Out of Storage!!!!! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jtessmer · 04-08-2011, 08:26 PM

Here's to all of us that wait for the snow and salt to go away. My baby popped right off after a small battery charge. Five months is way to long not to drive this car!

Anyway to all of you that store your car. It sure is nice to be back!!!

Now on to polishing and nick nacks...I think I want wheel spacers, rear speakers and a mod muffler...(99 Red)

Gforrest2 · 04-08-2011, 08:50 PM

Well mine wasn't exactly in storage, but haven't driven it much since last fall. Local weatherman said we're setting or we've set a record for the most rainy days here. And that's saying something, coming from Seattle. Gonna rain this weekend but today was nice and dry. A little smoke at start up, but she fired right up. Took the top down and ran a few errands. And yes, it felt good.

Flavor 987S · 04-09-2011, 03:36 AM

A quick charge is NOT good for the battery. Next time store the car with a battery maintainer......not a battery charger.

Also, store the car cleaned & polished. Don't leave it for months dirty & un-detailed.

I plan to get the Boxster out in the next 2-3 weeks. I need to spray 3-4 light/med coats of Ragg Topp on the clean cab top. Did the Ragg Topp cleaner in the fall. Now it just needs the protectant.

You are lucky to be in Wisconsin, lots of gas stations with 93 octane and NO ALCOHOL!!

teamwenz · 04-09-2011, 06:41 AM

Yup no ethanol is great. But it's 91 octane with no ethanol and 93 with, ohh and 4 bucks a gallon now. Just pulled my car out of storage. Now we will see what needs to be fixed, so far for me rear wheel bearings.

Flavor 987S · 04-09-2011, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by teamwenz

Yup no ethanol is great. But it's 91 octane with no ethanol and 93 with, ohh and 4 bucks a gallon now. Just pulled my car out of storage. Now we will see what needs to be fixed, so far for me rear wheel bearings.

You need to look better.

93 no alcohol is very easy to find. Just bought over 30 gallons yesterday. List link will assist your efforts:

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=WI

teamwenz · 04-09-2011, 06:01 PM

Great link for the gas stations. Closest one to me is 1/2 hour away for 93 pure gas. I appreciate the link.

tolum · 04-13-2011, 11:44 AM

It's my time today.
First 2011 km. Still enjoying my Boxster.

A great summer to all of you.

Thierry