Almost time for a drive!

[PhilNotHill]

It was sunny and 61F in Basalt (19 miles down valley from Aspen, elv. 6200 ft.) so the wife put the top down and had a wonderful lunch at Cuvee' Bistro and then went for a drive to Reudi Reservior (which is the headwaters of the Frying Pan River...home of the best Gold Medal trout fishing in Colorado). Picture was taken in fall. It is frozen over now.

We did see a herd of Rocky Mountain Big Horn sheep (about 20). Life is good.

[PhilNotHill]

Big Horn sheep on the way to Reudi on a previous trip.

[eltren]

Just remember this: Any one of us could fail to open our eyes tomorrow.



To illustrate: My dad's wife, a 43 year-old in fine health, non-drinker, non-smoker,
non-anything if ya ask me, gets the flu. The flu sets her up for pneumonia.
Now the woman is a nurse, mind you, so as it happens, she is exposed to some antibiotic resistant crud. No prob right? There's all kinds of great antibiotics today, and if all else fails, there's always penicillin.

Nooot.

The modern antibiotics were useless, she was allergic to penicillin,
and my 12 year-old sister is an orphan. True story, as of last week.

Therefore I encourage you, so long as you can safely do so:

DRIVE IT.

Except when it's been too icy or there's too much fresh snow, I've driven mine all winter here in the mid-atlantic. It's been a mild winter, but that's not the point.

Have you seen "Benjamin Button"?

"Ya never know what's comin' for ya."

[PhilNotHill]

Originally Posted by eltren

Just remember this: Any one of us could fail to open our eyes tomorrow.



To illustrate: My dad's wife, a 43 year-old in fine health, non-drinker, non-smoker,
non-anything if ya ask me, gets the flu. The flu sets her up for pneumonia.
Now the woman is a nurse, mind you, so as it happens, she is exposed to some antibiotic resistant crud. No prob right? There's all kinds of great antibiotics today, and if all else fails, there's always penicillin.

Nooot.

The modern antibiotics were useless, she was allergic to penicillin,
and my 12 year-old sister is an orphan. True story, as of last week.

Therefore I encourage you, so long as you can safely do so:

DRIVE IT.

Except when it's been too icy or there's too much fresh snow, I've driven mine all winter here in the mid-atlantic. It's been a mild winter, but that's not the point.

Have you seen "Benjamin Button"?

"Ya never know what's comin' for ya."

Exactly.

We stopped at a stoplight and a woman hit us doing 50 mph. Knocked us into the intersection. Totaled Ruby. We could have been killed instead of minor injuries.

Moral to the story: Life is short. EVERYTHING can change in an instant. Really.

Ruby. I miss her. Drive it.

[WhipE350]

Yup...I had stage 3 cancer in 00-01', surgery, 3 months chemo. 10 years later I still have the same saying "Every day is a good day even the bad ones".

Phil, stop showing pictures of Ruby, I want those rims!!

[PhilNotHill]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

Yup...I had stage 3 cancer in 00-01', surgery, 3 months chemo. 10 years later I still have the same saying "Every day is a good day even the bad ones".

Phil, stop showing pictures of Ruby, I want those rims!!

I am sure some lucky Porsche enthusiast got those rims. And I am sure the car was parted out. Everything in front of the rear trunk looked like new.

Please note I went for 18" Cayman S II wheels. Thought they would be more chuckhole proof than 19" so I passed on the 19" Turbo wheels. Plus the Caymans go nicely with the new side mirror design IMVHO.

Please note: Picture of Ruby not included in this post.

Glad you are well my friend.

[Mike_Yi]

On top of that, there really is no good reason to not drive the Boxster in the winter. The car handles snow better than most cars if you put winter tires on it. It's galvanized, so it doesn't really rust. The only precautions I would take would be to hit all of the exposed screws and bolts on the underside of the car (mostly the undertray bolts) with some Boeshield to keep them from rusting. Everything else is protected well. Then, in spring, remove the undertrays and rinse the underside thoroughly. The car is a blast in the snow. If it gets wrecked, it's not like it cannot be replaced. Drive it!