What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[More]

Drove mine down the Hume highway which is a popular drive out here in Australia only for a MASSIVE kangaroo to come out and kamikaze it's self into the side of my car causing extensive damage and a nice $850 AUD insurance excess fee.

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by More

Drove mine down the Hume highway which is a popular drive out here in Australia only for a MASSIVE kangaroo to come out and kamikaze it's self into the side of my car causing extensive damage and a nice $850 AUD insurance excess fee.

Sorry for your incident. The insurance penalty seems a bit unfair for what is probably a fairly routine random occurance in Australia. In North America we have deer who act similarly. I'm not sure how our rates are affected if we hit a deer.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by PaulE

Sorry for your incident. The insurance penalty seems a bit unfair for what is probably a fairly routine random occurance in Australia. In North America we have deer who act similarly. I'm not sure how our rates are affected if we hit a deer.

Think you will find that hitting a deer will impact your rates. Rates are based on the number of claims you make, even if you aren't at fault. Make lots of claims, rates go up. Even one claim to certain companies and your rate will move up a tiny bit, but adds up over the years.

[itsnotanova]

I try and not drive my box at night because of the deer. It seems like when I do drive at night, they're always on the side of the road just waiting to jump out on me.

[Fintro11]

Had a club meeting and came out to this
i managed to make it a few km before I pulled off and got a tow

[ccjazz]

Haha......I was going to shoot you a text and join up. Then I looked at the forecast and thought nah, maybe next Sunday. Hope you and the box made it home ok...

[Fintro11]

Originally Posted by ccjazz

Haha......I was going to shoot you a text and join up. Then I looked at the forecast and thought nah, maybe next Sunday. Hope you and the box made it home ok...

Made it a few km down the highway and decided to call Hubert and get his tow truck out. Once we were past ladysmith the roads were fine

[More]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

I try and not drive my box at night because of the deer. It seems like when I do drive at night, they're always on the side of the road just waiting to jump out on me.

Porsche's seem to have that effect on people. If you haven't got every dick head on the street trying to race you, or hopeless drivers crashing into you for no apparent reason you have to deal with animals as well.

That's why I love driving my little old hyundai hatchback sometimes because no one takes any notice.

[TeamOxford]

Mounted the hardtop I picked up over the weekend from a local seller. Picked up the spinlocks and shoulder bolts from Woody (Thanks Woody!).

Of course it rained today, but no water leaks noted. Going to let the top "settle" for awhile before making final adjustments.





TO

[dbear61]

Originally Posted by TeamOxford

Mounted the hardtop I picked up over the weekend from a local seller. Picked up the spinlocks and shoulder bolts from Woody (Thanks Woody!).

Of course it rained today, but no water leaks noted. Going to let the top "settle" for awhile before making final adjustments.





TO

That really looks awesome. Just as awesome as I hope the Packers are beating the Cowboys on Sunday!!! :dance:

DBear

[itsnotanova]

Originally Posted by TeamOxford

Mounted the hardtop I picked up over the weekend from a local seller. Picked up the spinlocks and shoulder bolts from Woody (Thanks Woody!).

Of course it rained today, but no water leaks noted. Going to let the top "settle" for awhile before making final adjustments.

TO

Did you get that top off of CL? Looks good.

914racer, Do you have anymore pics of your car? I really like everything you've done to your interior. I was going to paint all my interior trim like yours but got lazy. That's a lot of work!

[ryanjboutin]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

Did you get that top off of CL? Looks good.

914racer, Do you have anymore pics of your car? I really like everything you've done to your interior. I was going to paint all my interior trim like yours but got lazy. That's a lot of work!

Show Silver Some Love: Official Arctic Silver Thread

[914racer]

Thanks, I made the tonneau myself out of fiberglass. You can see more pics under "show and tell" "My prototype inspired Boxster. Or in the Oct. issue of Panorama there is a full article about the car. " A Boxster His Way".

[TeamOxford]

Originally Posted by 914racer

Thanks, I made the tonneau myself out of fiberglass. You can see more pics under "show and tell" "My prototype inspired Boxster. Or in the Oct. issue of Panorama there is a full article about the car. " A Boxster His Way".

So you're the Michael Murphy who built the prototype tribute Boxster? Awesome job! And it's good that you have a "very understanding wife".

I've always said that the Boxster would be perfect if it had the prototype bumper cover and Speedline wheels. Your new fiberglass piece is great, and also mirrors that of the prototype.

I understand, though, that the new bumper cover creates some cooling issues. Is that correct?

Just wonderin'..........

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

Did you get that top off of CL? Looks good.

No, not Craigslist. The seller listed the hardtop in the Classifieds section of the PCA Maverick website. He was moving to a different state, so he let it go for $500. Included was a rolling stand, and factory cover. He also gave me a bag of Porsche Tequipment car care products, and an unused ashtray, which I put on eBay for $100.

Just sayin'............

TO

[njbray]

Very therapeutic day.

Cars & Coffee, a walk on the beach. then back home to change oil and filter - 9 + quarts of lovely clean DT40,
then replaced the brake fluid.

Followed by a drive up through the local mountains for a cleansing ale!

[914racer]

Haha yes she is, a little less so after the "frugal" comment in the article.
The bumper creates no cooling problem, the problem at the swap meet was from me overfilling the reservoir. Since then I've driven 7 hours to Vermont in 80-90 degrees with the A/C on, no problems. Thanks for your interest.