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Old 09-30-2014, 07:34 AM   #1
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Daily driver to WeekEnder

So since January I don't need the Boxster as my daily anymore. For 1-1/2 years previous, it was my daily

So if I don't sell it (I'm going round and round about that)

Is there anything different as far as storing that I should think about??
It goes in the garage
I usually wash and dry it before putting it away if it was a dirty drive
I cover it
I check air, oil, water before any start ups or drives
I read it bed time stories each night

Fortunately most of my weekend drives are to visit kids at school and that's a 2 hour drive each way so the best kind of workout

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Old 09-30-2014, 08:01 AM   #2
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If you can afford it, have the space and enjoy it keep it. I will likily be in the same place in a few weeks and I can't imagine life without a Porsche. I went for a few years without and regreted it almost every day.

You might also want to take it for a spin after wasking to get the mositure out of the brakes. Washing and parking without getting heat into the brakes to help with evaporation is hard on the brakes.
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Old 09-30-2014, 08:18 AM   #3
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I use a leaf blower to get rid of water after I wash the car
seems to work well to get rid of the water in the brakes and wheels as well as the nooks and crannies on the car
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Old 09-30-2014, 11:58 AM   #4
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Keep it if you can ! The segments of my life without a Porsche or something close were dreary.
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Old 09-30-2014, 12:28 PM   #5
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Hold onto the car, prices are steadying expect an upturn within the next 5 years.
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Old 09-30-2014, 05:15 PM   #6
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I would recommend putting it on a battery tender.

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