12-30-2019, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
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Whassup, Boxster peeps?
It's been FOREVER since I've been on this forum so I thought I'd pop in and say hello and let you know something important:
"THE BLACK HOLE FOR DEAD PRESIDENTS" IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION and I still drive it regularly.
After replacing just about every stupid part on the vehicle since purchased in 2004, it has been a very reliable car. I did just have to spend nearly a grand on spark plugs and coil packs because one was cracked and throwing the dreaded blinking CE light.
By the way, I joined this forum when some of our younger forum members were still in diapers! Wow do I feel old. Time flies when you're throwing good money into your old Porsche 
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12-30-2019, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Bastrop, Tx
Posts: 2,644
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Wow it's like return of the living dead around here. First Fred, now Randall's back on the forum. Who's next?
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12-30-2019, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Montreal, QC. (currently expat to Shanghai)
Posts: 3,249
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Wow indeed!!! All what's left is the Danger Mobile to park-in the forum, that'd be cool!
Welcome back Randall! Good to see you and the B.H.F.D.P. back and doing good.
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'97 Boxster base model 2.5L, Guards Red/Tan leather, with a new but old Alpine am/fm radio.
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12-30-2019, 09:12 PM
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98 Arctic silver 986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upstate, NY
Posts: 1,452
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Quote:
Originally Posted by itsnotanova
Wow it's like return of the living dead around here. First Fred, now Randall's back on the forum. Who's next?
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Hopefully not that tool Mr.JonathanLanda
Maybe Big Jake will come back and Johnny Danger too.
Last edited by tommy583; 12-30-2019 at 09:29 PM.
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12-30-2019, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Bastrop, Tx
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy583
Hopefully not that tool Mr.JonathanLanda
Maybe Big Jake will come back and Johnny Danger too.
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I'd love to have Mr.JonathanLanda come back but that guy who made fun of him would have to come back too
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12-31-2019, 06:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Omaha
Posts: 2,928
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Hello Randall, welcome back!
I was just thinking about Big Jake on Sat watching the OSU-Clemson game. Hopefully his studies are going well.
Johnny Danger transmitted a msg a few wks ago in the Off Topic section, so he's still around.
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2008 Cayman S Sport - Signal Green
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12-31-2019, 06:49 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,016
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Welcome back Randall! Good to hear from you old man, and great to hear you've still got the ol' gal running! How many miles you got on that thing now?
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Originally Posted by itsnotanova
Wow it's like return of the living dead around here. First Fred, now Randall's back on the forum. Who's next?
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Dating myself...
Would love to hear from insite, Tool Pants. Very informative guys. And Grizzly! Especially Griz.
And, yes, even Mr.JonathanLanda! So entertaining! And what a wonderfully easy target he was!!! 
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12-31-2019, 08:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
Posts: 2,734
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Wow, old home week around here Good to hear from you Randall!
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2001 Boxster S Lapis Blue
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12-31-2019, 11:18 AM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 7,669
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Hey, welcome back! Its like the band is getting back together! Good to see (read) all of the old faces.
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12-31-2019, 11:27 AM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
Posts: 3,253
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Welcome Back Randall! 
Glad people are still enjoying their 986's! Now we just need djomlas to show up and post pictures of his Ocean Jade 986 with some new mod.
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1999 Ocean Blue Metallic Boxster - blueboxster.com
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01-09-2020, 07:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 7,243
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Originally Posted by Frodo
Welcome back Randall! Good to hear from you old man, and great to hear you've still got the ol' gal running! How many miles you got on that thing now?
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You know, I have not driven the car much in the last few years because I'm working out of the house now and I don't drive my F150 much either. I estimate my mileage is at 125,000 now. After three cluster replacements, it gets fuzzy since I didn't keep copious notes on the mileage of each new-to-me cluster.
And I might have mentioned it above, but I am still battling the endless vibration problem I've had since I bought the car. New wheels and tires and motor mounts did reduce it a lot, but I just can't get rid of it and it's not much fun to drive on the freeway at consistent 65-75 mph.
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01-09-2020, 07:54 AM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
Posts: 3,797
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy583
Hopefully not that tool Mr.JonathanLanda
Maybe Big Jake will come back and Johnny Danger too.
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+986 on that
Jake should have graduated college by now as well. It would be cool to see how he is doing
Wonder what Timco is up to
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2004 996 Targa Tip
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2014 Porsche Performance Driving School
2020 BMW X3, 2013 Ram 1500, 2016 Cmax, 2004 F-150 "Big Red"
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01-09-2020, 10:42 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Oregon
Posts: 455
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
It's been FOREVER since I've been on this forum so I thought I'd pop in and say hello and let you know something important:
"THE BLACK HOLE FOR DEAD PRESIDENTS" IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION and I still drive it regularly.
'97 Boxster (Black Hole for 42,000 Dead Presidents and counting) - 122k
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42,000 dead presidents? That seems like a lot of dead presidents for a 23 year old car..
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01-09-2020, 04:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Omaha
Posts: 2,928
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnegan
42,000 dead presidents? That seems like a lot of dead presidents for a 23 year old car..
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But at the time, it was the cheapest Boxster for sale on the Internet (to steal a line from Hoovie).
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2008 Boxster S Limited Edition #005
2008 Cayman S Sport - Signal Green
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