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Forum: Boxsters and Cayman Cars for Sale or Wanted 06-08-2008, 10:54 AM
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Views: 964
Posted By Hugh D
1998 Boxster / Ocean Blue / Hard top/ Tiptronic... 60k miles $15k

Well I am buying my first home so I need to move this car in the next couple weeks... :-( I have no garage to put it in because I am buying a townhome.

About a year ago my mechanic told me it has...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-14-2007, 09:20 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,640
Posted By Hugh D
tv reporter

tv reporter
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-29-2007, 09:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,046
Posted By Hugh D
Why not to fly past a TV reporter at 100MPH

For those of you who don't know/remember... I'm a on-air tech reporter for the FOX News affiliate in Houston.

http://carey2.blogspot.com/2007/06/getting-around-town-with-my-tech-guy.html

That's...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-14-2007, 04:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,274
Posted By Hugh D
I find the hard top also helpful when it's too...

I find the hard top also helpful when it's too hot to put the soft top down... I never thought I'd use the hard top... just a bonus with my car, but I ended up loving it. It's like owning two diff....
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-14-2007, 02:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,474
Posted By Hugh D
Front hood on 986 and 996

Hi... I did a search on this but couldn't find the answer.

I am pretty sure the answer is "yes," but if I buy a 996 OEM hood will it fit on my 986 without any modification?

Just making sure...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-16-2007, 01:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,238
Posted By Hugh D
makes sense.... thanks for the response

makes sense.... thanks for the response
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-16-2007, 01:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,238
Posted By Hugh D
Engine Compartment Fan

Hey gang,

My car has always run a little warmer than I wanted it to... but nothing crazy... nothing behind the "0" in the 180.

Anyway, my real question is... in 85 degree weather... with the AC...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-02-2007, 03:55 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,182
Posted By Hugh D
so what it'd all run you?

so what it'd all run you?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-27-2007, 08:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 994
Posted By Hugh D
very nice... I paid $300 locally for mine a month...

very nice... I paid $300 locally for mine a month ago
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-25-2007, 07:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,195
Posted By Hugh D
haha .. thanks, Randall! I hope the work on your...

haha .. thanks, Randall! I hope the work on your home is going well...

my car is doing well... we still need to meet up sometime!
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-25-2007, 07:03 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,927
Posted By Hugh D
Too small? That definetely can't be the reason...

Too small? That definetely can't be the reason unless the guy knew something was wrong with his car wash and smallER cars were having trouble in it.

The Boxster is small, but it's not freaking...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-25-2007, 03:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,431
Posted By Hugh D
Randall on this forum? I dont think his car is...

Randall on this forum? I dont think his car is supercharged.

That's a pretty cool video, but man... I've read about some nightmares with supercharging a Boxster.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-25-2007, 03:44 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 12,988
Posted By Hugh D
I like the RSX... I like Acuras for that matter....

I like the RSX... I like Acuras for that matter. I looked at the tL and the RSX before I bought the Scion tC.

Either way, I only really enjoy driving the Porsche... nothing like putting the top...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-25-2007, 03:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,195
Posted By Hugh D
The clunking is still most likely your regulator...

The clunking is still most likely your regulator preparing to go out...

If the window needs adjustment it's bc the reglator is going out.

$125 for the part... not hard to install if youre good...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-21-2007, 05:48 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,333
Posted By Hugh D
I had one of my co-workers ask me "you know what...

I had one of my co-workers ask me "you know what kind of people drive Boxsters, right?" and I said "what kind?" ... he says "women and homosexuals." I immedietely piped back with "you know what kind...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-21-2007, 05:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 964
Posted By Hugh D
there should be a red circle light for the...

there should be a red circle light for the parking brake that turns on, so it sounds like it's not activating... I mean, the break probably works but the car doesnt know it's on

SO.... hold the...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-16-2007, 09:29 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 14,182
Posted By Hugh D
I love Miatas... never owned one though. I...

I love Miatas... never owned one though.

I came to the Boxster from a convertible Chysler Sebring.... some farmer in the middle of no where totalled that. I still miss it, but compared to the...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-16-2007, 06:26 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,475
Posted By Hugh D
hard top is definetely a good idea.... I...

hard top is definetely a good idea....

I bought mine with a hard top and intended on selling the hard top later, but after using it... it's just too nice.... especially those days that are very...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-15-2007, 11:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 942
Posted By Hugh D
22?! lucky, dog, you! nice parents! I...

22?! lucky, dog, you! nice parents!

I thought I was doing well to get my first Porsche at 24, but I didnt have my parents help :o
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2007, 06:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,273
Posted By Hugh D
Dang... I don't know about California, but cars...

Dang... I don't know about California, but cars don't get towed for expired registration in Texas... unless it's some extreme, unusual circumstance. Usually it's just a nice fine.

The only reason...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2007, 03:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,622
Posted By Hugh D
that's very comforting I noticed today the...

that's very comforting

I noticed today the noise isn't noticiable when the car is hot... so I dunno... maybe I am just being paranoid that my tranny will go out on the same day as my engine and my...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2007, 07:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,622
Posted By Hugh D
Thanks for the response, MNBoxster. The...

Thanks for the response, MNBoxster.

The model year is in my signature. :p

All of those things you suggest are problems I would much rather have over transmission problems, BUT ... the only...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2007, 04:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,285
Posted By Hugh D
awesome car... definetely not for the faint... ...

awesome car... definetely not for the faint...


verrry ugly, though
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2007, 04:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,273
Posted By Hugh D
what happened, 550? I got lucky the other...

what happened, 550?

I got lucky the other night, too.... was going 45 in a 30... no front plate... expired registration. Cop went right past me.

(I usually don't speed.... and I now have front...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2007, 04:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,622
Posted By Hugh D
Tiptronic transmission noise? @ 2.5k

Of course, I'll end up getting this checked out, but in a full inspection a while back the mechanic didn't say anything about it being a problem ...

From the first day I purchased my boxster about...
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