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Re: We can hope that e-gas becomes a thing very quickly. - 4 weeks ago
I love the instant torque of my electric, and would jump fast to get an electric Boxster. The climate is really, really in trouble. Three pedals (like I have) is for people who are trying to live in an olden age, (like me), but we don't need more guzzlers now. Not if you have kids.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Driver window doesn't drop when open top - 4 months ago
We don't know much about bolsters, I guess. (Sorry) Frogster is right, someone here just might have had that happen to them, and they might have something to share that might help you. But this is a Boxster forum, full of people enjoying their cars and sharing what they can. "Hello and what no one has ..." seems like you feel an entitlement to an answer that is not forthcoming. The addby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Replace only as necessary - 5 months ago
I agree with Boxterra that this is an easy job and satisfying, if not fun (but probably fun is a fine description). The online videos and instructions are fine and getting the parts is easy. The biggest requirement is an acceptable jack and jack stands to ensure your safety (oh, and a suitable garage so you can take your time - I would not want to do this on a city street!). The other issue isby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Boxster EV Concept Car Right Around Corner? - 5 months ago
I love my Boxster ('05 987) almost as much as I love my Chevy Volt ('18). Electric is the way to go: such great torque from the start, such strong acceleration if and when you want it. The Volt eliminates range anxiety, but is alas, bing sent to the dust bin of history. It is a race for charge rate (50, 100, 500, 600, 800 MPH) and we are in the early stages. An electric Boxster woulby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: At the risk of a flame war..... IMS debate.... - 6 months ago
AND! you certainly know how to keep that baby polished! Lookin' good!by TheFarmer - Main Forum
IMS problem: unknown; PCM problem - big - 7 months ago
So far (125K mi) I've had no problem from the IMS on my '05 987, but I think the real hit to resale value is that the volume knob on the radio/nav/map... system has almost given up the ghost. But I get by with a phone and bluetooth earpieces... I'm glad that I'm not planning on re-selling.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: And adding to what Pedro said - 7 months ago
This attitude ("I'm just not ready for that kind of devotion yet") is very understandable. We grew up worshiping noise, smoke and petrol. But YET is the key word! You don't have to be a "climate hero", but the automakers have totally signed on. So "pretty soon" (i.e. perhaps 10 or 20 years) you will have a hard time finding a gas station. And "pretty soon", charging will add as maby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: I suspect this is where the world is heading. - 8 months ago
There are lots of difficulties with projects like these, but they are important for bridging the "hump" between the past and the future. I wish them all the best.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: ...true, and some other standard features, but good to be happy with what you have! 
- 10 months ago
"But good to be happy with what you have" - indeed!!! I guess that was my point -- I just have been so very happy with my 987 since I got it. The only improvement that I really lust for is a 356... But I am not that rich. On the other hand, I am an old fart, and I can appreciate that times move on, not back. AND - I see that I had made a pretty snarky comment, for which I apologiby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: New GTS 4.0 PDK Review - 10 months ago
And just how is this more enjoyable than my 2005 987???by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Thanks, Pedro, for keeping things alive - 11 months ago
I started out being enthralled with PPBB, and had images of attending the Boxster Summit. But one thing crept in, and then another, and then we lost Pete... And Pedro stepped up! Thank you so very much for continuing the tradition. There is something special about the essential balance of the Boxster and not needing the ultra crazy life of a twin turbocharged 911XXXX. I can still enjoby TheFarmer - 10 years of PB
Re: One correction: Pedro has been helping folks and fostering Porsche camaraderie for at least 24 years - 11 months ago
Indeed! Pedro has been a fixture like forever. I joined PPBB in 2005, and Pedro was THE expert.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Generally, the first sign of delamination is ... - 1 year ago
Thanks for keeping this board up and going, Pedro. There was Chuck, bless him, but posts like this are keeping the dream of PPBB alive.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Hmmm - 1 year ago
I spent many years on the Washington Beltway in my '05 Boxster. It was a joy to drive - but not a joy of a drive. It is really interesting to follow this board through the generations. But in the end, these cars are just fun to drive. (I now have the Boxster in the garage alongside a Chevy Volt. I take the Volt everywhere, but when I need a satisfying, happy drive, I take the Boxster.)by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Junky Boxster is mine! - 1 year ago
