How many boxster's stored for the winter! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Sammy · 11-08-2006, 01:56 PM

More power to you guys for driving in the winter...

For me it's a matter of I don't want to hand wash my vehicle when it's 50 freakin' degrees below zero outside!!!

11-08-2006, 02:06 PM

It must suck living in Canada. hahahaha!!!!!

:dance:

djomlas · 11-08-2006, 02:21 PM

50 degrees in chicago is top down season....

MNBoxster · 11-08-2006, 06:03 PM

Hi,

For me it's a no-brainer. We'll see permanent snow here in the next 3-4 weeks, and the roads are always full of salt until late April.

Are there some days in-between when you could drive the car? I suppose you could take the car out, but you can't really drive it, so what's the point?

I'd rather store it, keep the miles lowered and really be able to drive it when I can...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

airboxster · 11-08-2006, 06:30 PM

Stored last Sunday for the winter. Drive a Mini Cooper S in winter. Nothing like the Boxster S but I will make due.
The storage procedure has the tires at 50 psi. What's it like to drive the Boxster a couple of times in the winter on clear days with this much air in the tires? Or do you deflate for the drive and then pump them back up when you put it away again?

djomlas · 11-08-2006, 08:10 PM

you know its suprising, b4 i even got the car, last winter i saw at least 20 boxsters being driven trough a storm and shortly after it as well when the roads have cleared.
guess people cant stop driving them, and ill be driving mine too

yey chicago

Marc Gelefsky · 11-09-2006, 03:08 AM

The old 911 gets stored but of the roads are ok for some fun driving the Boxster is coming out to play.

jeffsquire · 11-09-2006, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by djomlas

you know its suprising, b4 i even got the car, last winter i saw at least 20 boxsters being driven trough a storm and shortly after it as well when the roads have cleared.
guess people cant stop driving them, and ill be driving mine too

yey chicago

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It's people like you who are helping us make this decision easier. After all we LOVE driving the dang thing. :dance:

11-09-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by djomlas

you know its suprising, b4 i even got the car, last winter i saw at least 20 boxsters being driven trough a storm and shortly after it as well when the roads have cleared.
guess people cant stop driving them, and ill be driving mine too

yey chicago

Djomlas, I have barely seen 20 Boxsters in the Chicago area the past 12 months, let alone during the winter driving season. Maybe I need to look better!

eslai · 11-09-2006, 10:53 AM

It was ninety degrees out here for the past two days...

11-09-2006, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by airboxster

Stored last Sunday for the winter. Drive a Mini Cooper S in winter. Nothing like the Boxster S but I will make due.
The storage procedure has the tires at 50 psi. What's it like to drive the Boxster a couple of times in the winter on clear days with this much air in the tires? Or do you deflate for the drive and then pump them back up when you put it away again?

Airboxster, please check you owners manual. The tires should be over-inflated to about 58-59 PSI. Not 50PSI.

I would also not drive with the tires that over-inflated. You would need to deflate, drive, then over-inflate for storage again.

bringer666 · 11-20-2006, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cartagena

It must suck living in Canada. hahahaha!!!!!

:dance:

I live outside Vancouver and the weather here is like Seattle. We'll get a lot of rain and maybe a few days of snow this winter. Last winter, I only kept my Box in the garage for a week when we had some snow. I waited until the next rain to wash away the salt that the city spread and drove it the rest of the season.

I love this car too much not to drive it EVERY DAY THAT I CAN!!

Sammy · 11-20-2006, 10:07 AM

Ugh... It's suppose to possibly reach the 60's this week and my Nicole is decommissioned until March...

Thanks Jump as your post did make me feel better!

Oh well, I'll just roll down the windows in my truck and drive like Ace Ventura...

z12358 · 11-20-2006, 12:13 PM

The way I see it, it's about the seasons and about mixing it up.
You store your skis for the summer, you store your swim shorts for the winter. For me, dosage and anticipation matter. (Read Kama-sutra?) I expect the Box to feel like a brand new car when I take it out of the wrapper next spring.

djomlas · 11-20-2006, 02:20 PM

Jeep Wrangler , good winter or summer time , thats what we all need, sell the boxsters and buy jeeps

on the topic again, i didnt pay all this money for this car to store it and drive a POS while its collecting dust in a garage, sorry just makes no sense to me

z12358 · 11-20-2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by djomlas

Jeep Wrangler , good winter or summer time , thats what we all need, sell the boxsters and buy jeeps

on the topic again, i didnt pay all this money for this car to store it and drive a POS while its collecting dust in a garage, sorry just makes no sense to me

IMHO, Jeep Wrangler is neither good for winter, nor for summer. I never got its concept.

I bought my Box to drive exclusively for fun, with the top down, and on nice dry twisty country roads. So to me it doesn't make sense to drive it in ANY conditions (traffic jams, snow slush, salt pebbles, etc.) just for the sake of driving it.

The enjoyment of things is not proportional to the amount and intensity of their usage. There's time for beef, and there's time for chocolate. Too much chocolate will make you sick. Just offering a different perspective.

Z.