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Old 01-20-2014, 04:15 PM   #1
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Ive been looking at Red/Clear with smoked clear or smoked red tails. Also been looking into new led headlights. Just worried about the projectors. Every ebay headlight ive seen use fog light bulbs. Just bugged about the spider cracked lights. i will be taking lots of photo. also thinking about saving up for a haard top
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Old 01-20-2014, 05:18 PM   #2
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famous Dead song... maybe Darkstar is still a little fuzzy hence some comments he didnt mean to say that way. I go see Dark star orchestra in p.v. beach in FEB. The band recreates dead shows identical to the original....anyway back to the girl car comments, if mine is a girl car then its a black lesbian with a fat arse
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Old 01-20-2014, 05:50 PM   #3
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OK, now that everything has settled down a bit, what say we get this young lad started on the right track.

Don't do anything to your new ride except maintain it at first. Like replacing the alternator, and getting the rear window replaced. Start a maintenance history record, starting with the day you bought the car; noting the mileage. Change the oil and oil filter; check the filter for metal particles. Replace the air filter (stock, resist the temptation to go K&N), and fuel filter. Check the cabin filter to determine if it needs replacing. Check the serpentine belt; check for signs that the AOS and water pump have been replaced. If not, budget and consider replacing them sooner than later.

Make sure your tires are up to spec and properly inflated. Ensure that all lights are operational. When you go blitzing around Albuquerque, you don't want to get stopped by Johnny Law just for having a bulb out.

Use only 93 octane fuel. Drive your Boxster as if it were a violin, not a hammer.

Read this forum extensively.

If this all reads like I'm opinionated, well then................I guess I am.

But then again, I'm just sayin'.........

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Old 01-22-2014, 10:18 AM   #4
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Not really that young. I am in my 30s. I feel old... Lol

Anyway the drive it like you stole it plan... Doesn't work. This car is getting embarrassing fuel mileage. I calculated last fill up at almost 6mpg. There's no way my work van gets more than double but it is...

I had a friend come over with a scanner. His brother and cousin works for the local Porsche dealership service department.... It didn't show anything was wrong. This tank has some Lucas fuel treatment in it. Hopefully clean out any dirty Injectors. As for 93 octane. I don't know any places in abq that has anymore than 91. Any sort of higher octane is special buy from the local muscle shops. By the barrel.

Yesterday I found a link to someone here who lives by me who was having bad fuel problems but I believe I was IP banned... So haven't read on it yet. I did clean my K&N filter. It was bad. PO had grease all over it. In it. All over the filter holder frame. It took hours to clean.
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Old 01-22-2014, 10:19 AM   #5
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Yeah... My phones IP was banned I guess. I switched to my phones IPV6 but it's not developed enough to post. So I can view. Lol currently at nearby walmart getting lunch and can post this.
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Drive your Boxster as if it were a violin, not a hammer.
I'm stealing this line for my signature, I love it.
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