What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[kjc2050]

Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage

Sometimes life takes you full circle. It seems my car spends a lot of time getting cleaned up, worked on, made faster or prettier, or generally impressing people that really don't matter. While making me poorer.
I am not a frustrated racer. I will never win a concours. I am not a social climber.
I like driving. I like sun, and wind. I like machinery that works. I like control over my immediate situation. I like pretty lines, whether in a girl or a car. I like good company.

Today:
My 6 yr old always claims dibs when there is a vacancy in the shotgun seat of my red car, but several days ago my 4 yr old put her foot down and insisted the next ride was hers, regardless of where she and I were going. Today’s shopping errand to 2 of the outlying suburbs provided the excuse, and off we went, her first ride in over a year. Her grin unfolded to a radiant smile as we put the top down, and stayed put until we accelerated onto the expressway, when it gave way to 20 minutes of solid giggles and laughter as she felt her long hair dance with the wind, then fought to keep the skirt of her church dress from flying all over the place, then gave up on both to concentrate on surfing her palm in the warm air currents just beyond the roofline and window sill. A hard corner and her eyes get bigger, but the perma-grin remains. Coming home she grabs my hand from the shifter, giggles, pulls it over to kiss it, then doesn’t let go.

Memorable quotes from our conversations today: “Daddy, I want to go fast, but not too fast because I don’t want the policeman to take us to jail.” “When I grow up, I want to get a house that comes with a car just like this.” “I wish everybody had a car like this one ( I think she means the roof).” “I’m gonna be a real good driver when I get big and become a gymnastics teacher, you know.” Even a “our car is kinda cool,” when we saw it glinting in the streetlight as we came out of a store.
Others: “My favorite part of the ketchup is the bacon on the bottom.” After feeling an isolated rain drop -“Daddy, do you want to hear my RainRainGoAway song?“ And ”I want to do this again.”

Me too.
I started off driving conservatively out of regard for her safety. I wound up unconsciously driving slower than usual because I was in no hurry for it to end. It’s nice to be reminded of why I bought this car. Maintenance, schmaintenance. This thing rocks. So does my baby girl.

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[MitchSF]

Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage

Sometimes life takes you full circle.
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I started off driving conservatively out of regard for her safety. I wound up unconsciously driving slower than usual because I was in no hurry for it to end. It’s nice to be reminded of why I bought this car. Maintenance, schmaintenance. This thing rocks. So does my baby girl.

Really nice. Enjoy it while you can, and remember this when they become teenagers. Take it from someone with experience. Good luck to you.

[bglz42]

Cleaned her up after Boxstoberfest! What a BLAST!

[LesMurray]

Repaired the convertable top on my 987. It was suffering from the dreaded "top doesn't seat fully in the tracks" issue.

Step 1: unscrewed the T-15 nuts on each side holding the tension elastic, moved it over a couple of holes and reattached.

Step 2: the folding guide string had come apart at the crimp. I just tied the two ends together in a square knot, fed through the guide passage in the top with a coat hanger, and reattached.

Step 3: replaced one of the plastic ball joint caps in the pivot arms. My right pivot arm had pulled out of the threads in the cap. You can get these caps on eBay for about $25. Beats ordering whole new arms from Porsche.

[Goodbiketime]

Repainted and fixed hail dings in the trunk, new left tail light(old one cracked), new spare tire, new battery, repainted mirrors, racing style seat belts, IMS Guardian Sr, new motor mount, oil changed. Plasti coated wheels, new colored center caps!

[MoneyPit]

So i finally got this pic ready to give you an idea of how much fun the hill country west of Austin can be in the Boxster. The first leg had a sign that said 12.

[BruceH]

Sooooooooooooo, how was the fishing?! I was up there in June, had a fantastic time catching Walleye and Northern. Oh, and glad to see it is the Porsche that is the dependable one

[martinef1963]

Drove it down to Miami Beach and back (weather sucked today).

Removed the front bumper and cleaned out the radiator, fan, etc...

Also reprogrammed my ECU (turned on the ignition without starting engine for 60 seconds, turned off and removed key for 10-seconds and turned on the engine).

Fern

[Trey T]

@67600mi on 01 boxster
-new air injection valve (block-mounted type)
-new air injection switch
-reset the CEL
-replaced radiator fan resistor passenger side with Toyota Solara (0.4ohm)

Next on list:
-drain coolant water (distilled water) and put in antifreeze
-take some photos

[Fintro11]

had a car show today

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.568982663138039.1073741848.353341284702179&type=1

[heymanwatchthis]

New under drive pulley, replaced motor mount, changed transmission oil, installed Depot clear tail lights. Big improvement all around - it is great to make changes and see results!

[particlewave]

Spent some time trying to track down my secondary air injection problem, changed air filters, and washed/waxed

[ivectoru1]

I've lost a few of these headlight washer jets/nozzles on my 2001 Boxster S! I refuse to pay $200+ for a little round piece of plastic that, for the most part, only serves a minor cosmetic purpose. After finding a seller on eBay that sells just the nozzles for $40 a piece, I knew they could be found elsewhere at a better price!

FOUND THEM! For anyone that needs just the jet/nozzle, this is a BMW part for their e46 model's headlight washer. THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME ROUND NOZZLES! Two nozzles on this part. To avoid damaging the jet, I just cut the bottom under the nozzle and popped em out instead of pulling them out. Only $40 at your local BMW dealer!

BMW part number: 616 742 908 68

AND... The ones on eBay apparently are selling at $40 each... So for those of you that have the time and need gas money...

[Trey T]

Whats the code you're throwing? Is it two codes?

Originally Posted by particlewave

Spent some time trying to track down my secondary air injection problem, changed air filters, and washed/waxed

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by Trey T

Whats the code you're throwing? Is it two codes?

Yep... The classic 0410 and 1411

[bglz42]

Installed new coolant cap...

[edc]

Returned from a 3000 miles Euro Alps and Dolomites blast!

[TeamOxford]

Originally Posted by edc

Returned from a 3000 miles Euro Alps and Dolomites blast!

Got any awesome pics to share?

TO

[edc]

Originally Posted by TeamOxford

Got any awesome pics to share?

TO

I have loads of pics and something like 20gb of video to edit. I've started a trip report here and the photos will go here too http://www.boxa.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=58363&page=2 7 cars, 9 days 7 countries!

[TeamOxford]

Viewed the Reims video. Pretty cool.

Looking forward to the pics............

TO