How about that heat!

[Johnny Danger]

It's been so hot up here in New England that I had to shed the leather jumpsuit for something more comfortable .

[husker boxster]

It's been hot in the OMA too. Most times during the summer I drive to work in the mornings with the top down because the temps are nice. There were a couple of days this week that I didn't want to because it was already very hot. The Cayman and Boxster ACs have a hard time keeping up when the temp approaches 100. It was in the low 90s Fri and you could really tell the difference, the AC could do it's job. But I always say it beats -10 deg.

[maj75]

Been in Houston in the summer and live in South Florida, and your humidity does not impress...

Heat index is usually over 100 and the sun is far stronger.

I daily drive convertibles and have for the past 10 years. The 986 is just the nicest one so far. I would drive this car in any kind of heat. My AC is pretty effective even in stop and go traffic. I am usually doing 75mph on my commute and the AC is quite cold. I don't drive with the top down, unless the sun is down...

I am not sure I would daily this car in snow, but that's not my problem.

I don't understand why you can't enjoy your car year round. Do you stay indoors all summer? It's hot everywhere, so turn the AC up and if it's too hot for you, start the car and let it cool down while you stay inside in the AC.

[RandallNeighbour]

Maj, some of my problem is the fact that I have no natural insulation up top (bald!) so the black convertible top just radiates heat inside the cockpit on hot days.

Your word choice is odd... "Impressive humidity" beyond 95% isn't impressive to me, just oppressive!

I also have a strong aversion to heat and avoid it like the plague whenever possible. I do not want to learn how to live in it and frankly, I would love to move away from this hot, humid, crowded, traffic-laden and property tax-burdened place called Houston... and that shows.

Alas, I must remain here until my wife comes to the same conclusion because living in a cooler, drier, and more topography-pleasing place (mountains or hills with twisty roads) without her would be far worse than living here.

I would never move to Florida. Can't stand the place. No offense. It's just more of the same as far as I'm concerned. And you have brilliantly shown me that it may be worse and that drives the nail into the board even more.

I really do believe I was displaced at birth. I should have remained in Pennsylvania where I was born. I just had very little choice in the matter when I was 2 months old and my family moved to Dallas, then down further to Houston.

[Mark_T]

I don't know how close you are to retiring, Randall, but we're about seven years away from it. Like you, I hate the heat, and I also detest the extreme cold and snow. I'm definitely living in the wrong climate as we have blistering heat in the summer and frigid cold with deep snow for most of the winter.

My wife and I recently took a trip to Panama, specifically the Cerro Azul area just outside Panama City. At about 2500 ft of elevation, it has, for me, the perfect climate, ranging between 65 and 80 degrees, every day, all year round. Rainy season, most days, is a brief shower in the afternoon and sunny the rest of the day. Property prices and general cost of living is a fraction of what it is here. The roads are first rate (what we saw anyway) and there is a Porsche dealer right in Panama City.

We are seriously considering moving there permanently when we retire. There are many programs and discounts for retirees and the Panamanian government is actively promoting the country as a retirement destination. It's something you might want to have a look at. Granted, living in a third world Spanish-speaking country isn't for everyone but we thought it was paradise and we can't wait to go back.

[Overdrive]

Hey, Randall, how about Missouri? Plenty of elevation changes and nice turns in the road (at least right up past Arkansas where I ventured into it), makes for some great scenery for joyrides, and for the area I was in I've made it a point to come back there with the Boxster to really enjoy those turns and hills (because a Toyota Tacoma just didn't cut it. )

[442nd986s]

It gets hot and steamy by 9am.
Go ahead and ask..."how hot does it get?"
It's so hot, that we keep getting water mains broken from the asphalt buckling asphalt.
It's so hot, the aliens stop coming down to build crop circles. :dance:

[DenverSteve]

[QUOTE=Mark_T]I'm definitely living in the wrong climate as we have blistering heat in the summer and frigid cold with deep snow for most of the winter.

I travel to Canada speaking and have never seen Manitoba what I consider hot. What is blistering in Winnipeg? I see your average Summer temps are....76.5 F

Winnipeg's average high during the three warmest months is 24.7 °C (76.5 °F) and the average low is 12 °C (54 °F).