Porsche not stored for the winter.....
 

Show me your pics of your DD that is not stored...

Well the Box had not been started for about 3 days. It was minus 20F this morning so decided to do some Xmas shopping......

All was fine until tire decided to go flat on the way home. Used the Camry to take the flat tire to the tire shop.....http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1386366860.jpg
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It was only flat on the bottom...

The tire repair shop phoned up to say the tire has had it as there is too much damage to the sidewalls. This shop has four outlets and they are all sold out of this size(16 inch rim) for my Boxster. Well I will put the a/s tires back on for now and get on the phone and find where I can get a matching Blizzak.......

I believe that more folks are putting winter tires on. Plus we get a discount on insurance.

You can put phone dials on a Boxster!?!

See.. you learn something new every day!

My Boxster is my winter beater. Also my summer beater. She only stays at home when it gets too deep.

Phone dials on a Boxster is f'ing awesome...

No snow here, but I had my snow tires installed on Monday.

Porsche can be a fun car in winter: My daily driver in 1969.

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My daily driver and only car. Have no choice but drive it.

Must be a Canadian thing. That is the first Boxster I have seen with them.

I know the Boxster wheels will fit on a 85.5 and up 944. My old S is sporting a set of 17's from a 986

The phone dial rims and snow tires came off a 911 from the 911 owner(at Didsbury just north of Calgary). That is fairly normal here when somebody sells their car to sell the snow tire/rims separately and make a few extra $$$.

Wonder what one would look like with fuchs?

Awesome photo!
Have seen it before here somewhere. Very attractive young lady, too..

I think I prefer the phone dial rims.....

Is the winter weather not hard on the soft top?

I keep the car in an unheated garage. The soft top seems to weather it pretty well. The interior heats up quickly and stays warm. I see no reason for a hardtop - just one more piece of stuff to clutter up the garage when not in use.

Those blizzaks have turned my daily driver (VW Golf commuter) into a snowplow!
We have had Michelin Alpins on my wife's mini suv and they have been pretty great long lasting tires too.

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Aside from the ground clearance, it handles about as well as any other car I've driven in the snow. Just went out for dinner with the girlfriend and even at -10° F the heater was practically melting us out of the car.


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-10:eek:

Drove my '80 SC in the snow today. Just like every other day but a little wigglier.

Turbos LOVE cold weather. (We call it cold around here when it hits 50.)

The phone dials look great on the Boxster.

I'm not digging the Fuchs but the dials have a cool look about them!

alpins. reproduction cup1's. instant heat. lots of traction.
try to avoid salt. good to go.

You're talking about the car, right?!

A 911 with the right tires is practically unstoppable. Of course, down here winter driving is some of the best!

Actually, I was thinking about both. The 356 tires were steel studded tires. Awsome on snow and ice! Those were the days!

Hey 60, do you have a block heater of some type on there?

It starts just fine in an unheated garage at -35 c or -30 f. No block heater installed and not needed. Unlike my old 99 Miata which was on life support in winter. Needed block heater plugged in and battery needed to be trickle charged every few days. For those of you that have not owned an older Miata, the battery is located in the trunk - sits in the cold. The newer Miata NC had the battery located in the engine compartment and gets some heat from the engine. :)

I'll never be accused of pampering my car, although I do try to wash it quarterly

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