For My Brothers in Northern Lands
 

For my brothers in northern lands, oh how I remember,
Hide their Boxsters during winter, on this first day December…


Winter hath my Nine-Eight-Six, absence sheen,
Freezing leather felt, what dark days seen;

For thee, remembrance of the past driving year,
December, Porsche bareness now everywhere;

Yet this time removed it will be springtime,
Bearing the Porsche badge, Boxster at its prime;

Today the paint pale, dread the winter’s near,
Tuned exhaust notes that sang, 'tis now with dull cheer;

Thou Boxster away, thy exhaust echoes mute,
Longing for warmth, sandy beaches, women in swim suit;

Yet abundant cold and scarce driving seems to me,
Perfect occasion for mods and Porsche dreams, until new driving pleasures return to thee.

just about to take the boxster for a little cruise ..... perfect boxster weather here in Canada :D lol

Nice poem, that would of scored well in English composition, enjoyed it!!!:cheers:

OMG, is it cold here! All the way down to 63 this morning. Not sure If I can survive any more of this years harsh early winter. Come back warm weather! Hopefully I can hold out for the next 2 weeks till warm weather returns.

? Say wat ?
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Bastard!! :)

^^^^^^^ What he said ^^^^^^^

Winter Tires going on this week

Only thing I don't like is lack of a block heater.

May put a glue on heat pad on the oil pan this winter.

This car rocks in the snow.

Put my snows on the CSS last Wed. Got around fine on the ice we had on Thanksgiving. But I need to replace the TPMS sensors - they're 8 yrs old and finally gave up the ghost. Apptmt on Fri.

When people ask if I drive my Porsche in the winter, I say in my best German accent, "dey have snow in da Fatherland!"

Upcoming anniversaries:
12/3 - purchased Sydney 3 yrs ago
12/31 - purchased Punkin 8 yrs ago (where does time go?)

Had an event at local P-car store Sat. The sales associate who covets Sydney offered a Boxster Spyder straight up for both of my cars.

My sons live in Calgary. Does your 986 have a cracked windshield ?:ah:

Cold and snow sure beat earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, dust storms, and "dry 100+ heat" any day and increases the Boxster longing during long winter nights. Only 16 weeks 'til "Hi Ho (Arctic) Silver" sees the warm, joyous Spring sun again!
Larry (The Bald Eagle)

Here in the Capital of Canada is still very nice temperature... knock on wood! Its been around +5C lately and no snow. Were pretty lucky so far... I probably should have waited to put my car away for winter but you just never know around here. I like using it when the top is down and just not the same having it up.... :(

+986 :) as well as 20,000,000 people, crime, pollution.

Hey DrCactus I put mine away a few weeks ago also I'm just east of you. I bought it end of October and only took a trip permit for it and drove it for 10 days. I'm longing for spring also.

My car's been tucked away since October. what a waste

I've officially put mine away but then I just bought this hardtop. Now I'm on the fence. I've put the top up for sale and I've had a reasonable offer... but it looks great on my car!. I just missed a great deal on a set of rims and good winter tires. I am very tempted. :o
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So maybe if I can find another terrific deal on winter wheels...
:rolleyes:

NewArt, congratulations on the new hard top, the car does look really sweet..!

Now go and get the set of 17" with Blizzaks (..?) for $500 and enjoy your car during the winter, here is the link:

For Sale Porsche 17" turbo twist alloy wheels w/ Bliz... | Panjo

Or, if you don't like the wheels, there is another 18" set that looks nice too (without tires..)

Good luck!

I would have bought those wheels in a flash, but it says "Local Pickup Only," in Illinois :rolleyes:!

Road trip!

I agree with Gilles advice to New Art. Get a set of Blizzaks and you'll be fine on ice or snow < 4". My only worry is the idiot in the Mustang or Camero that could plow into me. At my age I don't have the need to be out on weekend evenings when lots of bad stuff happens and I can work from home if we get lots of snow. I do like to go in to work when the weather is bad just to prove I can and see how many ppl with their 4wd SUVs chicken out.

Hmm...sweet deal. A bit of a ride from Montreal. :rolleyes:

October?! Weather is still decent around here. Saturday is 9 and sunny.

To all Canucks, I'm in Kanata and running strong with my 986. No plans to store it, not yet at least. And perhaps not this winter at all, since they are expecting a warm winter. Drive on....

Mine is stored but I kept the insurance on just in case. I don't see any winter in the forecast.

G

It's the thought of the corrosive salt/slush crap permeating into the nooks and crannies of my beautiful baby that motivates me to store her until warmer weather. No snow yet but they have already started laying down the salt.

Xpit77 - No Rock chips yet but suspect I will get a few - Need a new screen anyway - Also putting the Bra on to prevent some of the rock chips on the paint

Both of my sons in Calgary have had to replace windshields in the two years they`ve been there. Most people don`t bother if it`s not in their line of vision.

I run 17' Blizzaks on all 4 they work great.

I just took the Box to Carmel yesterday, beautiful with the top down along the coast, just like being in Canada NOT! Sorry to torture you poor frozen bastards:p

What a coincidence...I drove mine to Carmel just the other day too...oh wait a minute...that was my epic road trip back in the summer...now it's in storage...sorry the cold is effecting my memory again!


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May I repeat myself.......Bastard!!:)


I took the insurance of mine for Dec 1, and put her away. The weather we are having up here right now is killing me!! But like others have said, it isn't the snow that scares me, it's the salt scares me off the road.

It happened to me when I had my 944. Put it away too early, but it was an 88. My 986 is a drive all year. Hardtop and snows.

60 deg in fly-over country today. I'm skipping work tom to play golf. Been driving my LE all week while the CSS sits in the garage with snows on.

Love El Nino.

Update: Shot a nice 42-41 after not playing for a month. Beautiful day.