02-07-2011, 06:15 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: south eastern mass
Posts: 76
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got it dirty
after spending hours chipping ice off the driveway, glancing at the rear of the car in the garage, i did it. i unplugged the battery keeper, fired it up, and cringed as i dodged pot holes and got it dirty. successfully made it to route 3 north and took my daughter back home in boston. car sounded great, ran great, and sounded the 78 MPH alarm many times. i can't wait for better roads, sunshine, and warmer weather.
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02-07-2011, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Posts: 245
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It finally got to historically normal temps here in my part of Arkansas yesterday (53 deg) and I put the top down and drove through the snow melt. Got mine dirty too.
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02-07-2011, 08:17 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Dayton Ohio
Posts: 225
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whats a 78mph alarm?
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02-07-2011, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Chadds Ford, PA
Posts: 177
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I'm still keeping mine in he garage until the roads are a bit cleaner. I know a dirty car is no big deal and I should be driving it as much as possible but I can't pull the car out just yet.
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02-07-2011, 10:15 AM
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#5
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: south eastern mass
Posts: 76
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alarm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake D
whats a 78mph alarm?
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previous owner had the alarm or speed alert set to 78 MPH. 78 MPH flashes where the digital speedo is. heck, in my traded for the boxter 1975 bmw 2002, i knew when i was doing 80 without an alert, but not in this car. i'm sure i would have a ticket by now.
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02-07-2011, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: canada
Posts: 445
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I need to set that up. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten such a bad ticket last year. Where the "$" is for the amount owed for the ticket read "COURT". Automatic court dates are rookie mistakes. I would recommend people to set this "alarm" that have heavy feet.
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02-07-2011, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,656
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Drive it like the doctor intended.
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02-07-2011, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Chadds Ford, PA
Posts: 177
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Maybe I need to toughen up and take my car out this week. I'm not saving it for the next owner but over the past few years I have be ome neurotic about my 3rd car being perfect.
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02-07-2011, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: mass
Posts: 731
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i am not taking mine out in this crap . i live in the Boston area and the roads look like bombs were dropped on them and there is salt everywhere .
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02-07-2011, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: MD
Posts: 628
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On many of my previous cars I used to be fanatical about keeping them pristine, storing them for the winter, away from salt, and shiny all the time. I became a slave to my cars and I got sick of it. With my current cars, Porsche included, I maintain and clean them but I drive them, especially the Boxster, everyday regardless of the weather. I enjoy it much more this way.
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02-07-2011, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Chicago suburbs
Posts: 1,675
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Drive? Can't even get out of the garage after the last winter storm thru Chicago!
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02-07-2011, 04:15 PM
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#12
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: MD
Posts: 628
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Drive, within reason...
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02-08-2011, 11:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Birmingham Metro
Posts: 28
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Crikey jmatta! You ever gonna shovel that walk?
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02-08-2011, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Delta Charlie
Posts: 41
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Life is short.
As in you might not make it home tonight.
Drive it, drive it, drive it.
Am in VA and now that am off the summer tires intend to drive mine daily unless I can anticipate any real accumulation.
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