06-20-2006, 06:18 PM
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Porscheectomy
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Location: Seattle Area
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Originally Posted by NickCats
creseida, sound advice. Before the Box I had a 924S ( daily driver ) and Jeep Cherokee ( winter ). When I got the 924 I ignored the Jeep and first snow fall sure enough a. battery was dead on the Jeep and b. tires were very low. Driving the rear wheel drive front engine 924 in the snow was something I never want to try again !!!
tqtran, not so much worried about the rust, more worried about sliding with non-winter tires and cleaning the salt crud off my black paint... I know it probably won't hurt it but black is hard enough to keep looking nice in the summer  |
When looking in that price range, I'd strongly suggest a Japanese car. They simply last longer. I've put over a hundred thousand miles on a Subaru Impreza and Mazda Rx-7, 200,000 on a Honda Accord and Acura Integra GS-R and over 360,000 on a Turbo Toyota MR2 (none were new when I bought them) and all I can tell you is that I have no qualms buying another well used Japanese car. When something does go wrong, they're cheap to repair and it's rare that something goes wrong. Have you EVER heard of a cylinder liner coming loose on a Honda? Seriously, give the Impreza a try, you'll LOVE it.
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06-20-2006, 08:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by NickCats
Ok, I know it is about 5 months too early to start worrying about this, but since I am in Chicago I have been debating whether or not I want to "winterize" my Boxster or just buy a beater car for the winter. I figure that to make my car winter ready, I am looking at about $3000 for the hard top, $450 for winter tires, and $1400 for wheels. Then I still have to deal with salt and snow getting on my beloved Porsche. So, I am thinking about taking the $5k and buying a winter "beater". My question is, for those of us not lucky enough to live in California or down south, what is your "other" car ? Any suggestions for a good winter car in the $5k range ? Thanks !
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I put winter tires on my car (stock ones from the dealer) and drove it all through the Toronto winter this past year. Car weathered it well. Didn't need the hard top (what's the reasoning behind getting one for the winter? If it's heat then don't worry.. if anything the cabin was too damned hot). The wheels and tires cost me about $3000CDN but it was a joy to drive in the winter.
As for damage? My car had 3 scratches when I started the winter.. and 3 scratches when winter ended.. ie I had more damage done to the body in the fall than the winter.
Berj
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06-21-2006, 05:37 AM
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Location: Chicago
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blue2000s, to be honest, I have never driven nor been in a Subaru. I will definitely add the Impreza to my list of possibles...
berj, how much is $3000CDN in US $$$ ?
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06-21-2006, 07:18 AM
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Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by NickCats
blue2000s, to be honest, I have never driven nor been in a Subaru. I will definitely add the Impreza to my list of possibles...
berj, how much is $3000CDN in US $$$ ?
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Depending on how Porsche handles it's pricing structure it'd be somwhere between $2000 to $2700. You'd have to call the dealer.. it was an item pretty much out of their catalog.
Berj
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06-21-2006, 07:20 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boston area
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Several to choose from. Here's a favorite:
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'04 Black Boxster, 18" Carerra wheels
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space."
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06-21-2006, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Los Angeles
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I'm a practical guy, so, my other ride is another two seater:
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06-21-2006, 05:38 PM
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Porscheectomy
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Location: Seattle Area
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Originally Posted by TVC15
I'm a practical guy, so, my other ride is another two seater:
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I've got many years of experience with a '67 250SL 5 speed. It's a German import (kph speedometer, cool looking euro headlights, shoulder-only seat belts and all) and I don't think they offered the 5 speed in the US and I've never seen another 250, most are 280s and there are some 230s. VERY notchy shifter, like you think you're going to break the shaft off!
They are really pretty nice driving cars aside from the overboosted steering. Handling is surprisingly good for a swing axle car too. The upsetting thing is there isn't much that the dealer stocks for them anymore. They had to build a driveshaft from scratch for it once. Nothing is cheap on that car.
Last edited by blue2000s; 06-21-2006 at 05:41 PM.
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06-21-2006, 06:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Annapolis, MD
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Originally Posted by blue2000s
Some of the guys with more contemporary Audi's will chime in, but in my experience in the 90s with a 4000s, an older Audi is an expensive Audi.
