08-15-2006, 08:27 PM
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Guys I need a lil help- Might be fun…
I have to make a quick video tape of me talking about my car- for a tv show I some how got on.
I need to rattle off some facts about the car on this tape, to show that I know everything there is to know about this particular car. I know a good bit, but you gusty are the gurus.. so wondering if you could please list some things out I might could use..
From 2003 being the year the upgraded this and that, to.. The guy who designed the car also designed bla bla bla.
Anything will help ! Thanks guys!
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08-16-2006, 06:34 AM
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You could start by telling folks why the car is somewhat unique, ie the mid engine placement, how few cars are built this way and why it is a good thing, ie race cars put their engines there for a reason.
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08-16-2006, 08:19 AM
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Thanks guys-
Getting that (or a) book is a great ideer.
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08-16-2006, 12:31 PM
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You could include the fact that while Porsche is a German company, and most of the Boxsters are assembled in Finland, the designer of the car was American Grant Larson, born in Billings, MT.
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08-16-2006, 03:20 PM
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Have you checked Wikipedia?
There's nothing too ground breaking here, but check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Boxster
How about the how the key is on the left hand side... for racing purposes... There's a thread on here somewhere about that.
Boxster is known for its superior handling...
It won the 2000 Car of the Year award according to me...
Lots of good stuff.
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08-16-2006, 03:40 PM
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Things To Avoid
Try to avoid DenverPete's list if possible: 
"There are no "cheap" performance mods (see driving classes).
Yes, your engine may be one of the "sleeved" engines and blow up.
Yes, the white smoke is normal.
The airbag light is caused by the seatbelt mechanism.
It it starts running poorly - it's probably your MAF.
Small oil leaks under the rear could be your RMS.
If the windows don't operate properly it's your regulator.
If the top doesn't work - it's likely the micro-switches or cables.
If it beeps when you hit the alarm - you left something open.
No, you can't rotate your tires.
If you need a part - check out sponsors first.
If your trunk is wet - it might be the coolant tank.
The interior sensor doesn't work with the top down - buy the "red clip"
The "clicking" on the clutch is the switch allowing you to start your car.
Don't even ask about Clear Bras versus regular
Don't even ask about "cheap" tires.
Posts about how fast you went or who you beat will not get you much love here.
Anything "RUF" apparently makes your Boxster "better"
Don't expect 911 owners to even look at you
Perfectlap is the one to ask about car care.
MNBoxster probably has most of your technical answers.
Don't get Brucelee started on Corvettes and Porsche reliability.
Randall is a "good guy" and has probably fixed everything there is to fix on a 99.
You should hook up with TriGem2K and BlinkWatt - they're about your same age.
We don't know what Grizzly does - but you don't want to meet him while he's working.
Rail26 is a super ninja leading a potato revolution."
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08-16-2006, 05:29 PM
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awesome, all this is gold, Thanks again!
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08-16-2006, 07:42 PM
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The car is factory claimed to be the decendant of the legendary 550 spyder. Nortorious for James Dean's crash, yet a car known to dominate the racing circut. The newest effort from Porsche, the RS Spyder, is the next evolution of the 550 concept. It's being raced by a Penske team and placed one two at Mid Ohio ( I think it was mid Ohio)..
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08-16-2006, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by stucatz
The car is factory claimed to be the decendant of the legendary 550 spyder. Nortorious for James Dean's crash, yet a car known to dominate the racing circut. The newest effort from Porsche, the RS Spyder, is the next evolution of the 550 concept. It's being raced by a Penske team and placed one two at Mid Ohio ( I think it was mid Ohio)..
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Hi,
The latest itineration of the 550 is the Boxster. The RS Spyder is a purpose built race car built to ALMS specs and not street legal whereas the 550 was a weekend racer, legal for the street but capable at the track. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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08-17-2006, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
The latest itineration of the 550 is the Boxster. The RS Spyder is a purpose built race car built to ALMS specs and not street legal whereas the 550 was a weekend racer, legal for the street but capable at the track. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Hello MIKE (Mr I know Everything)
Guess what, I have the factory poster right behind me of the RS Spyder, Porsche references the 550 as the first factory built racer, designed only for racing. It goes on to reference the RS as the lastest prototype racecar, Porsche ties the two cars together. It is why I wrote what I did. I concede the RS may not to be an evolution of the 550 but the link of the two cars as the first and latest factory built racers is undeniable, as it is a claim made by the F A C T O R Y! Your constant upsmanship gets old really fast, you seem very well versed in the Boxster but your constant MIKE style makes you a douche at times, try to fight the impulse. You can't learn anything new when you think you know it all.
