class conscious?

not so sure UK is different than elsewhere, when I see the class and poverty divide across the whole of Europe, Australia and USA, but we shouldnt be talking about that here. All countries sell 'vanity plates'.


back to cars, There are differences between British English, and American English of course, but I find the biggest and most numerous differences are in car part naming,
bumpers/fenders, roof/hood, etc

Great looking car Tom. I like the grey color which should be easier to keep clean than my 2001 Boxster which is black. It looks like it is in really good shape. How many miles/kms on it?I have sent you a pm.
Cheers

But black is one of the Sexiest colors RecycledSixtie, so although its a pain to keep clean, it rewards you with compliments from fine looking woman ;)

I (the car really) got a compliment in a Costco parking lot last week from a gorgeous gal in a Mercedes.

Folks at work were stunned when I mentioned it was 12 years old. They though I bought it fresh off the car lot. One coworker has already considered selling his Mercedes SLC and getting a Boxster.


Tom, you will continue to love your Porsche forever, unless your in the few that suffer an IMS failure. (I think you might have double row IMS bearing which reduces your odds to 1%, which it is in my opinion negligible).

I drive the Boxster daily because it make commuting to work a pleasurable distraction rather than a chore, and my mind is not on work until I arrive, so perhaps its also therapeutic to drive a Boxster.

I've had mine for just over a year and am still as excited as ever to drive it.

Congrats on your new Porsche!

Your front bonnet should have all of the car's options as codes.
You can decipher them here from this link. MOTHER OF ALL PORSCHE OPTIONS LIST: Porsche Option Codes List: The Grandmother of all Porsche Options List. Decode your Optionshttp://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1370878569.jpg


Cheers

mines high, 112K miles

the mechanic and I examined the oil that was drained out and in his experience very clean,
and the cam shaft deviation was just on spec
-he's seen much worse and in his opinion my LMSB should be fine

unfortunately, we in NA didn't get the GT3 until 2004, so we missed out on gen1. Our GT3 had wheels that are similar to yours/mine but were 1 piece and I'm sure, a lot lighter! I'm refinishing mine as we speak and it's a lot of work. The clearcoat over bare aluminum lip, is the problem area as paint doesn't adhere to metal well without a primer coat. That thread you posted showed one solution- painting it. The other would be to leave the lips bare (!) and polish them as required(!!!!). I believe salt is the worst enemy here.:barf:

I understand why you felt lucky after purchasing your Boxster S, but when you buy into a marque like Porsche you buy into higher repair costs and maintenance.

As far as the IMSB failures are concerned, you need to put it into perspective. People will be unlucky and suffer failures, but you can suffer engine failure in any car you buy.

I decided to buy a 1998 2.5 manual, not because of the lower risk of failure, at the time I also knew nothing about the IMSB issue, but because it was more economical to run, cost less to insure and less chance of killing myself by being stupid with a 3.2 S.

I also have a personalised plate that is only 5 digits and with the upgraded lights and 18 inch turbo twist wheels it could easily be seen as a 2004 model.

Drive the car how it was meant to be driven, keep the oil flowing and service it often and try to relax and enjoy the ride!