bought my first porsche

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by Timco

The guy in that pic told us all how poor we all really are compared to his daddy that just bought him a used base. How he smoked a joint in a rare 911 with a Saudi prince who didn't care he ashed on the carpet. How daddy owned Lambos and Ferraris, but again, bought him a older base.

Then he told us we are all poor and doing it wrong. I took comfort in telling him well, at least I could hold you against the ground for pretty much as long as I wanted to...

Total egomaniac. Glad he's gone.

Wow i hope im not coming across like that i dont know any saudi princes, my dad died last year from pancreatic cancer and died a poor man. Plus im short pale and pudgy... Hardly worth being a conceded jerk over lol i try to be no different then the guy next to me who is a secret super hero living a life of humility and perfection i have had a lot of fun cars but mostly because i wait for good deals and dont mind fixing broken stuff

[Timco]

Originally Posted by compinsating

Wow i hope im not coming across like that i dont know any saudi princes, my dad died last year from pancreatic cancer and died a poor man. Plus im short pale and pudgy... Hardly worth being a conceded jerk over lol i try to be no different then the guy next to me who is a secret super hero living a life of humility and perfection i have had a lot of fun cars but mostly because i wait for good deals and dont mind fixing broken stuff

Oh, that was certainly not aimed at you. We love seeing happy Boxster owners. That's why he didn't fit in. We are (mostly) normal people (I can't enter any discussions about small feline mammals anymore by site staff request) who enjoy their Porsches, even if they are a non-S or a Wussamatic. (from yet another thread...)

My dad had a major stroke and will pass with some nice things but less cash than I have on me right now. Sorry to hear about your dad's passing. Hope he was comfortable to some extent. My dad just walks into an occasional wall or takes his own walk and my uncle has to find him.



GO TIGERS!!!!!

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by Timco

Oh, that was certainly not aimed at you. We love seeing happy Boxster owners. That's why he didn't fit in. We are (mostly) normal people (I can't enter any discussions about small feline mammals anymore by site staff request) who enjoy their Porsches, even if they are a non-S or a Wussamatic. (from yet another thread...)

My dad had a major stroke and will pass with some nice things but less cash than I have on me right now. Sorry to hear about your dad's passing. Hope he was comfortable to some extent. My dad just walks into an occasional wall or takes his own walk and my uncle has to find him.



GO TIGERS!!!!!

Thanks for the kind words . He went pretty peacefully. Life is a journey and lots of hard lessons to learn along the way.

Very happy porsche owner here. I found my self smiling alone in the car on the way to work this morning its a fun little car.

Hopefully i dont offend to many people with my desire to personalize it some. I like to enjoy my cars and ill admit im not one who subscribes to "keep it stock" thinking... Which is probably why some unsubscribe lolol its all good.

"Go tigers" .... To another town lol they did horrible this year im not a huge basebal fan. More of a foot ball guy... Go lio.... Nevermind they did horrible also lol

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by compinsating

Wow i hope im not coming across like that i dont know any saudi princes, my dad died last year from pancreatic cancer and died a poor man. Plus im short pale and pudgy... Hardly worth being a conceded jerk over lol i try to be no different then the guy next to me who is a secret super hero living a life of humility and perfection i have had a lot of fun cars but mostly because i wait for good deals and dont mind fixing broken stuff

No we were just flaming on our good friend Mr. Landa. As far as modding or personalizing your car I say go for it. I've changed the whole interior of mine from red to black. I'm sure some people think that was a dumb move, but I like it. There really aren't many inexpensive performance mods that actually improve performance on these cars. That is probably why everyone was suggesting driving school instead of mods. That being said a smaller drive pulley gives it a little (5hp maybe) bump. These can be found for around $200 or so. Exhaust headers are also said to slightly improve performance, although I haven't tried them yet. Welcome to the forum

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by compinsating

.........shifter feels a little stiff. is that normal?

notice my navigator in the passenger seat my little buddy loves doing car stuff with me. the man upstairs has blessed me.