Listen to your wife! It has worked for me for 48 years... Just sayin'by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: PedrosBoard server maintenance - 1 year ago
Fingers crossed. As I suspect yours are too. All the best!by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: A top to turn a Boxster into a Cayman is one thing... - 1 year ago
Why? Because they are students! That's why. It seems like a very good project, and I am sure they learned a lot.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Don't be so sure - 1 year ago
I think so too. And then it will become hard to find a gas station. We've had one gas station around here convert completely to charging, but that was in the People's Republic of Tacoma Park.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: So, we have two data points concerning Pirellis. - 1 year ago
I just put my Pirelli winter tires on, since it got up to 62F today.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: I don't think ... - 2 years ago
Great news! Given that I would rather drive my Chevy Volt than my '05 Boxster (except in top-down weather), I for one really like the advantages of electric power. (Oh, and yes, the climate IS changing for the worse far faster than we thought)by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: An interesting perspective on Porsche drivers.....from AutoBlog - 2 years ago
"Pretentious halwit of the irretrievable kind and probably quite old."??? Well at 70, I am not THAT old, in my 15 year old Boxster. But my friend in the latest red Cayman S is 94 and playing clarinet in our local community band. Neither of us are pretentious - just sayin. Probably just trying to re-live our youth. Around here, I would say that the average age of a Boxster driver that I sby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Taycan performance - 2 years ago
If I bought a Taycan, I would have to sell my retirement place, but the Porsche - Tesla battle shows that electric is here to stay, and represents a better future for tree-huggers AND speed freaks.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: So I have a question - 2 years ago
I agree! Once car makers started artificial sounds, it became obvious that teenagers (or those with old teenage minds) wanted cars that "sounded" right - largely for nostalgia. "Turbo" has become a keyword for high performance, and using it now is an understandable marketing hype that ties back to an illustrious history. Tesla's "Ludicrous" be damned! I doubt that it comes with a built-iby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Drive one - 2 years ago
Having leased a Chevy Volt, I can say that, other than noise in your ears (yes, I know, there have been many, many posts about exhaust note...) electric drive can put your back into the seat just like a carbon-spewing inefficient 4, 6 or 8 cylinder gas engine. But now that the exhaust note is actually computer generated, with speakers in the cabin, just what is the point? I would much rather feby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Depends on where you are trying to go... - 2 years ago
I have 4 horses, but only 3 cars... So I have to confess to being a Luddite.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Depends on where you are trying to go... - 2 years ago
I agree that for now, if you want to go somewhere over 500 miles, you should have some gas engine. But we really like out Chevy Volt for that purpose. Most of the time we run on battery and charge up at home (I have never used an off-site charging station). I was thinking of a "not very distant future" where high speed charging is as prolific as gas stations. It will happen. And the Voltby TheFarmer - Main Forum
At 1800 MPH, EVs will be fine for road trips - 2 years ago
Porsche's high speed chargers are starting to be deployed, but they only do about 400 MPH. I've seen that charging stations with much higher rates are but a couple of years out. If you can add 300 miles in 10 minutes, is that any different than filling a tank? Of course they will be sparse at first, but within a decade they will be ubiquitous. (And why do I think that it will cost aby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: The Volt - 2 years ago
As mentioned above, I have a 2018 Volt, and I like it a lot. But I think that that GM is realizing is that even plug-in hybrids will not be in the vehicle mix for very long. It is not a car with a long future. When Porsche comes out with a charging system that can put 700 miles per hour into batteries, will the rest of the manufacturers stay very far behind? The future is all electric, andby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Hybrids are nice - 2 years ago
I opted for the Chevy Volt. You are right - it is not as simple as all electric, but since the engine merely drives a generator, and the car is always propelled with an electric motor, there is no conventional transmission. I am not sure how other hybrids work, since this is my first. I had a deposit in on the Tesla 3 on Day 2, but cancelled it when the delay was obvious, and I realized thby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Somewhat similar to the Boxster - 3 years ago
I got a Chevy Volt with only 50-60 miles of EV range, but the daily driving is almost always on battery. The fun factor is high - full torque at once... And yes, we ARE getting into real trouble with CO2 emissions.by TheFarmer - Main Forum