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MikeM 07-24-2008 06:00 AM

MNBoxster
 
Can anyone get in touch with MNBoxster?
I tried to PM him but was not allowed. This does not seem right,maybe his mailbox is full. I want to talk to him about his last post regarding Tiptronic fluid.
Cheers
Mike

Topless 07-24-2008 06:17 AM

Sorry, MNBoxster has evaporated into cyberspace. If you still want info on the ATF try a pm to Lil Bastard. I am betting he has a wealth of information on the subject ;) .

RandallNeighbour 07-24-2008 06:17 AM

Brucelee may be willing to email him on your behalf through the info in the admin pages. PM and ask.

I doubt Richard (Brucelee) would give out any present or past member's information to anyone for legal and privacy reasons.

Additionally, I do believe Jim lurks here on the forum (although I don't think it's Lil Bastard because of PM's we've exchanged) under a pseudonym so he might PM you... who knows?

MikeM 07-24-2008 07:09 AM

Thanks...I'll try those suggestions.
It's just that he has information about where this fluid is available in Canada,
which is where I am and I sure can't find it anywhere!!
Thanks all...
Mike

Dr. Kill 07-24-2008 07:23 AM

Happy Motoring

Tim '05

Perfectlap 07-24-2008 07:24 AM

I believe he's posting on another site in the Boxster section. Flat6?

TorpedoZone 07-24-2008 08:27 AM

Look on modernvespa.com forums. I think he posts there under MNScooter.

Joe

unklekraker 07-24-2008 01:16 PM

Dr. K...you're one mean person :D

Happy Motoring
-Gerry 99

I gotta admit, I kinda miss him around here *flame suit* on

bmussatti 07-24-2008 01:54 PM

I can assure you, MNBoxster and Lil Bastard are the same person.

Kinda creepy!

Certainly sad.

JackG 07-24-2008 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmussatti
I can assure you, MNBoxster and Lil Bastard are the same person.

Kinda creepy!

Certainly sad.

NO WAY!!

Hmmm... way. :rolleyes:

Lil bastard 07-24-2008 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmussatti
I can assure you, MNBoxster and Lil Bastard are the same person.

Kinda creepy!

Certainly sad.

Sorry, not the same person, I only joined a few months back, with this screen name.

But, you're about the 5th guy who's said that, I have even gotten PMs addressed to him (even today).

Knowing how impossible it is to prove a negative, I'm not going to try and convince you or anyone.

But being at the center of a controversy is a little uncomfortable for me (and a little creepy and sad), and a little unfair - maybe to both of us. I'm just here to learn how to do some of the maintenance from you guys and save a buck since my car's warranty is long gone. I especially appreciate ToolPants and Insite's posts, they've taught me alot.

I have read a few of his posts and he seemed to more about Boxsters and cars in general than I ever will (or want to). But they're all old, nothing recent, doesn't he post here anymore? Why not? You guys accuse him of being Lil bastard or something..? lol ;) I did copy and paste his DIY for Tiptronic fluid change and used it this spring and it worked out great.

Anyway... PEACE

:cheers:

Frodo 07-24-2008 04:27 PM

I think he was pretty knowledgeable as well, but he was very opinionated, a little stuffy and full of himself, and on at least one occasion gave some advice that was (perhaps) detrimental to someone else's Boxster. (The jury's still out on that one.)

But he and Grizzly had some wonderful verbal fisticuffs. Very entertaining stuff.

For that, I miss him a bit as well.

Adam 07-24-2008 04:50 PM

[QUOTE=Frodo]I think he was pretty knowledgeable as well, but he was very opinionated, a little stuffy and full of himself,QUOTE][QUOTE=Frodo]I think he was pretty knowledgeable as well, but he was very opinionated, a little stuffy and full of himself,QUOTE]

Brucelee 07-24-2008 04:58 PM

Is now the time to reveal that yes, I AM MNBOXSTER???????????????????

Well, actually, I am not. :D

I don't have any address for him other than the PM box here. To my knowledge, he retains membership but we haven't heard from him in quite a while.

:)

JackG 07-24-2008 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frodo
But he and Grizzly had some wonderful verbal fisticuffs. Very entertaining stuff.

For that, I miss him a bit as well.

You DO mean Grizzly, right? :D

Frodo 07-24-2008 05:25 PM

Quote: "You DO mean Grizzly, right?"

Posted by JackG.

Yup, Grizzly. And, now that you mention it, I do sort of miss him---it's been a good while since any Griz-posts as well.

He seemed to be much more talkative when MNBoxster was still around, don't you think?? :D

Anybody have any clue what the Adam-post is about?? :confused:

TriGem2k 07-24-2008 05:28 PM

Bruce just answer this for us....Do the IP Addresses to Lil Bastard and MNBoxster match??? Surely your IP guy can let you know.

I bet they do :cheers:

fragdude 07-24-2008 06:26 PM

Hmmm, we have 1 thread kinda talkin about who the Stig might be and one talking about who MNBoxster is....Coincidence? I think not!