You might look into getting the gear oil changed, it probably has not been done in a while if ever.

Your son is a lucky boy! Hanging out with a dad who loves cars! Welcome to the forum and don't lose your enthusiasm

[JayG]

Yea, Landa was a douche. You are not.
Please don't prove us wrong

[BIGJake111]

Complains about not wanting granny a car but then complains the shifter is too stiff.

I'm messing with you. Enjoy the car, I ignored this thread after the first post, I like to let ones like this sit for a while and to take it all in later on.

Just don't consider yourself a 1 percenter because the Cheesecake Factory waitress knows your usual and your fine by me.

Enjoy your car. That third gear pull you felt is what the car is about. The noise and sound and the fact that you can do that exiting a corner. Find a twisty road and have fun.

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by BruceH

You might look into getting the gear oil changed, it probably has not been done in a while if ever.

Your son is a lucky boy! Hanging out with a dad who loves cars! Welcome to the forum and don't lose your enthusiasm

Thanks for the tip

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by JayG

Yea, Landa was a douche. You are not.
Please don't prove us wrong

Ill do my best.. Iv already chased some away so i might fail lol

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

Complains about not wanting granny a car but then complains the shifter is too stiff.

I'm messing with you. Enjoy the car, I ignored this thread after the first post, I like to let ones like this sit for a while and to take it all in later on.

Just don't consider yourself a 1 percenter because the Cheesecake Factory waitress knows your usual and your fine by me.

Enjoy your car. That third gear pull you felt is what the car is about. The noise and sound and the fact that you can do that exiting a corner. Find a twisty road and have fun.

Lol ok but seriously check the gear oil... Is it normal to be a little stiff? It doesnt bother me just wanted to know if i need to check into it. I was sitting in it at lunch and found a paper in the pocket that was a receipt for a short shifter... But the shifter is still factory looking cover. So i guess i should look under the cover and see what i have in there.

Ok third gear... Or any gear. You guys didnt need to sand bag on the info lol this car is totally different over 4k rpms. The ride home was on a fun road and i really opened it up. I didnt want to shift over 6k but keeping it over 4k was quite a thrill wow what a fun ride!!!

Im really not into going fast but i had to see lol i got it up there pretty high on a long straight way... High lol good thing those cows were put away ha ha

Oh.... Oh and ya driving school.... I showed that car who was boss ... Just sayin... Just sayin lol

Just having fun guys what a blast... Wow!

[JayG]

Originally Posted by compinsating

Lol ok but seriously check the gear oil... Is it normal to be a little stiff? It doesnt bother me just wanted to know if i need to check into it. I was sitting in it at lunch and found a paper in the pocket that was a receipt for a short shifter... But the shifter is still factory looking cover. So i guess i should look under the cover and see what i have in there.

Ok third gear... Or any gear. You guys didnt need to sand bag on the info lol this car is totally different over 4k rpms. The ride home was on a fun road and i really opened it up. I didnt want to shift over 6k but keeping it over 4k was quite a thrill wow what a fun ride!!!

Im really not into going fast but i had to see lol i got it up there pretty high on a long straight way... High lol good thing those cows were put away ha ha

Oh.... Oh and ya driving school.... I showed that car who was boss ... Just sayin... Just sayin lol

Just having fun guys what a blast... Wow!

If you do have a short shifter it could be a bit stiffer. The stock one can be a little stiff until the tranny is warmed up a little. Since you don't know the service history, it would not hurt to change all the fluids including the trans fluid. Generally it is best to use Porsche trans fluid. It is a 90k service IIRC as well. If you do have a short shifter and would rather have a stock one, I am sure you would have no problem either selling it here of doing a swap with someone.

don't be afraid to take her all the way to red line, there is a rev limiter and in any case it wont hurt the motor. many would agree that it is actually a good idea to run it really hard every now and then to clear out the cob webs. Power does start to drop off a little around 6500.

