What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[RobertKing]

Fixed the lock on my fuel filler door by rotating the half moon rubber bushing so that the flat spot faces forward. After that, the latch locked the door down when the car is locked.

[Nevergrowup]

Took it out in the snow. First drive with brand new Goodyear Ultragrip Ice 2, Nordic compund.

Great traction, until you turn the TC off (as you do) for some sideways action.

[PaulE]

Not huge mileage by some Forum members’ standards, but i’ve put practically all of these on myself since buying it new in 2003

[Meir]

Originally Posted by PaulE

Not huge mileage by some Forum members’ standards, but i’ve put practically all of these on myself since buying it new in 2003

owning the same car for almost 15 years is an achievement by itself.

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by Meir

owning the same car for almost 15 years is an achievement by itself.

Thanks, I tend to hang on to my cars, but 7-8 years is usually the max, this is the longest I've ever owned a car, but it isn't a daily driver.

And I drove the 55 miles to my intended gas station tonight. Towards the end of my ride I got down to 18 miles to empty and at the pump it was 16 miles to empty. It took almost 15.7 gallons to fill it up.

[grc0456]

Congrats, PaulE! Keep on keepin’ on.


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[redciv1]

Walked by it today in the garage enroute to the Sienna for new front tires.

[PaulE]

I drove mine to work today. Hopefully this weekend I get some time to wash the exterior and find a volunteer to conscript into helping me install the hardtop. Right now my OBC says I have 95 miles to empty and it is about 55 miles to the gas station I'd like to go to which is 5 miles from home and en route. So I will drive conservatively and watch my computer. When I had my 1997 Z3, I once drove home from Lake Placid on a tank of gas and my OBC said it was 8 miles to empty when I finally stopped for gas. I've never taken the Boxster that low. I always think of the old Shell gas commercials when I do this, some of the other older members here might also remember those.

[Deserion]

Took it out for a leisurely 160+ mile trip into the small towns and backroads, top down the whole day. Stumbled upon a small winery as well. Also passed 119,000 miles.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Deserion

Took it out for a leisurely 160+ mile trip into the small towns and backroads, top down the whole day. Stumbled upon a small winery as well. Also passed 119,000 miles.
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Nice pics. Have you considered having the hood repainted? Flaking clearcoat is the official state color here in Arizona.:ah:

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

Nice pics. Have you considered having the hood repainted? Flaking clearcoat is the official state color here in Arizona.:ah:

There’s no issues with the paint. It was all redone last year when the new hood was installed (repair from being backed into).

[Javi Cooper]

I took my slightly loved and gently broken in sport seats...






...and gave them a very subtle makeover!

[BoxsterSteve]

Looking good in Boxster Red and black.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by Javi Cooper

I took my slightly loved and gently broken in sport seats...






...and gave them a very subtle makeover!

Very nice!

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Deserion

There’s no issues with the paint. It was all redone last year when the new hood was installed (repair from being backed into).

Might be the clouds reflecting in that photo?

[JBauer]

Decided the clear part wasn't tall enough so I fixed.

[Brian in Tucson]

first step in replacing the engine (yesterday) Today the exhaust is coming out and start disconnecting the stuff up top and through the passenger department hatch.

[Anker]

Annual maintenance. Yesterday I drained the transmission fluid and today I will fill it with fresh fluid and then reassemble the braces that needed to be dismantled for access. But before that I'll inspect the sway bar bushings for wear.

I discovered that the battery maintainer was toast when the battery ran low. Fortunately I have another that I soldered the cigarette lighter plug to and it is working. Hopefully the battery didn't get damaged from getting run down.

Next project to tackle is cleaning the radiators and replacing the frunk latch. I'll also reroute the emergency cable to the tow ring location.

[alm001]

I pushed the car forward in my garage to make room for the snow blower and generator.
Put her up on jackstands and removed the wheels for the winter.

[Brian in Tucson]

Ongoing work on the car to remove the engine and transmission. Jeez, there's a lot of stuff to take off or unhook! And then I'm gonna have to put it all back together. Figure I'll be working on this most of the winter.

While I've got it apart, the replacement engine is getting a water pump, a spin on oil filter conversion, an underdrive engine pulley, headers and dual exhaust, and the car itself is getting the cv joints cleaned and replacement boots Of course new RMS, new front crankseal, and a new seal where the torque converter goes into the trans.

It's an 01 base, I got it cheap but have been massaging it regularly with $100 bills.