What's your OTHER ride ?

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by rdancd816

When the snow gets too deep I have an Escape, but about 90% of the time the Boxster is fine in snow...I do use Blizzak's. Having driven a Mustang in Colorado winters the Box is great. Most of the time the Mustang was undrivable in even 1" deep snow if it is slick and cold. The car wouldn't turn. One day I had to drive it backwards home from a gas station because I could not get it up a small incline. The Boxster's balance and clutch sensitivity make it an OK winter car (not great). Good judgement on road conditions still prevails! But I couldn't park the Boxster for the whole winter!

The sand here is hell on our paint jobs and windshields (but at least it's not salt). Are you doing anything to keep the paint from getting chipped up while driving in the winter?

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

• My Daily Driver - '95 Honda Passport LX
  Wife's Daily Driver - '04 Jaguar S-Type Sport
  Fun Car #1 - '99 Boxster - 2nd Owner - 25k mi.
  Fun Car #2 - '85 Lotus Turbo Esprit - 1 0wner, 35k mi.
  Fun Car #3 - '72 Datsun 240Z - 1 Owner, 23k mi.
  Fun Car #4 - '90 Proform Formula Vee - 1 Owner approx. 4-5k mi. (no Odo - Track/Auto-X only)

[PSP]

Not a lot of snow in the "OC", so....

[CJ_Boxster]

I have alot to choose from, i like to divy them up according to season.

[EPIQTodd]

Infiniti M35 sport is my 'freeway car'. I got rid of my Cayenne Turbo about 3 months after I got it, as it was just too impractical for my needs, although I do miss it. Fun ride. Before that my freeway car was a MB E500 sport.

[jeffsquire]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I have alot to choose from, i like to divy them up according to season.

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Wise guy. I'm stuck with a Jeep diesel during winter. At least I make my own fuel. Saves megga$$$

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by jeffsquire

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Wise guy. I'm stuck with a Jeep diesel during winter. At least I make my own fuel. Saves megga$$$

You're joking, right? You're not one of those fruitloops with a garage full of old chicken fat and french fry grease, are you?

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

You're joking, right? You're not one of those fruitloops with a garage full of old chicken fat and french fry grease, are you?

LOL nice. I bet its Thai resturant oil.... Lucky mofo, all he needs is to let it strain over nite to be fuel tank worthy. Its only about 20% less efficent than regular desil fuel... Thank you Mythbusters.

[jeffsquire]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

You're joking, right? You're not one of those fruitloops with a garage full of old chicken fat and french fry grease, are you?

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Ohh geeezzz. Here we go. My colleagues harass me about this until they're informed. I'm used to the abuse. They tease me about this too.

Anybody who knows me knows the characterization is improper. I'm no fruit loop (but maybe I am, b/c I'm a lawyer). I have my own used oil, and get some from some restaurants. We put about 5k a year on our jeep. Mostly in winter.

About half of that is my homemade brew of diesel fuel. Too easy too make. Oil+methanol+some other homemade materials. More of an economic decision than political. I make diesel because I can, not because I must. Why pay $2.50 a gallon when you can make it for about .60 cents? Which is why we do it. Go fishing, eat fish. Go hunting, eat game. Grow vegies in our garden, eat it. Got excess wood, feed the furnace. Got left over celery, carrots and onions, make soup. Got used oil, feed the jeep. Too easy. Right?

You've seen my threads on the sky-is-falling crowd. Don't believe it. But it really is cheaper, for now, in making my own fuel for our jeep (one of four vehicles). My other fossil fuelers are a BMW 1150 motorcycle, a Honda Accord, Jeep and the Porsche. Haven't figured out a way to fuel all of them. Yet. If I could I would.

[jeffsquire]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

You're joking, right? You're not one of those fruitloops with a garage full of old chicken fat and french fry grease, are you?

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The real me.

[rdancd816]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

The sand here is hell on our paint jobs and windshields (but at least it's not salt). Are you doing anything to keep the paint from getting chipped up while driving in the winter?

Frankly I try to avoid the freeways when sand is applied. (especially C-470) But the car came with a Porsche mask and I use it on occasion in the Winter/Spring to avoid chips. I guess I have been lucky as I really haven't picked up too many so far. I've only done a couple "touch-ups" on the front. The other menace out here are the legions of gravel trucks spraying the roadways with stones! I hate those guys!