Good morning, I will be hitting the road in about 5 minutes headed further north to Traverse City MI. As I metioned in my previous post here are some pictures of New Buffalo, Michigan.

No snow in MI?? :D

Looks like a great trip so far other than the tire mishap... your next plan should be to do the route home while avoiding the interstates and enjoying the backroads :cool:

Made it to Traverse City Michigan today (no there is no snow) and have clocked 2,780 miles from California to here. The Boxster now has 216,035 miles on it.

Woot! Congrats on completing your trip! :cheers: Enjoy your time there and I look forward to reading about your return trip home!

Cheers

Mark

Wow 216K miles..... that's impressive..
What did you change on the car in those miles? Clutch, IMS, AOS.. etc

Thanks
Sasha

Yep, AOS twice and not let's forget the top, windshield, headlights, oil cooler, brakes, coils, O2 sensors, MAF sensor, RMS, flywheel, and water pump.

Hope you're having a good time, Jäger. How many of those 216k are yours? That's amazing (take that VW) :rolleyes:

I have put approximately 185,000 miles on it since I purchased back in 2005.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

DUDE!

Well that's getting your money's worth.

Say, since you're road tripping and taking pictures all throughout, why not contribute to the Boxster Picture Game Thread I just started up today? It might be very easy for you to accomplish some of the tasks since you're travelling all over the place.

:cheers:

when do you start your return trip?

Good for you. Drive it like the Dr. intended!!

The car was born to rev forever! Seriously, I bet you have changed the engine twice to get that sort of mileage – or changed the oil every 1,500-2,000k.

I also say you are a teacher or a professor to be able to afford some, what appears to be, switched on quality time!

Can you describe the engine history and condition please, what type of work involved if any, oil choice & change freq, driving style, petrol/octane selection (habits!), etc...

that is very impressive already

I start back this Sunday... I have been driving all over northern Michigan this past week.

-Daily driver
-Have not taken to the track
-Original motor
-Purchased car in 2005 and it had just over 30,000 miles
-Change the oil every 3500 to 4000 miles - Mobil 1
-IMS bearing upgrade at 210,000 miles (LN Engineering), no other major upgrade or rebuild

so you seriously just got the IMS bearing done before this trip? wow...

Yea, I must have installed it correctly... I now have over 7000 miles on the new bearing assembly.

On The Road Again
 

Going back to California... I had a great time in Michigan. Photo of JägerMobile parked next to Grand Traverse Bay, the west bay (Traverse City has two bays).

Michigan Speed Limit
 

Remember when the speed limit was 55?

Balloon Ride
 

Balloon rides in Missouri

Way too much fun! Be safe.

Tell me more about that glass window top when you have time. My 98 is ready for a new top.