I hope this helps, Happy Motoring! (even though you stole that from ESSO)
Oh and Brucey, if you could fight the urge to leave some Ward Cleaverish soliloquy regarding this interaction between myself and Jimbo it would be greatly appreciated, in other words, SAVE IT.
Last edited by stucatz; 08-17-2006 at 06:34 PM.
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08-17-2006, 09:11 AM
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I'd like to know the reasoning behind the claim that the RS Spyder is only the second car designed just for racing. Porsche has had probably a couple of dozen racing-only cars, including Formula 1 and 2 cars.
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08-17-2006, 12:26 PM
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the single most important thing about the Boxster in my opinion is that its the first
pure roadster to be built by Porsche.
All other convertibles built by Porsche in the past started out as a sport coupe. Porsche hacked off the roofs (rooves?) to meet customer demmands for drop top fun. These hacked coupes have been the best selling Porsches.
The Boxster was designed to be a convertible and the coupe came later.
Top Gear named it the best sports car in the world because according to them
a pure sports car was one that had little practicality, rear wheel drive, only two passengers and no roof.
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08-17-2006, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by stucatz
Hello MIKE (Mr I know Everything)
Your constant upsmanship gets old really fast, you seem very well versed in the Boxster but your constant MIKE style makes you a douche at times, try to fight the impulse. You can't learn anything new when you think you know it all.
I hope this helps, Happy Motoring! (even though you stole that from ESSO)
Oh and Brucey, if you could fight the urge to leave some Ward Cleaverish soliloquy regarding this interaction between myself and Jimbo it would be greatly appreciated, in other words, SAVE IT.
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Wow, I am going to go get some popcorn. This will be good.
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08-18-2006, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Kill
Wow, I am going to go get some popcorn. This will be good.
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LoL....you ain't kiddding.
Last edited by Adam; 08-18-2006 at 02:26 PM.
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08-20-2006, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam
LoL....you ain't kiddding.
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Yeah, but surprisingly nothing is happening. See that is what is different between this board and the Mustang boards I used to visit. Mustangworld.com would have turned into a Jerry Springer epsiode by now. As Porsche entusiasts though, I suppose we are just more dignified. Jim and BruceLee are probably negotiating with Grizzly for some sort of contract deal behind the scenes as I type this...
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08-22-2006, 07:22 PM
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By Dr. Kill
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Or even better are the UFO/Area 51 dot.coms. Those boards turn into cover-ups, cabals, stratagems, collaborations, and conspiracies on topics as mundane as toothpastes!
By the way, have you noticed Dr. Kill and Perfectlap are from New Jersey?
Stucaz is from New York. Both start with "New."
MNboxster starts with "M" then "N" which is the first letter of "New."
"New" spelled backwards is Wen. If you eliminate the "e" in "Wen" you get "WN." If you substitute the "N" in "WN" with an "I" instead you get WI.
WI is the abbreviation for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is geographically proximate to Minnesota. .. . . MNBoxster, get it. . . . Coincidence. . . .? Hmmmmmmm. 
Just an observation.
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08-22-2006, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Kill
Wow, I am going to go get some popcorn. This will be good.
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Hi,
Nah... I lived in Downtown Chicago for 12 years and so I realize how stressful Big City life can be.
Truth is, if you post as much as I have in the past year or so, you're gonna take some hits - that's the way it goes. The net is easy, try that face to face with some guy in NYC and you're bound to get your Septum displaced.
But, I do think someone (namely Stuck Cat , or whatever) needs to have their dosage adjusted, because he even preemptorally admonished Jeff (aka Bruce) for moderating the issue. Imagine, a Moderator moderating... what a concept...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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08-23-2006, 04:31 AM
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hmmm....
So now that we have the Cayman, is the Boxster still a pure sports car according to Top Gear?
One day people might forget which one was first... a lot of people already say that the Boxster is a convertible Cayman, where the Cayman is really the provertible model of the Boxster.
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08-23-2006, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
Nah... I lived in Downtown Chicago for 12 years and so I realize how stressful Big City life can be.
Truth is, if you post as much as I have in the past year or so, you're gonna take some hits - that's the way it goes. The net is easy, try that face to face with some guy in NYC and you're bound to get your Septum displaced.
But, I do think someone (namely Stuck Cat , or whatever) needs to have their dosage adjusted, because he even preemptorally admonished Jeff (aka Bruce) for moderating the issue. Imagine, a Moderator moderating... what a concept...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Maybe you just can't admit that sometimes you are wrong, at times you supercede other posters for no apparent reason... I have seen others react to your behavior as well not just Stcatz. It's clear you are a competent mechanic but at times you preach...
Just Saying..
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