The only thing that annoys me with 986...

[danch]

Originally Posted by Ashmyster79

Ahhh I feel proud to be British. Just when I thought we were in for a bashing you guys have redeemed yourselves

It's not that grey though.......is it?

Ha ha, looks like that out my window currently

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Miata2Boxster

A plastic rear window in a pre 2003 $50K car annoys me. The newer top on my 2001 has a glass one thankfully, but what was Porsche thinking?

BMW Z8 has plastic window as well and they're worth about $85k right now, so what's your point? :ah:

[Miata2Boxster]

Originally Posted by ekam

BMW Z8 has plastic window as well and they're worth about $85k right now, so what's your point? :ah:

The Z8's plastic window is cheesy too. It's current value reflects demand and relative rarity not the virtues of it's plastic rear window. The fact that Porsche opted to change to a glass rear window later in the Boxster's incarnation suggests to me that that perhaps they thought there was room for improvement.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Miata2Boxster

The Z8s plastic window is cheesy too. It's current value reflects it's relative rarity not the virtues of it's plastic rear window. The fact that Porsche opted to change to a glass rear window later in the Boxster's incarnation suggests to me that that perhaps they thought there was room for improvement.

My point is all soft top convertibles from that era (late 1990s) had plastic windows. Even Ferraris had them too and they had a much worse soft top design than Porsche or BMW.

It's like complaining about floppy disks, well that's what was available at the time!

[Miata2Boxster]

Originally Posted by ekam

My point is all soft top convertibles from that era (late 1990s) had plastic windows. Even Ferraris had them too and they had a much worse soft top design than Porsche or BMW.

It's like complaining about floppy disks, well that's what was available at the time!

True, point well taken.

[Ashmyster79]

Originally Posted by danch

Ha ha, looks like that out my window currently

Ranch are you next door ha

Where in the sunny UK are you?

[Ashmyster79]

Originally Posted by Ashmyster79

Ranch are you next door ha

Where in the sunny UK are you?

Danch nor ranch blooooody spell check

[danch]

Originally Posted by Ashmyster79

Danch nor ranch blooooody spell check

Ha ha, working in Chesterfield but live Warrington way

[recycledsixtie]

Getting off topic here but here I am proud to be Canadian coz of the weather for six months of the year.

[Ashmyster79]

Originally Posted by recycledsixtie

Getting off topic here but here I am proud to be Canadian coz of the weather for six months of the year.

I have to admit I am a bit jealous of those pictures. I won't lie. I was going to move up North where Danch is but I have had a rethink

[danch]

Originally Posted by recycledsixtie

Getting off topic here but here I am proud to be Canadian coz of the weather for six months of the year.

Very nice indeed, we can dream of a summer, even if it lasted 6 weeks...

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Oh, buck up. Have you ever seen the Wizard of Oz? Are you the wicked witch of the west? Will you melt if you get wet? You Brits have anything better than the Hun? I don't think so.

Let me see, you Brits have the best food in the world, well maybe not. Brit food is boiled , starchy, dreary fare. The fish and chips are good, probably the only palatable food other then the great Indian, French and Thai food. Oh, but those would be foreign foods.

So, lets explore Queen Elizabeths's (is that the name of your current Royal accident of sperm that claims supreme power because of pedigree?) cars. Well, the Jaguar E type is, without a doubt, one of the most sublime autos ever made. More pretty than the Italian cars of the era, as fast or faster than the Hun (read Porsche) cars.

But that was decades ago. After the Jaguar, you had the wonderful Triumph and MG. Purchasers of these new cars would go back to the dealer and complain that the car was leaking a pint of oil a week. The dealer would tell them " Oh yes, the car definitley has a problem, it should be leaking at least a QUART of oil a week" And of course, Brit cars had the wonderful Lucas electronics. Lucas, the prince of darkness. Why wasn't there a notice on the dash that read, WARNING, use lights only during daylight hours?

So yes, the sun never set on the Empire, but that was decades ago. Times are different now. The Hun makes a great car, so unless the Brits have something better than the Porsche, don't blame Germans for for the Empire's crappy weather.

I saw this on a menu at a South Beach Italian restaurant.

Heaven Is Where:

The Italians are the cooks
The French are the lovers
The British are the police
The Germans are the mechanics
It's all organized by the Swiss

Hell is Where:

The British are the chefs
The Swiss are the lovers
The French are the mechanics
The Germans are the police
it's all organized by the Italians!

[danch]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I saw this on a menu at a South Beach Italian restaurant.

Heaven Is Where:

The Italians are the cooks
The French are the lovers
The British are the police
The Germans are the mechanics
It's all organized by the Swiss

Hell is Where:

The British are the chefs
The Swiss are the lovers
The French are the mechanics
The Germans are the police
it's all organized by the Italians!

Brilliant !

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I saw this on a menu at a South Beach Italian restaurant.

Heaven Is Where:

The Italians are the cooks
The French are the lovers
The British are the police
The Germans are the mechanics
It's all organized by the Swiss

Hell is Where:

The British are the chefs
The Swiss are the lovers
The French are the mechanics
The Germans are the police
it's all organized by the Italians!

oh how true.
I'm gonna steal that for Facebook LOL

[RandallNeighbour]

the only thing that annoys me about my 986 are the suspension rattles. I can't seem to find or rid the car of them.

The water pouring into the car in the rain with the windows down (at the track mostly) comes in at a close second!

[Ashmyster79]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

the only thing that annoys me about my 986 are the suspension rattles. I can't seem to find or rid the car of them.

The water pouring into the car in the rain with the windows down (at the track mostly) comes in at a close second!

I agree. I had the car up on the weekend and could only see the heat shield rattling. Yet I drove off and hey the rattles are all back. I think its new parts until all the creeks are gone only way I think.