NickCats 07-24-2008 06:42 PM

Hmm, amazing how MNBoxster and Lil Bastard owned the exact same cars :

http://986forum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=100523&postcount=36

http://986forum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=145494&postcount=17

MNBoxster
Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Posts: 3,315


Posted 5/27/07

Hi,

In no particular order:


1939 Ford Coupe (1st Car)

1963 Jaguar Series I E-Type Convertible

1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite

1966 Ford Mustang Fastback GT Hi-Per 289

1970 Buick Gran Sport Stage I

1976 MGB

1972 SAAB Sonett III

1963 Chevrolet Corvette SW Coupe

1972 BMW 2002 Tii

1973 Lotus Europa Twin Cam SE

1983 Ferrari 308 GTS QV - Chassis #46425

1963 Austin Healey 3000

1970 Datsun 240Z (bought new, still own)

1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT

1985 Lotus Turbo Esprit (still own)

1968 Chevy Comaro Z/28 (Matador Red)

1967 TVR 1800S Mk. IV

1948 Chrysler Windsor Coupe w/ dual quad 327 Corvette engine

1968 Lincoln Continental

1976 Toyota Celica GT Coupe

1974 Lotus Elan SE Series 4

1986 Mercury Sable
(1st one delivered in the US, this car was specially hand-built for Edsel Ford - Pres. of Lincoln/Mercury Div. It had every option for '86 and several not released until '89. He rejected the car in favor of a Lincoln Mark VII, so the Factory sold it and through a friend at FORD, I bought it)

1976 Datsun 280Z

1963 Volkwagen Beetle

1966 Ford LTD Convertible

1968 Datsun 2000 Sports Fairlady - Super Sano

1959 Triumph TR3

1966 Volkswagen Micro Bus w/ built Porsche 912 engine

1968 Porsche 912

1984 Isuzu Trooper 5-Spd. 4X4

1978 Datsun 280Z

1970 Ford F-100 390 4X4

1966 Alpha Romeo Duetto Spider

1978 Chevrolet Biscayne Police Special w/ 454
(this was an old Chicago PD unmarked, a real beater mechanically, which I bought at auction w/ 235000 mi. I bought a CB microphone and parked this thing all over downtown Chicago - anywhere I wanted. I just hung the microphone over the rearview mirror. It was always mistaken for a CPD unmarked and never received a ticket.)

1995 Honda Passport LX 5-Spd. 4X4

1984 Mercury Marquis (wife's car when I met her)

1995 Lincoln Continental

2004 Jaguar S-Type

1999 Porsche Boxster Tip S

1976 Lola T-342 Formula Ford Racer
(co-owned and championed w/ an old buddy)

1990 Protoform Formula Vee Racer (still own)

1968 Triumph Bonneville T120R

1968 Norton Commando Mk I 750

1939 Whizzer Model D

1967 Moto Guzzi V7

So far... - since I was 20, I've never owned fewer than 4 cars at any one time...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

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Lil bastard
Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Du Monde
Posts: 610


Posted 4/27/08

OK - I probably fit the profile - Gray, 50+, etc. When I drive down the street in my Boxster, I guess many think I'm mid-life crisising. But...

At 17, I owned a '66 289 Mustang Fastback as my DD, and a '62 Austin Healey 'Bug Eye' Sprite as my 'Fun' car.

At 20, I owned a '68 Camaro SS396 as my DD, and a '68 912 and a '68 Buick Gran Sport Stage I as my 'Fun' cars.

At 22, I owned a '68 Lincoln Continental Convertible as my DD, and a '63 E-Type and a '72 Dodge Charger SE R/T 440 Six Pack as my 'Fun' cars.

At 25, I owned a '72 BMW 320 I as my DD, and a '69 Lotus Elan SE as my 'Fun' car.

At 27, I owned an '80 Jaguar XJ-6 as my DD, and a '70 Datsun 240Z and a '70 Lotus Europa SE John Player Special as my 'Fun' cars.

At 30, I owned a BMW 636 CSI as my DD, and a '71 Ferrari Dino 246GTS and an '80 Porsche 930 Turbo as my 'Fun' cars.

At 35, I owned a Volvo 740I as my DD and an '85 Lotus Turbo Esprit and '83 Porsche 911SC as my 'Fun' cars. In addition, I acquired a '90 Euroswift Formula Ford for Racing.

At 38, I owned a '92 Corvette ZR1 as my DD, and a Ferrari 308GTS Quattrovalvole as my 'Fun' car.

At 40, I owned a '92 Lexus SC400 as my DD, and a '56 Austin Healey BN2 100M as my 'Fun' car.

At 45, I owned a '99 Mercedes Benz CLK 430 as my DD, and a '79 Maserati Bora as my 'Fun' Car which was replaced mid-year with my '99 Porsche Boxster. Sold the Formula Ford and bought a '90 Protoform Formula VEE racer.

Now, at 54, I own an '06 Jaguar S-Type Sport 4.0 as my DD, plus my '99 Boxster and Formula VEE as my 'Fun' cars.

So while people may see me drive by in my Boxster and type-cast me as a mid-life crisis, they have absolutely no idea how totally WRONG they are.

That's OK with me. I have always owned the cars I loved with no regard to what others may think...

PS - This probably belongs in the What cars have you owned thread, but I list it here to make a point.


( Jim - I could really care less who you are or are not, I just HATE liars ! )

Nick

JackG 07-24-2008 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frodo
Quote: "You DO mean Grizzly, right?"

Posted by JackG.

Yup, Grizzly. He seemed to be much more talkative when MNBoxster was still around, don't you think??

Unfortunately, it's my understanding that Griz suffered a physical injury that took him out for a while. I hope he rejoins us later, he was a good guy. He was sending me updates on a restoration project he was undertaking, but I haven't heard from him in a while. I'll ping him in the next couple of days to see what's he's up to.


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