[onewhippedpuppy]

Like most I got my start in tech, but stayed in OT. 16 years later I'm still hanging around. I'm also not big on the book of faces, this is my social media. Personally I think the average IQ is about 10x that which is found on Facebook, so that helps. I consider this to be my focus group, because there is always someone(s) that has a perspective on everything. Pretty incredible knowledge base here. I've found help with more issues than I could count, gotten advice during hard times like being laid off, and made a lot of good friends outside of the computer. I've participated in a LOT of different forums over the years, but this one will always be home.

I really hope that someone from the new ownership monitors these forums, because I think there is some real gold in this thread. From a business perspective, Pelican is built on the basis of DIY repair and upgrades. For decades this website has been the go to for air-cooled Porsche repair/maintenance/upgrades, both parts and advice, but that is shifting due to the expense of the older cars. Contrary to popular belief the newer stuff is possible to DIY, but these products have largely been neglected by Pelican. The enthusiast with the $10k Boxster can't come here for an active forum, a wealth of DIY articles, or a concerted focus on water cooled Porsche parts. That is the future of the Porsche brand from a DIY enthusiast standpoint, it's (sadly) not a 911 Carrera. People gravitated to the air cooled cars because they were fun, robust, easy to repair, and cheap, you can apply those exact same characteristics to water pumpers.