOS. I say hopefully, because I've been able to read on this forum about a failed AOS and the symptoms to know that its a relatively easy fix.

I was hoping to be proactive and stay ahead of these things -- oh, well.

I've made an appointment to bring it into a dealership for a check-up & we'll see what's up.

[fatmike]

Also, funny smell & "snap/crackle/pop" in exhaust. Suspecting a dead cat too. Need to work on root cause.

By the way, my 7 year old was horrified about the dead cat.

Mike