Protocol for a 986 that's rarely driven

[Oldcarguy]

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:

+1 for what JFP, Mike and others have said regarding storage. My Boxster is stored from ~nov to ~apr. If there are any Boxster projects to be done, that’s when I do them in its r21 insulated, room finished 45,000 btu, 24’x24’ heated garage. Why? Because we today have a high of 27F (19F with wind chill), it’s snowing like a fiend with more than 6” on the ground already and my tire warranty is void if I drive in weather colder than 45F. We’ve already had many days this winter where the high never reached 0F actual. The coldest day of last winter was -23F actual (-29F with wind chill).

Even if I had snows w/dedicated 18” narrow rims on it as our S5 and Explo do, it’d never make it down our 1/2 mile private road because of the ground clearance (sometimes a problem for the S5 which is a snow beast with the Blizzaks) then there’s the calcium chloride to deal with on the maintained roads.

So that’s what I’m saving it for Enjoy your great winter driving weather

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by Oldcarguy

+1 for what JFP, Mike and others have said regarding storage. My Boxster is stored from ~nov to ~apr. If there are any Boxster projects to be done, that’s when I do them in its r21 insulated, room finished 45,000 btu, 24’x24’ heated garage. Why? Because we today have a high of 27F (19F with wind chill), it’s snowing like a fiend with more than 6” on the ground already and my tire warranty is void if I drive in weather colder than 45F. We’ve already had many days this winter where the high never reached 0F actual. The coldest day of last winter was -23F actual (-29F with wind chill).

Even if I had snows w/dedicated 18” narrow rims on it as our S5 and Explo do, it’d never make it down our 1/2 mile private road because of the ground clearance (sometimes a problem for the S5 which is a snow beast with the Blizzaks) then there’s the calcium chloride to deal with on the maintained roads.

So that’s what I’m saving it for Enjoy your great winter driving weather

OP is located in FL...

I'm in NE snowbelt and stil. daily driving my Boxster this winter. With dedicated snow tires, it drives amazingly well, stable, predictable and tons of fun!

My car is lowered with H&R springs so only limitation is the ground clearance, but so far no issues cutting through 4 inches of snow and extreme cold temp down -25F. I learned that SAI does not turn on at cold temp (-15C IIRC) by design, glad it was not broken after my repair last winter with new valves.

I just drive it and not worried...

[Oldcarguy]

Originally Posted by Boxstard

OP is located in FL...I just drive it and not worried...

I too noticed that the OP is in FL. If I lived there I’d be driving my 986 year round, but who knows what his circumstances are.

A while back I posted some pics of people driving their Boxsters with gusto in the snow. The 986 certainly can be a capable snow car when it’s on the right tires (how do I do a ‘thumbs up’ emoji??).

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Oldcarguy

I too noticed that the OP is in FL. If I lived there I’d be driving my 986 year round, but who knows what his circumstances are.

A while back I posted some pics of people driving their Boxsters with gusto in the snow. The 986 certainly can be a capable snow car when it’s on the right tires (how do I do a ‘thumbs up’ emoji??).

2 thumbs up!