12-13-2013, 12:41 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Let's see winter!
Hey Canada, take your air back!!!
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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
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12-13-2013, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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We've had a brutal start to winter, thank god for heated seats.
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12-13-2013, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Canada
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enterprise, northwest territories, canada. about -36 degrees celsius (which is, for all intents and purposes, about -36 degrees fahrenheit). i'd traveled there from nearby fort smith, nwt (in northern terms, nearby is a 3 hour drive) on a mission to see if the waterfall ice on the hay river had formed up yet and perhaps do some ice climbing, only to see this:
fourteen cayennes, panamaras and macans, all blacked out, loaded with germans in full Porsche regalia, heading to Yellowknife in a search for -40. they'd broken one macan already. oddly enough, their support vehicle was a suburban.
Last edited by The Radium King; 12-13-2013 at 02:12 PM.
Reason: ps, that's what the sun looks like at noon up here.
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12-13-2013, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec
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Hummm, mine was reading -3F yesterday. It was really hard to start. Drove 15 minutes, stop for 30 minutes, then it did not start  dead battery. Charge it just enought to start and head back home. I dont know how old is the battery but at least 3 years, so I guest it's time to change it because winter is just starting 
Have charge it all night and I need to drive 30 minutes tomorow to go skiing, I should be fine
Later all
Chris
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12-13-2013, 02:45 PM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
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Here is the temp yesterday morning in LA! 31 Friggin' D-grees. We're not made for this.
Of course, its supposed to get back to 80F this weekend.
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12-13-2013, 02:57 PM
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2004 Boxster S
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Norway/Spain
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I may live in Norway, but all I can say is 
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12-13-2013, 06:13 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Iceland
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Here is my ride for winter; lots of both grip and fun:
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There is no replacement for displacement
Last edited by Bfan; 12-13-2013 at 06:27 PM.
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12-13-2013, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Miami florida
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Sorry to rub it in. 82 F on the outside temp gauge, had to use the AC during the day, but after the sun set, top down heaven!
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1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
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1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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12-13-2013, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by san rensho
Sorry to rub it in. 82 F on the outside temp gauge, had to use the AC during the day, but after the sun set, top down heaven!
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12-13-2013, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tucson
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Radium King
enterprise, northwest territories, canada. about -36 degrees celsius (which is, for all intents and purposes, about -36 degrees fahrenheit). i'd traveled there from nearby fort smith, nwt (in northern terms, nearby is a 3 hour drive) on a mission to see if the waterfall ice on the hay river had formed up yet and perhaps do some ice climbing, only to see this:
fourteen cayennes, panamaras and macans, all blacked out, loaded with germans in full Porsche regalia, heading to Yellowknife in a search for -40. they'd broken one macan already. oddly enough, their support vehicle was a suburban. |
Ha, why am I not surprised??
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12-14-2013, 07:19 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Hernando Beach, Florida
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I am a mean person, I know. 
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12-14-2013, 12:39 PM
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2004 Boxster S
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Norway/Spain
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bfan
Here is my ride for winter; lots of both grip and fun:
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Awesome! Love the homemade ice tires. When I was a kid I used to drive my go kart on a frozen lake near my house, good fun! But cold!
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12-14-2013, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 32
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That a Rotax? My kids race Leopard and kt100 yamaha.
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12-14-2013, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DFW
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Bfan, that looks like a blast. Karts are great fun. As for me, I honestly don't think my boxster has ever seen negative temperatures in it's life before.
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12-14-2013, 06:26 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Iceland
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Yes it is a Rotax, I only started carting last spring as a way to become a better track driver in a "cheap" way. But I found out it is even more fun than the Boxster with lots of adrenalin and close racing, fighting and pushing. The flip side is that these two strokes involve at least four hours of maintenance work for each hour on the track. But its such a blast that you do it gladly.
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There is no replacement for displacement
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12-15-2013, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chicago
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I've got your winter right here, buddy :-)
Before
After
I'm sort of manic about clearing my parking spots... Everyone should keep a camp shovel & bin of snow melt in their frunk :-)
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01-05-2014, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Winnipeg MB
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This is getting ridiculous. Got up this morning, the temp was -35C, -49 with the wind chill.
Winnipeg is colder than Mars: Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines
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01-05-2014, 09:44 AM
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recycledsixtie
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Edmonton Canada
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We are almost as cold as you Mark : -32C which is about -25F and lots of snow.
Supposed to be -6C tomorrow..... 
Neighbor's dog only sits there coz I told her to. Otherwise she would be gone!
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01-11-2014, 04:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: usa
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01-12-2014, 04:54 PM
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Certified Boxster Addict
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Location: Los Angeles
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You guys really should consider moving south! Here is me (in front, of course) and Little "t" at WSIR last Sunday - 78F, clear, and sunny!
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