Water or Oil temp before pushing it?

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Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

What is amazing is how much heat the Boxster retains on shut down. Understandable since the engine is hidden in the middle of the car. These cars take forever to drop the latent heat.

Conversely, my 993 drops heat like a rock once parked.

The contrast is pretty shocking. But I'm easily amused.

Well, they have something like, what, 20 litres of coolant and getting on for 10 litres of oil. Plus all the metal, that's a lot of heat soak to dissipate. Think it's more those quantities than the mid engine bit. I doubt a 996 looses temp much quicker than a 986.