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Old 03-13-2011, 02:09 PM   #1
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New Boxster S owner from SF bay area
Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself and say that I love this forum which I've been searching and reading for the past week or two and it's been very helpful! I've previously owned a 1986 944 na and four 968's and have recently been looking for a replacement since selling my 968 m030 last fall. I drove a couple of 911's but didn't fall in love with any of the examples I found so yesterday I picked up a 2002 Speed Yellow Boxster S with black interior, 81k miles, all factory-suggested maintenance performed and the following options:

Heated sports seats with factory painted Speed Yellow backs
Rollover bars, center console, and seats belts in Speed Yellow
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I found the car at an independent dealer, inspected and test drove in person, then had a PPI performed at the local Porsche dealer who pointed out a couple of minor things that I plan to take care of anyway. I ordered a Capristo system on Friday and hope to install next week along with new clutch + flywheel, RMS, IMS retrofit, AOS, water pump, and change oil, clutch/brake fluid, coolant and adjust e-brake so hopefully this dose of preventive maintenance will allow me to fully enjoy the Boxster for a long time to come!

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Old 03-13-2011, 02:47 PM   #2
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Nice.

The seats are amazing.

Enjoy.
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Old 03-13-2011, 02:56 PM   #3
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Trevor,
No way.... Welcome to the Boxster world. I kept my 951s and added two Boxster S. 911's didn't win my heart either.
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Old 03-13-2011, 03:21 PM   #4
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Welcome!

I love the seats and all the subtle extras (ie carbon fiber and aluminum pieces) make the interior look amazing.
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Old 03-13-2011, 08:02 PM   #5
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Welcome aboard! Love those seats! Sounds like you are putting some peace of mind maintenance into the car...should be able to drive it like hell and on long trips without a worry.
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Old 03-13-2011, 08:11 PM   #6
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Trevor,
No way.... Welcome to the Boxster world. I kept my 951s and added two Boxster S. 911's didn't win my heart either.
Efren, wow, awesome! I didn't know you had a Boxster. Looking forward to meeting up again sometime, hopefully for drives this summer when it's nice. Thanks everyone for the welcome!
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Old 03-13-2011, 09:36 PM   #7
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Nice... Yes, the handbrake looks like it could use some adjustment... Looks pretty high.. Did it come with a navi system also? what is one of the "s" costing now a days if you don't mind me asking? Welcome...
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Old 03-14-2011, 11:06 AM   #8
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Mike, I paid $14.9k but after tax/title/reg/insurance and the maintenance items I just mentioned it'll be closer to $20k before I'm happy. Can't find a better car under $40k IMO!
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Old 03-14-2011, 01:17 PM   #9
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Wow!! That's an awesome deal! Why can't I seem to find something like that? Enjoy and try looking on babblers.org Its a local san francisco boxster community.. They have awesome get togethers...
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Old 03-14-2011, 06:38 PM   #10
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Wow!! That's an awesome deal! Why can't I seem to find something like that? Enjoy and try looking on babblers.org Its a local san francisco boxster community.. They have awesome get togethers...
Babblers does have several gatherings throughout the year. Just had one a few weeks ago. http://www.babblers.org/forums/showthread.php?p=62119#poststop

Next planned event is the Boxster Brunch on 4/2 at Alices. If the weather is good they normally go for a drive.
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Old 03-14-2011, 09:29 PM   #11
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Thanks for pointing me to the Babblers site, I didn't know about it. SF bay area drives with fellow Boxster owners sounds like a lot of fun! I'll try my best to make the April 2nd drive, hope to see you guys there.
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Old 04-23-2012, 04:05 AM   #12
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G96, how does the Capristo exhaust sound on your car? how much was it? do you have any sound clip?
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Old 04-23-2012, 06:36 AM   #13
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Ah...yellow strikes again.
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Welcome and congrat's on such a nice and clean car! And the yellow seat belts are a nice touch.
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Ah...yellow strikes again.
I can't believe someone posted a picture of a (beautiful) yellow Boxster and it took JD a year to comment.
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I can't believe someone posted a picture of a (beautiful) yellow Boxster and it took JD a year to comment.
I have Assburgers . Or is it Asscheeseburgers ? I can't remember .
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I have Assburgers . Or is it Asscheeseburgers ? I can't remember .
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BUT the top is not down so we can see the upholstery

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Another Northern Cali Boxster, Welcome!!!!

Gotta love those seats, and that is a gem of a find!
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