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Old 01-21-2012, 06:54 PM   #1
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Winter in Wisconsin









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Old 01-21-2012, 08:51 PM   #2
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Poor, sad Boxster. You should bring her in before it catches a cold.
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Old 01-22-2012, 03:49 AM   #3
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Since the Packers and the Bears won the exact same number of playoff games this season, and all the deer are either dead or hiding, a guys gotta do something for fun! Paul, where are your clip-on mud flaps?
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Old 01-22-2012, 05:54 AM   #4
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Good on you for driving your Boxster in winter. I drive mine year round as well. Any issues driving it in the cold weather?:dance:
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The snow inside the air intake is a nice touch.
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:07 PM   #6
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Poor, sad Boxster. You should bring her in before it catches a cold.
It lives for the winters, its a Wisconsin Boxster!
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:09 PM   #7
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Good on you for driving your Boxster in winter. I drive mine year round as well. Any issues driving it in the cold weather?:dance:
I never take it out when a blizzard is in the forecast but other than those type conditions it does fine.
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:10 PM   #8
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The snow inside the air intake is a nice touch.
Darn, you discovered my cold air intake!
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:12 PM   #9
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Since the Packers and the Bears won the exact same number of playoff games this season, and all the deer are either dead or hiding, a guys gotta do something for fun! Paul, where are your clip-on mud flaps?
I have been looking for those clip on guards that Tweeks used to sell.....
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Old 01-22-2012, 04:30 PM   #10
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You can see the flaps on the front and back of my 01 doing the Tail of the Dragon:


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