Hello from a new owner (soon) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

unklekraker · 06-23-2008, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Manxie

I what the heck, I'm 50, fat and bald, how much dafter can I look in a Porsche?

Mike

Hey Manxie...you may be 50, fat and bald but your styling...

Welcome aboard and one day you will find yourself that you need to logged in daily to get your fix

Manxie · 06-23-2008, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by unklekraker

Welcome aboard and one day you will find yourself that you need to logged in daily to get your fix

I log in most days, just to try to get up to speed on the lingo of RMS and red clips

Sometimes the site seems to be down, I don't know if it's my connection to it that's the problem or if its the server itself

My Boxster is getting built two weeks today, not that I'm counting the days......

Mike

Manxie · 07-14-2008, 05:56 AM

I'm hoping to collect my new Boxster either this weekend or next weekend. What's the official Porsche advice about running in a Boxster?

Mike

husker boxster · 07-14-2008, 01:55 PM

I bet you can't wait.

They should tell you this at the dealer, but keep it under 4K rpm for the first 2K mi. Also, don't drive it at a steady rpm for long periods of time (drive it around town rather than on the highway) for the first 2K mi.

Manxie · 07-15-2008, 06:41 AM

Yeah, it has felt like a long wait.

Some mornings I wake up and think it's just a dream and isn't going to happen

Some morning I wake up and wonder if I've done the right thing with the current economic climate and fuel cost.

Some morning I wake up with a big smile thinking it's one day closer to getting the car

Under 4k rpm for 2k miles is a bit of a downer, that's about a third of my annual mileage if I use it every day, which I'm not going to.

Still, I'll try to get some miles on it on my days off and nice evenings. Any idea what 4,000 rpm works out to in mph in each gear?

Mike

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Originally Posted by husker boxster

I bet you can't wait.

They should tell you this at the dealer, but keep it under 4K rpm for the first 2K mi. Also, don't drive it at a steady rpm for long periods of time (drive it around town rather than on the highway) for the first 2K mi.