Out Of Storage Friday Chi-town??? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

chitowndad · 03-05-2009, 09:40 AM

Mine's sitting at the mother-in-laws house while she's in Florida! She was nice enough to leave me her old lady Lexus which I've been using on occasion! I also have the itch to go get the Boxster this weekend... I wasn't able to change the oil before I took it up there in Jan, so it's driving me nuts thinking about the dirty oil! If I bring it back, something's got to sit on the driveway - hmmm, I think it would need to be the mother-in-laws Lexus! LOL

jmatta · 03-05-2009, 01:50 PM

Well, fellow Chicagoans...we hit 65* this afternoon. Took advantage and washed the salt off our three other vehicles; wow, they actually have colors other than white. Boxy still sits in the garage (insurance on hold) and the 911's up in Wisconsin in a nice heated building.

Think I'll take the Grand Cherokee for a drive with the windows down, since today was a "work from home" day anyway.

RandallNeighbour · 03-05-2009, 05:34 PM

I'm in the Chicagoland area this week and I am flabbergasted by the amount of salt I see on the roads and on cars.

I don't think I would drive any sort of decent car here during the winter.

I really hate the heat and humidity of Houston, but driving my box year round without concerns about salt are certainly a plus.

carguy · 03-05-2009, 07:34 PM

I say get the car out as much as you can guys...you'll never look back on your life and wish you drove the Porsche less. I took mine out yesterday and today, and will drive it as long as the daytime high is 5 degrees or higher (celcius that is..so to my American friends, 41 or so) and not pouring rain.

What a blast it is to get the car out again!

bmx672 · 03-06-2009, 08:50 AM

Yup! Today marked the second day in a row for me now! What a gas driving down the interstate with the Boxster again!
I like what carguy said about looking back on life... go for it!

NWI Bill · 03-08-2009, 09:10 AM

I'm a little late in replying to this thread....we hit 70 degrees in NW Indiana (Valpo) Friday and the roads are clean over here so I got the Boxster out...I actually dropped the top for the first time since I bought it 6 weeks ago. I saw another Boxster in downtown Valpo...it was yellow w/black top...she waved, so I waved back.....it won't be much longer now and it'll be at least 6 months of top down weather.....SWEET!!!

cvhs18472 · 03-08-2009, 01:10 PM

It has been above 50 for 2 days in a row and raining right now. Took my wife's C-70 and the Boxster out of storage today. It may be pushing it but why not. it is no use having 2 droptops and not have one to drive whenever the weather allows. After having to drive a pickup all winter I need the Boxsters pleasures. Ed