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Old 10-11-2012, 08:26 PM   #141
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Drove it home from work...oh, how I love cruising the autobahn.

Brings back memories when I use to live there... Did you get in the left lane and flash your headlights?

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Old 10-12-2012, 08:34 AM   #142
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nope, left lane and no one was in the way...
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Old 10-12-2012, 09:32 AM   #143
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Got to put the top down today. The weather has finally changed here in Miami and the topless season has started. Actually, the car topless season has started as well as the topless season on the Beach, since now is about the time the Europeans flood Miami Beach and they have a propensity for going topless. Its tough, I know.
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Old 10-12-2012, 10:52 AM   #144
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washed this morning after a spirited drive. Cleaned every single crevous possible. then I waxed the new chrome tips on my fabspeed exhaust. looking good for tomorrow where I hope I can make it to part of the florida crown region show and shine about 20 minutes from my house at Hooters! Should be fun.
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Old 10-12-2012, 11:40 AM   #145
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I detailed and breast fed the Dangermobile this morning .
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Old 10-12-2012, 12:15 PM   #146
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I detailed and breast fed the Dangermobile this morning .
Do the vitamins in the breast milk add to the horsepower?
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Old 10-12-2012, 08:16 PM   #147
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washed this morning after a spirited drive. Cleaned every single crevous possible. then I waxed the new chrome tips on my fabspeed exhaust. looking good for tomorrow where I hope I can make it to part of the florida crown region show and shine about 20 minutes from my house at Hooters! Should be fun.
Crap, I forgot about that show. May show up but won't be entering. Car is dirty from the recent rain. Will wash it this weekend though.
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Old 10-12-2012, 08:19 PM   #148
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I had aerokit ii skirts installed today. The body shop did a good job painting and prepping but a mediocre job installing them I probably could have installed them just as well. They left a small gap between the line and the skirt and didn't paint the two little trim pieces. They were already painted black so don't show much against my lapis blue paint (im just going to go over them with touch up paint as they are so small anyway). Overall the car looks great, now I want 18" wheels, the gt3 bumper, and the Gt3 tek rear bumper add on.
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Old 10-12-2012, 08:23 PM   #149
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I had aerokit ii skirts installed today. The body shop did a good job painting and prepping but a mediocre job installing them I probably could have installed them just as well. They left a small gap between the line and the skirt and didn't paint the two little trim pieces. They were already painted black so don't show much against my lapis blue paint (im just going to go over them with touch up paint as they are so small anyway). Overall the car looks great, now I want 18" wheels, the gt3 bumper, and the Gt3 tek rear bumper add on.
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Old 10-12-2012, 11:10 PM   #150
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Drove mine to work for the first time. My wife is becoming annoyed that my BoxSter is getting more attention than her.

Could anyone please refer me to a thread or post on "washing your car". I don't know where to begin...

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Old 10-12-2012, 11:32 PM   #151
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Waxed my car for the first time.


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Old 10-13-2012, 09:04 AM   #153
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Do the vitamins in the breast milk add to the horsepower?
A little more mid range torque .
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Old 10-13-2012, 04:32 PM   #154
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It was cold and beautiful. We drove to Huntington Beach in Cleveland for a cookout and drove thru the metroparks on the way home - 40 miles today.
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Old 10-13-2012, 06:51 PM   #155
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Up on stands..

got all four paws off the ground..
rotors, pads, and painted calipers tomorrow..
Hefeweizen time now...
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Old 10-13-2012, 09:33 PM   #156
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Here are a few pics of my new Aerokit II skirts. My next mods will be Jake Raby IMS, Kenwood 6190 Nav, 18" wheels, complete aerokit.



Here's a pic of my new 2012 v6 Lux Egg.
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Old 10-14-2012, 10:15 AM   #157
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The Boxster S's starter sounded like a dying chicken at times, so i had soaked the starter head in ATF for 3 days Nice and quiet now and no more noise. A trick I learned from an old VW/Audi mechanic Other than that, wishing it was sunny and warm so i could go for a ride!
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Old 10-14-2012, 10:31 AM   #158
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Put on the winter wheels, and took a nice wet cruise on LSD (Lake Shore Drive, not the other stuff).
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Old 10-14-2012, 10:59 AM   #159
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The Boxster S's starter sounded like a dying chicken at times, so i had soaked the starter head in ATF for 3 days Nice and quiet now and no more noise. A trick I learned from an old VW/Audi mechanic Other than that, wishing it was sunny and warm so i could go for a ride!
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Old 10-14-2012, 11:20 AM   #160
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ATF - You bet! It creeps up into the spocket shaft which goes dry and then sounds like crap. My old Audi did that a few years ago and it came highly recommended to use ATF... the starter lasted me 4 more years and then I sold the car with the same starter still... I guess ATF has great friction enhancomg additives in it... sure beat buying a new one

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