Protocol for a 986 that's rarely driven

[paulofto]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

What are you saving it for? Mechanical things are meant to be used, not stored. Drive the poor car, let it live it's life the way Porsche designed it to.:ah:

Brian, come spend some time up here in The Great White North. You wouldn't last 5 minutes. When you watch the Super Bowl today from Minneapolis and you keep hearing how cold it is picture being 8 hours drive further north where I am.

Today it is -24 C (-11.2 F) and -37 C (-35 F) with the wind chill. It looks great outside with the sun shining and clear sky but it ain't Boxster weather.

You are lucky to live in a part of the world where you can drive your Boxster everyday.

Only 2 months till Spring

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by paulofto

Brian, come spend some time up here in The Great White North. You wouldn't last 5 minutes. When you watch the Super Bowl today from Minneapolis and you keep hearing how cold it is picture being 8 hours drive further north where I am.

Today it is -24 C (-11.2 F) and -37 C (-35 F) with the wind chill. It looks great outside with the sun shining and clear sky but it ain't Boxster weather.

You are lucky to live in a part of the world where you can drive your Boxster everyday.

Only 2 months till Spring

You assume I never lived in the north. I grew up in Michigan, back when the snow load was much heavier than it is now. Our second car was VW Bug, which unlike our Boxsters didn't have any real heating system.

& I went to college at WSU in Pullman WA. Never had a 4wd til I moved to (retired) to Tucson.

I've lived in places where people had SNOW CARS, not me, but in the west I carried chains and had either studded snow tires or walnut retread snow tires.

As others have pointed out, tho, the OP was writing from FL. So suggesting that he get it out and drive it like it was designed to do wasn't that far off base.

In Tucson, we have a season when the top doesn't come down--it's called Summer and the low temp at night can be in the 90's and the high is most always above or way above 100.

[paulofto]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

You assume I never lived in the north. I grew up in Michigan, back when the snow load was much heavier than it is now. Our second car was VW Bug, which unlike our Boxsters didn't have any real heating system.

& I went to college at WSU in Pullman WA. Never had a 4wd til I moved to (retired) to Tucson.

I've lived in places where people had SNOW CARS, not me, but in the west I carried chains and had either studded snow tires or walnut retread snow tires.

As others have pointed out, tho, the OP was writing from FL. So suggesting that he get it out and drive it like it was designed to do wasn't that far off base.

In Tucson, we have a season when the top doesn't come down--it's called Summer and the low temp at night can be in the 90's and the high is most always above or way above 100.

Yes, preparing and driving any vehicle for winter can be done. Heck, I had a Fiat X 1/9 while living in Edmonton for 6 years in the '80's. It was my only car so I pretty much had to do it. But now I do have a winter beater so the Boxster gets to hibernate.

And I agree, if I had a Boxster in Florida I wouldn't store it. I'd drive it.

Anyway, only 2 months till spring.:dance: