Black Boxster in DesPlaines today...

[TMM986]

Porsche designs the cars to withstand tough winters and they will hold up better than most with proper care.

I must admit my Boxster stays mostly inside during the colder months but I put winter tires on my 911 C4S and zip around SUVs in the snow with many a bewildered look here in Chi-town. I say drive and enjoy! ;-)

[djomlas]

i drive mine all winter, and it always looks pretty much clean...well other than past few days where its freezing everywhere, but other than that i always keep it clean.
afterall, its just a car, take care of it, wash it once a week or so in winter, and its gonna be fine.

[Chills]

I know what you mean, bmx. There's a sweet black 993 here in Naperville that parks at the Metra station everyday. Rain, snow, salt, no matter what. I wonder how he does it.

I can't wait for steady 35+ degree days and no salt on the roads. I'll finally give the Hyundai a rest and get the BoxS out.

This has been on long, cold, miserable Chicago winter.

[NickCats]

Amen to that, brother !

Car hasn't moved since Nov 30th

I don't even know if I remember how to drive stick

Nick

[YellowJacket]

Regarding Boxster driving vs. storing in the winter, if I wanted $40k of garage furniture, I'd send my wife to Ethan Allen with the credit card. But I would rather an exciting ride to and from work; my Boxster is just as much fun to drive when it's 20 degrees as when it's 70 (convertibleness, notwithstanding), so I can't imagine putting it away for 4 months of the year and dealing with a Hyundai or something.

Boxsters are a dime a dozen and are a depreciating asset. Every day that I own my car, it drops in value a few dollars, regardless of whether I drive it or not. So my opinion is that I should get my money's worth!! Sure, the salt isn't the best for it, but neither are the bugs and rocks that happen on summer drives.

Now, if I bought a collectible as an investment, I'd look at this completely differently...