11-14-2008, 06:15 AM
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I drive it the way Porsches are meant to be driven... hard and all year round baby! 
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11-14-2008, 06:26 AM
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Location: Chicago suburbs
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Have no other choice...
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11-14-2008, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Midwest
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Just put Michelin Alpines on the GTO (it's similar to driving on marbles now), the Boxster goes into hibernation until March.
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11-14-2008, 06:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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Snow tires on 16" wheels and a hardtop, drive on....
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2001 Boxster original owner. I installed used motor at 89k.
1987 924S. 2002 996TT. PST-2
Owned and repaired Porsches since 1974. Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.
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11-14-2008, 09:49 PM
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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It's 9:36 pm and 71 degrees in San Francisco tonight. 
(not normal for this time of year though)
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1995 Ferrari F355 Spider
San Francisco, CA
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11-14-2008, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by roadracer311
It's 9:36 pm and 71 degrees in San Francisco tonight.
(not normal for this time of year though) |
Yeah, what are these guys talking about? Winter??? I drove around most of today and until 9PM tonight with the top down here in Northern California. It's supposed to be up to 81 F tomorrow. Having previously lived in Wisconsin though I understand the concept of a beater car. I've got a 21 year old Honduh I drive as my beater and the Boxster sits cozy, warm, and dry in the garage at home when the weather is nasty.
Kirk
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2000 Boxster S - Gemballa body kit, GT3 front bumper, JRZ coilovers, lower stress bars
2003 911 Carrera 4S - TechArt body kit, TechArt coilovers, HRE wheels
1986 911 Carrera Targa - 3.2L, Euro pistons, 964 cams, steel slant nose widebody
1975 911S Targa - undergoing a full restoration and engine rebuild
Also In The Garage - '66 912, '69 912, '72 914 Chalon wide body, '73 914
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11-15-2008, 06:35 AM
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Location: Colorado
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For me, the sporty vehicles go into storage for the winter. I live in the Colorado mountains @ 8700 ft. It takes 4 wheel drive and some ground clearance to get to my house from about mid-December through early March. In Spring when you can finally take them out again, its like getting a new car.
Dave S.
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11-14-2008, 10:22 PM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
Posts: 3,253
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Originally Posted by ekam
I drive it the way Porsches are meant to be driven... hard and all year round baby! |
Same here, you just need a hardtop and snow tires.
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11-14-2008, 10:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Oklahoma
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year rounder and I have no snow tires or hard top. I've been thinking of a Zeintop and 17's with snow tires. Probably a wise investment, well the tires at least.
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11-18-2008, 10:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Quebec, Canada
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I'll be missing her...Happy winter time Boxy. See you in spring...Snif...Snif...
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2003 Boxster base
Upgrades so far: 4 Stalks installed,OBC, Cruise Control, Variable wipers, Rear speakers, Alpine CDEHD149BT deck, Alpine MRP-F250 4 ch. amplifier, Blaupunkt THb 200A pre-amplified subwoofer, XM radio integration, 997 shifter, front motor mount, LN Engineering IMS upgrade and much more.
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11-18-2008, 10:52 AM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
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Let me correct myself.
If you go all winter without washing the underside then you may have to worry about rust. But I have never seen a Boxster with rust, and speaking from experience you don't have to worry about rust if you you wash the underside of your car every few weeks in the winter.
There is no need to baby these cars, they where made to be driven. And the ones that are often have far fewer problems, in my experience
(Sorry, if my previous post came of as rude.)
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11-27-2008, 05:37 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto
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Man, I don't know how you guys do it. I can leave the car in the garage for 4 days max, then I have to take it for a spin.
It's like storing the vagina in the winter time. That's crazy!!! :dance:
I just drove it this morning to work. It's going to make my day feel a lot better. 
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11-27-2008, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 939
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In winter? I just drive it. On the same high performance summer tires, even.
The Boxster is now my only car. If conditions are too bad to drive, I'll just work from home.
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1969 911T Targa - 'Stinky'
http://www.zoto.com/frayadjacent/img...f27a-4a399.jpg <---- my car. ^ crap I post.
"The existence of the flamethrower is evidence that someone, somewhere once said 'I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't want to have to walk over there to do it.'"
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12-08-2008, 03:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Kingwood, TX
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Originally Posted by tolum
I'll be missing her...Happy winter time Boxy. See you in spring...Snif...Snif...
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Wow . . . . Nice parking!
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