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Old 10-24-2017, 08:03 AM   #1
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Winter sadness

Put the 01 S away for winter... no 986 fun until April
In the meantime however, I can start planning the 2018 upgrades!!!

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Old 10-24-2017, 08:26 AM   #2
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Winter?

I called an A/C repair guy at 9pm last night...

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Old 10-24-2017, 08:30 AM   #3
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HA! Winter is when I do my annual maintenance when it's finally cool enough in the garage.
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Old 10-24-2017, 08:34 AM   #4
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My depression is starting to set in. Probably put it in storage this afternoon. Rainy / overcast weather with lows in the 30's and highs in the 50's all week.
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Old 10-24-2017, 08:34 AM   #5
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I feel your pain. Mine will be going away soon. But not today
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Old 10-24-2017, 08:49 AM   #6
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My problem is that it is too hot in the garage to work to day!!!

Where is that Fan??

100F in LA
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Old 10-24-2017, 08:56 AM   #7
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finally cool enough to work on the car in the garage with out a major sweat! - just took the hard top off for the "winter" driving! this car had ice cold a/c and I leave the hard top on during summer as its too humid and hot in summer to drive with top down, but for the next 2-3 months is our perfect boxster weather! sorry for your pain, come down south for the winter!
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Old 10-24-2017, 12:35 PM   #8
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Why put away? Drive it in winter.
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Old 10-24-2017, 01:54 PM   #9
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Why put away? Drive it in winter.
Not up here on the prairie in the Great White North.
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Old 10-24-2017, 02:07 PM   #10
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I called an A/C repair guy at 9pm last night...





Rub it in why don’t ya :P


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Old 10-24-2017, 06:05 PM   #11
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I thought October was the start of Spring ending sometime which ends in early June.
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Old 10-24-2017, 07:38 PM   #12
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Why put away? Drive it in winter.
Ditto!!!

just bought a hardtop for winter driving, now thinking to go hardcore with new snow tires.
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Old 10-24-2017, 09:53 PM   #13
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+1 for driving the 986 all winter!

You must have snow tires if you plan to drive below 40°, summer tires can turn into ice skates. More than one member here has learned this the hard way.
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Old 10-24-2017, 11:30 PM   #14
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I live in the UK. If i put the car away for bad weather - it would only ever see the road for a couple of days a year !!

I dont like driving her in the wet and snow though and autumn can be bad because of the leaf debris.
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Old 10-25-2017, 12:45 AM   #15
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Well yes in the mid west we are talking 10F and below sometimes. The DOT throws boat loads of salt on the roads to battle snow and ice so I don't think driving the 986 during the winter here would do it any favors.
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Old 10-25-2017, 02:34 AM   #16
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Sadly I will also be putting my 01 S to bed this coming weekend if the weather isn't raining...
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Old 10-25-2017, 02:42 AM   #17
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Most Porsche owners in Norway put their cars away for the winter. I'm not one of them.

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Old 10-25-2017, 03:49 AM   #18
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Most Porsche owners in Norway put their cars away for the winter. I'm not one of them.

I like that decal on the side of yours.

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Old 10-25-2017, 04:54 AM   #19
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I lived in New England, Quebec, Illinois, Indiana.....I know winter.

I know your pain.
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Old 10-25-2017, 05:26 AM   #20
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Probably going to order some snow tires and hopefully track down a hardtop soon. I have all seasons right now with plenty of life, but they weren't the greatest when I hit a random snowstorm in Wyoming a few weeks ago.

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