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Old 09-24-2015, 01:34 PM   #1
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Find a car control pr performance driving school and take the class. You need to learn about the capabilities of the car and gain some skills.

If there is a Porsche club in your area, get hooked up with them

At 16, even a lowly Boxster is a lot of car to handle
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Old 09-24-2015, 02:24 PM   #2
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Welcome and congrats!

I don't think 'drive it like you stole it' is good advice for a young man. Jake's advice of take it easy for 6 mo is much better. Boxsters can get away from you very quickly (wet or frosty roads, etc), so work you way up to the edge very slowly. Prove that you're worthy of this great machine by respecting it while you get to know it. Sorry to sound like a grumpy old adult, but you'll be thankful somewhere down the line if you follow Jake's advice. (They say experience is when you run out of dumb things to do.)

And on a lighter note... How do you get the reflection to appear as a Volvo? Cloaking device?
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Old 09-24-2015, 05:14 PM   #3
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Welcome and congrats!

I don't think 'drive it like you stole it' is good advice for a young man. Jake's advice of take it easy for 6 mo is much better. Boxsters can get away from you very quickly (wet or frosty roads, etc), so work you way up to the edge very slowly. Prove that you're worthy of this great machine by respecting it while you get to know it. Sorry to sound like a grumpy old adult, but you'll be thankful somewhere down the line if you follow Jake's advice. (They say experience is when you run out of dumb things to do.)

And on a lighter note... How do you get the reflection to appear as a Volvo? Cloaking device?
I will try taking it easy I know my limits and won't push them. I'll run out of talent
It's this option on the car you can select in Australia. The cloaking option
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Old 09-24-2015, 05:52 PM   #4
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I will try taking it easy I know my limits and won't push them. I'll run out of talent
It's this option on the car you can select in Australia. The cloaking option
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