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> Philip W. has gone to the "dark side" of water cooling..., He bought a Boxster! (pic inside)
billh1963
post Mar 3 2012, 01:51 PM
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Phil picked up a Boxster S today...joing the ranks of us with water cooled Porsches!

I admit that I did help him in his quest. I gave him some advice and found the car he eventually bought. Now he will have a Porsche to drive while his 914 sits on jackstands getting some restoration work done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

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Jake Raby
post Mar 3 2012, 04:14 PM
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And he better retrofit the IMS bearing electively or install my IMS Guardian system, else he'll need an engine that cost more than the car is worth..
Great looking Boxster!
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post Mar 3 2012, 04:36 PM
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QUOTE(Jake Raby @ Mar 3 2012, 05:14 PM) *

And he better retrofit the IMS bearing electively or install my IMS Guardian system, else he'll need an engine that cost more than the car is worth..
Great looking Boxster!


Thanks jake,

Its a well maintained very clean car. No.sign of any ims issue with it yet. Thanks for the heads up.
it will be watched very closely.

Will post more pictures later.
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post Mar 3 2012, 05:23 PM
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QUOTE(cwpeden @ Mar 2 2012, 06:02 PM) *

What kind of car are you working on? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
That may be for the subie....


Nice find, you'll really like the Boxster.
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post Mar 3 2012, 06:15 PM
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Nice looking car.
Looks just like my old one! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
Had lots of fun in it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 3 2012, 06:21 PM
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QUOTE(2xs performance @ Mar 3 2012, 07:15 PM) *

Nice looking car.
Looks just like my old one! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
Had lots of fun in it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Thanks guys. It does not replace the teener, there is something about the older car.
914 has more leg room. Pretty slick shifting, I really like the 6 speed of the boxster.
but I think I have the best of both worlds.
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post Mar 3 2012, 07:18 PM
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I had such high hopes for you and then this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad2.gif)
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post Mar 3 2012, 07:23 PM
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He must be over 60 years old? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Mar 3 2012, 07:25 PM
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QUOTE(scotty b @ Mar 3 2012, 08:18 PM) *

I had such high hopes for you and then this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad2.gif)

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Don't worry Scotty, I am fixing the 914, I.really love my teener but decided not to have 2 40year old cars right now.

I'll see you next month with my transmission in tow!
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post Mar 3 2012, 07:29 PM
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Mar 3 2012, 08:23 PM) *

He must be over 60 years old? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

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No not for quitr some time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif)
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post Mar 3 2012, 07:31 PM
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The Boxster is the natural successor to the 914. Now Phil has the best of both worlds! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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post Mar 4 2012, 07:41 AM
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QUOTE(billh1963 @ Mar 3 2012, 05:31 PM) *

The Boxster is the natural successor to the 914. Now Phil has the best of both worlds! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

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post Mar 4 2012, 07:54 AM
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Had a blast driving mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Mine had the spoke type wheels. I never really cared for the turbo twist wheels.


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post Mar 4 2012, 08:07 AM
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Nice car! IMHO get the IMS upgrade. Low mile easy driven cars are the victims. Otherwise Boxsters fit on jackstands too...
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post Mar 4 2012, 08:10 AM
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QUOTE(2xs performance @ Mar 4 2012, 08:54 AM) *

Had a blast driving mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Mine had the spoke type wheels. I never really cared for the turbo twist wheels.

Thats nice, I am already looking at black rims.

Hey Scotty,
Bill is right, the boxster is what the 914 would have morphed into by now had it continued. Many of us would have preferred an air cooled rather than water , it it were you would love this car!

In fact when they began designing the boxter they looked at porsche design history and looked at the 914, because everyone knows the 914the has superior balance and handling to a 911,

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the boxster is what the 914 would have morphed into by now had it continued. Many of us would have preferred an air cooled rather than water , if it were you would love this car!

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post Mar 4 2012, 09:15 AM
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Air cooled guys hate to hear it; but, the Boxster and subsequent water cooled cars saved Porsche from financial collapse.

I love air cooled cars (my first Porsche was the car of many air cooled lovers dream...a 993 C4S) and I wish I had kept that car. However, I am also a realist. Car companies evolve or they die.

My 993 was a beautiful car. But, from a driver's perspective, my 997 is faster, handles better, rides nicer, is more comfortable, etc. than the 993. A hard core air-cooled enthusiast doesn't care and would want the 993. The problem is, there aren't enough of those guys buying cars to keep Porsche solvent.

If the 914 had survived, it would have evolved as well. The boxster is an open air mid-engine car in the same vein as the 914. However, it is faster, safer, more comfortable, etc. than the 914.

I think you can own air cooled and water cooled...and appreciate each car for the driving experience it brings to the table.
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post Mar 4 2012, 09:18 AM
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Beautiful car Phil. Enjoy!
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post Mar 4 2012, 09:27 AM
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Beautiful car Phil. Enjoy!

Thanks chris,!

It was a hard decision - but if I know that if I ever change ny mind it will sell easily, but I will enjoy it
Once my 914transmission is finished and the longs are repaired, I will probably want to start another 914, LOL!
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post Mar 4 2012, 09:49 AM
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I've enjoyed driving my stepfathers boxster while I'm "selling" it for him, lots of power, handles nice. Not impressed with the interior layout, emergency brake handle is in a bad location...right where I like to rest my arm...not very comfortable. I guess I like the 914 better, I drive it almost everyday, the boxster maybe every two weeks.

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