10-22-2015, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Palm Harbor FL.
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Hello all, new to this site, I have been viewing this forum for about 3 years and have gained much valuable information. A little about my background I have worked as a automotive manufacturing engineer for over 20 and have owned a total of 5 different model Porsche's from the baby 914 to the 930 and now a 02 Boxster base. I purchased the 986 2 years ago which I found on Cars.com I was a bit crazy or stupid regarding the purchasing of the car but it was undervalued at about 3k at the time so checked the cars history on CarFacs it came up clean then placed a deposit on the car sight unseen from a dealer in Texas, flew from CT. did a basic inspection, all looked OK except for a slight rear main seal leak which had been documented to have had a problem some 30k miles ago. I completed the purchase of the car and dove it 2,3k miles to CT with no problems. The only problem I have had with the car in 2.5+ years of ownership is the front trunk latch will not release 102K when purchased. 
Last edited by volk986; 10-22-2015 at 08:02 PM.
Reason: bad spelling
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10-22-2015, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: San Jose, CA
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Welcome!!!!
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2000 S - Borla Exhaust, TS Cat Deletes, RSS UDP, B&M Short Shift, T96 Steering Wheel, Potenza RE-71R's,
Mantis 2.0L Deep Sump, de-snorkeled, Bilstein PSS9 Coil-Overs, Rennline lug studs, and auto crossed regularly.
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10-22-2015, 09:10 PM
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98 Arctic silver 986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upstate, NY
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Welcome to the best forum on the net. Nice color choice 
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10-22-2015, 09:29 PM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
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Welcome!
First post with pic's!
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1999 996 C2 - sold - bought back - sold for more
1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254
1979 911 SC
POC Licensed DE/TT Instructor
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10-22-2015, 10:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Portland, OR
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Welcome! Good looking car!
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2000 Boxster S 6 speed Guards Red
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10-23-2015, 03:28 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
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Beautiful! Thanks for the pics!
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10-23-2015, 05:28 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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I had my doubts at first, but after looking closely, it's a Boxster.
Nice.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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10-23-2015, 05:38 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: FL
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If your front trunk will still not release there are a couple of things you can do. I had my cable snap (but mine is a 2000 and I think 02 has an electric switch). I put in a new cable and swaged on new ends and it has been holding up for a long time.
If you take off the right wheel and the fender liner there is an emergency front trunk release - I re-routed mine to behind the front tow hook in case I ever need it again.
Here is a thread with my experience and it links to another thread with pictures and instructions for the emergency front trunk release.
http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/50180-manual-release-front-trunk-very-hard-2000s-where-look-fix.html
Welcome!
Steve
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10-23-2015, 06:17 AM
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Project Addicted
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Eastern Shore, MD
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Noice!!!
I like the wheel choice. Subtle but different
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1966 912, 1976 911
1986 944, 2000 Boxster
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10-23-2015, 06:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
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Welcome I am glad to hear that you have had trouble free ownership and thanks for the pictures!
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TS Cat Bypass Pipes and exhaust
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10-23-2015, 02:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: East Coast
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Hi..
Am also new to site!
Been driving my Pre-owned 2013
Boxster S for a month.. 20,000 miles
Manual transmission..
Last week, while driving
"Reduced power" message came on,
followed by start/ stop function
Deactivated.... Limped home, next
morning, check engine light comes
On.. Flat bed car to dealership..
Tow truck operator notices bubble in left
Front tire..Porsche fixes it( under warranty)
Said it was broken fuel pump.. Got a new
tire as well..on the way home, 10 miles out
"Coolant temperature too high" message comes on
"Stop car immediately".. Which I did.
Brought it in , again..
After quick check, I was told the fans
seized up, addirionally, bubble in coolant
System...all replaced, car seems ok..
To all: what should oil temperature be?
Oil pressure??
Ever hear of any of this?
Thanks for all input.
Boxster Neil
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