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Re: ...true, and some other standard features, but good to be happy with what you have! 
- 5 weeks 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 whichby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: New GTS 4.0 PDK Review - 6 weeks ago
And just how is this more enjoyable than my 2005 987???by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Thanks, Pedro, for keeping things alive - 7 weeks 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 - 2 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 ... - 3 months 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 - 4 months 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.) I rby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Junky Boxster is mine! - 4 months ago
Listen to your wife! It has worked for me for 48 years... Just sayin'by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: PedrosBoard server maintenance - 8 months 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... - 10 months 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 - 12 months 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 ... - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 driveby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Taycan performance - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 thaby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Drive one - 1 year 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... - 1 year 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... - 1 year 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. Anby TheFarmer - Main Forum
At 1800 MPH, EVs will be fine for road trips - 1 year 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 about the sby 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 - 2 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
Re: Plugs - 2 years ago
I noticed that the ericpetersautos has the tagline "Autos, Motorcycles, and Libertarian Politics". Were they were against horseless carriages until the 1930s because of impracticability. BTW, Porsche claims that the Taycan can be charged to 80% full in 15 minutes - which is something in excess of 700-800 MPHby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Kumho PS31 tires - like 'em so far. - 3 years ago
Actually, if the tires have an asymmetric pattern ther is an “inside” and “outside”, just like your wheels, so no remounting is nesessary. Just move the right to the left. But now the tire will be rolling in the opposite direction, and I think that is likely to be a significant concern. I would just not do it. If the tread pattern is symmetrical, then yes, you would want to re-mountby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Porsche leaving LMP1 - for Formula E - 3 years ago
I saw on Flatsixes that Porsche is leaving WEC LMP1 racing and joining Formula E. FlatSixes article With Europe leading the charge on getting rid of gasoline and diesel cars, Porsche is not going to be left behind, I guess. (Perhaps, though, has a weird calendar, and April 1st comes in late July)by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: That's not a proper station wagon... - 3 years ago
Ah, c'mon a Station Wagon is a car that can carry w 4 x 8 sheet of plywood home from the lumber store. This WAS as station wagonby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Anyone in the great white north or similar region have a 911 as a daily driver? - 4 years ago
Having grown up in Buffalo, but now in DC, I can say that driving in deep snow at really cold temperatures is a piece of cake compared to driving in ½" of snow at 30 degrees (as we have in the DC area). The road itself is not frozen, so you get a layer of water between your tires and the pavement. Not good! I have Pirelli Sottozero (N0) on my '05 for the winter, but I am more interestedby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: This is the Test I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for - Chris Harris drive the 2017 Boxster - 4 years ago
OMG! Are we driving stereo systems? What idiocyby TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Brake wear...failure - 4 years ago
There are possibly 2 reasons for the brake light to come on: pad wear - sensor wires short out low brake fluid I have never seen #1 be intermittent, so I would check for any leaks in your brake system. But if it is the pad wear sensors, you might need only the front pads and rotors, depending on when your brakes were last done.by TheFarmer - Main Forum
Re: Objectively viewing: - 5 years ago
You never got to drive my fathers 240z, did you? Now the Z series was a car that did suffer from bloat, but the 240 was just amazing. (Oh, and it was a Datsun!)by TheFarmer - Main Forum