The saying is "drive it like you stole it"

Where the Boxster really excels in in the twisties. A higher HP car may pull away in the straights, but you will be crawling up their ass in the turns, even a 911.

Still say, no matter how good a driver you may be, getting an instructor on a closed course will allow you to really see what the car can do and unless you are Patrick Long's clone, the car will probably have more capability than you do. It would also give you the opportunity to see how far you can push it before it will spin on you. A Boxster is pretty hard to spin, but once it starts, it really hard to recover and you are along for the ride

What tires do you have that the car will stick to a wall?

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by JayG

If you do have a short shifter it could be a bit stiffer. The stock one can be a little stiff until the tranny is warmed up a little. Since you don't know the service history, it would not hurt to change all the fluids including the trans fluid. Generally it is best to use Porsche trans fluid. It is a 90k service IIRC as well. If you do have a short shifter and would rather have a stock one, I am sure you would have no problem either selling it here of doing a swap with someone.

don't be afraid to take her all the way to red line, there is a rev limiter and in any case it wont hurt the motor. many would agree that it is actually a good idea to run it really hard every now and then to clear out the cob webs. Power does start to drop off a little around 6500.

The saying is "drive it like you stole it"

Where the Boxster really excels in in the twisties. A higher HP car may pull away in the straights, but you will be crawling up their ass in the turns, even a 911.

Still say, no matter how good a driver you may be, getting an instructor on a closed course will allow you to really see what the car can do and unless you are Patrick Long's clone, the car will probably have more capability than you do. It would also give you the opportunity to see how far you can push it before it will spin on you. A Boxster is pretty hard to spin, but once it starts, it really hard to recover and you are along for the ride

What tires do you have that the car will stick to a wall?

pics below.

if it is a short shifter i'll stay with it i prefer short. not sure on the tires. i'll have to look. i know they are soft, i could sink my finger nail in it like the ones on my vette. as far as breaking it loose... it did break loose on me this morning around a corner in 2nd gear... scared the ___ out of me cuz it whipped fast, but like a champ .... i recovered lolol gotta love my arrogance guys lol

i'm sure i would enjoy a course in driving with this car but i will probably never head down state to do it. we are happy hermits out in the country.

so I've been so busy defending vettes and my driving skills that i haven't said much about the car as far as what all it is or posted up to many pics. soooo like mentioned in another post i was considering a miata or a datson z and found this porsche online about 2 hours from me at suburban ford in sterling heights. it was listed for $7400, had 99k on the odometer and said it was clean with no rust. when i called the sales person said the only thing they could find wrong with it was a rip in the cover by the window but it had the hard top as well. said he had three people on there way to buy it including someone in transit driving up from ohio. so i bought it over the phone to hold it. pics below are ones i just took before it got dark. the last pic.... i have some mad body skills and by the end of next summer it might... might look like that

[BFeller]

There sure was a lot of moisture on the inside of the rear trunk lid.

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by BFeller

There sure was a lot of moisture on the inside of the rear trunk lid.

ya i was thinking the same thing. was it just the heat from the motor and the temp out side ??? it was low 50's today here.

[Franco]

Is it me or that shifter looks like it's about to fall off.

Push it back in please.

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by Franco

Is it me or that shifter looks like it's about to fall off.

Push it back in please.

um i wouldn't know this is the first porsche shifter i've seen. the tip is flimsy. what do they normally look like ?

[Franco]

Originally Posted by compinsating

um i wouldn't know this is the first porsche shifter i've seen. the tip is flimsy. what do they normally look like ?

Sorry my car is in storage and can't take a photo.

Maybe someone else can help.

[Jamesp]

It should look like this in first

[compinsating]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

It should look like this in first

Ya my stick looks longer then that *chuckle* hmm ill have to pull off the cover and check it out. The tip off it bends, Ill will look.

[Jamesp]

So you're in the thumb. I'm originally from Saginaw, a good place to be from. I did a calc class at Delta one summer.