05-07-2012, 03:05 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Carnation, WA
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First Porsche
I was lucky and was local to 'blue2000s', so I was able to buy his car.
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05-07-2012, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto
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Colorful pic!!!
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05-07-2012, 03:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Neither here, nor there...
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Yes! Very vivid!
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05-07-2012, 04:14 PM
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WV Boxster
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: WV
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Love the color. That is my favorite, my wife ask what about a newer car but I said only zenith blue.
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05-07-2012, 07:14 PM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
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Register the car already! 3 weeks with my license plate you cheapskate! 
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05-07-2012, 07:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Carnation, WA
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It's registered! Two days after I bought it or some such. Since the tabs were current, they didn't require a new plate.
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05-07-2012, 07:23 PM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grubinski
It's registered! Two days after I bought it or some such. Since the tabs were current, they didn't require a new plate.
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Really? I'm surprised they do that. Alright I take back the cheapskate comment.
You should join the PCA if you haven't already. Cheaper track days and autocrosses.
Have you listed the MR2 for sale yet?
Last edited by blue2000s; 05-07-2012 at 07:28 PM.
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05-07-2012, 07:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Nor.Cal
Posts: 131
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Postcard quality picture. 
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05-07-2012, 08:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Carnation, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blue2000s
Really? I'm surprised they do that. Alright I take back the cheapskate comment.
You should join the PCA if you haven't already. Cheaper track days and autocrosses.
Have you listed the MR2 for sale yet?
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PCA joined ... yes ... though I don't plan to autox/track the Boxster, that's what the Miata is for.
MR2 ... it's running, and I need to polish it and align it before I put it up for sale. May get both done this weekend, then I need to compose the ad ... sob :-( I know you'll understand. :-)
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05-07-2012, 08:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 77
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beautiful Boxster! Very nice combo. I actually like all the amber on it.
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05-07-2012, 08:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Carnation, WA
Posts: 136
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Originally Posted by Joel-Box-ster
Postcard quality picture. |
This time of year, the scenery is very nice around here. This is about 5 miles from my house ... though my house is not a 100 acre horse farm like this. ;-)
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05-07-2012, 08:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Carnation, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xtremecc
beautiful Boxster! Very nice combo. I actually like all the amber on it.
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I agree ... I think clear corners is a pretty hard sell on this car, it looks so nice already.
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05-07-2012, 08:13 PM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
Posts: 3,011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grubinski
PCA joined ... yes ... though I don't plan to autox/track the Boxster, that's what the Miata is for.
MR2 ... it's running, and I need to polish it and align it before I put it up for sale. May get both done this weekend, then I need to compose the ad ... sob :-( I know you'll understand. :-)
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You can take a non-Porsche to the PCA track day. But if you embarass too many Porsches with a Miata, they'll revoke your membership.
My membership is good for the rest of the season and I plan to take advantage of that.
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05-07-2012, 08:15 PM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grubinski
I agree ... I think clear corners is a pretty hard sell on this car, it looks so nice already.
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I agree too. The amber looks less aftermarket to me, even though deambered was factory. Never desired that change.
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05-07-2012, 08:28 PM
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Track rat
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southern ID
Posts: 3,701
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Nice looking car. I really like WA state when the sun comes out.
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05-08-2012, 11:30 AM
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2005, Tiptronic
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 61
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Very nice. Great color too. Plus, I'm a big fan of the amber. I think they look particularly nice with that blue. Good job, sir.
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05-10-2012, 07:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 255
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Nice color Nice scenery 
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05-12-2012, 11:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Peoples Republic of Kaliforneea
Posts: 686
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Welcome! But you really have to track the Boxster, even though you have a Miata already. There is nothing like a mid engine balanced feel.
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05-13-2012, 09:47 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Carnation, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 986_c6
Welcome! But you really have to track the Boxster, even though you have a Miata already. There is nothing like a mid engine balanced feel.
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I have done a ton of autox and some track days in my Supercharged MR2 (which I have owned for 20 years but am going to sell to make space in the garage for the Boxster). I'm aware of the awesome behavior of mid-engine cars ... why do you think I bought a Boxster? ;-)
On the other hand, the Miata is a very good handling car, and with 480hp it will be much faster than the Boxster (and probably almost anything else) on track.
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05-13-2012, 10:10 AM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
Posts: 3,011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grubinski
I have done a ton of autox and some track days in my Supercharged MR2 (which I have owned for 20 years but am going to sell to make space in the garage for the Boxster). I'm aware of the awesome behavior of mid-engine cars ... why do you think I bought a Boxster? ;-)
On the other hand, the Miata is a very good handling car, and with 480hp it will be much faster than the Boxster (and probably almost anything else) on track.
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Actually, considering how twitchy MR2s are and how much of a monster the Miata is, I wouldn't bother taking the Boxster to the track either. It's so tame and well behaved that I would think it would be pretty boring in comparison. Then you don't have to worry about how low the roll hoops are either.
Last edited by blue2000s; 05-13-2012 at 10:15 AM.
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