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My 2001 Audi S4 with 60,000 miles is costing me a small fortune to keep on the road. While I love this car, I would not recommend owning an Audi outside the warranty period.
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06-21-2006, 06:19 PM
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Porscheectomy
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Location: Seattle Area
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Originally Posted by rorrim
My 2001 Audi S4 with 60,000 miles is costing me a small fortune to keep on the road. While I love this car, I would not recommend owning an Audi outside the warranty period.
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It looks like things haven't changed.
When they were building cars in the 80s, they used aluminum in the electrical connections. With enough time, the galvanic corrosion gets to the point where they will no longer conduct and blink, eveything on the dashboard goes blank.
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06-22-2006, 05:02 AM
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Location: Northern Virginia
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06-22-2006, 07:43 AM
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Sweet Pics
I wish my second ride was a 911 old style convertible, that would be the ****************.
unfortunetly my second car, for work purposes(and traffic) and to keep the overall life of my boxster is a beautiful greeen army coloured mini vannnnnnnnnnnn.....lol....i hate it sooo much, and that is why i had to buy the smallest (no back seats)fastest(fast enough for me, going from a mini van) most beautiful sports car the porsche boxster.
i drive the mini van 9-5 and cruise at night and weekends in my boxster. great under cover car the van is though....lol/jokes
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06-22-2006, 09:10 AM
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I don't know what is worse, that you own a minivan or that you ADMIT you own a minivan.
At least you are are Boxster owner, so all is forgiven ( I HATE MINIVANS ).
Having a Boxster and a minivan to me would be like being married to a pig but having a playboy playmate as a mistress...
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06-23-2006, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Central Florida
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My daily driver: '04 Cayenne Turbo
Her daily driver: '06 Mazda 6S
Our weekend toy: '03 Boxster S
My weekend toy: '03 H-D V-Rod
Her weekend toy '99 Suzuki SV-650
Life is good 
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I Think, therefore I go fast 
Current Porsches:
2004 Cayenne Turbo
2003 Boxster S
Past Porsches:
1989 911 turbo
1981 911SC
1984 944
1973 914
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06-24-2006, 10:33 AM
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Location: Blaine, WA
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My Boxster is my daily driver.
Wife's new daily driver is an '05 Subaru LLBean Outback. It actually has more bhp than the Boxster....just not the performance. I'm impressed with the 3.0L motor, however. Decent performance, fulltime allwheel drive and a little room to haul stuff. We had a '99 Dodge Dakota so we were used to being able to 'haul stuff'. 
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06-24-2006, 03:01 PM
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Location: San Clemente, CA
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Metrolink.
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2002 Triple-Black Boxster S
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06-24-2006, 03:17 PM
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Location: Des Moines, IA
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Metrolink.
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Gotta love the ride up the coast!
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10-24-2006, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: McKinney, TX
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The wife drives a Borolo Red '06 MB E350 with the sport package. I drive an '06 GMC Sierra Denali Crew Cab. The Boxster is now just for fun. Also have a 76 Corvette and an 81 Jeep CJ7. I won't go into the list of motorcycles.
Dual Income No Kids......
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10-24-2006, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Jose, CA.
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here's my daily driver: 03' Silver MB C230 coupe s/c 100mi. daily round trip
weekend toy: 99' Arena Red Boxster
*hijack the first two pictures off the web  coz' i don't have pix yet except the garage
Last edited by unklekraker; 10-24-2006 at 10:03 PM.
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10-24-2006, 10:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Levittown, ny
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lol I think I'm the only one on here with this combo:
2001 seal gray Boxster
Other Car
2003 Jeep Wrangler sport
Last edited by 01slowbox; 10-24-2006 at 10:48 PM.
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10-25-2006, 03:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Ohio
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I have an 02 Acura RSX-S and a 98 Toyota 4x4 along with a few motorcycles.
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02 Yamaha R6
82 Honda 900F
74 Kawasaki H2
98 Honda CR250
02 Acura RSX-S
00 Porsche Boxster S
98 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
Sears Weed wacker 1.2 HP
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