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First-gen Boxsters are dropping below $10k for dire examples, and I'm honestly willing to see if I can find a reasonable mid-teens car before all of them in that price range become ghetto hoopties wearing dubs. Is a first-gen Boxster legitimately better than an NA Miata? How bad are they from a home-mechanic perspective for non-engine work (since I assume mid-engined means limited access)? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Mar 12, 2015 |
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Motronic posted:Whenever I see this on a keyboard it's someone who obsessively uses hand cream. Whatever poo poo is in there likes to eat off the paint most manufacturers use on plastic parts. My Subaru has basically no writing on any of the switches from the obsessive hand-cream user who used to own it, and that looks basically the same to me.
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willroc7 posted:I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive weekend car that will also get some fair-weather daily driving duties. I live less than 3 miles from work, gym, stores etc and my V8 S4 is overkill. I've primarily been looking at miatas and E30/E28 bimmers, but a couple attractive looking 944's came up on craigslist in my area. How bad of an idea is a 944 for the aforementioned purpose? Cars in question: If you already own a V8 S4, no matter how bad a $3000 944 gets it's going to seem more reliable. Print out one of the good forum buyers' guides and take it with you, and don't be afraid to walk. They made a bunch of these.
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Apr 20, 2016 15:51
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jamal posted:Do it, I can help with the suspension/steering stuff that needs replacement. How much suspension could it possibly need? I know how much suspension it wants.
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Jun 28, 2016 16:18
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Jymmybob posted:Posting this amazing Cayman with a Coyote engine in it because Porsche nerds are super mad about it. I would already have another Porsche in the garage if engine swaps like these were more common. I really wanted to know how the transmission and diff are set up on that thing because it is amazing. It looks almost like they used an actual Porsche transaxle and an adapter plate: 
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Sep 30, 2016 16:44
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How does the alternator bracket seal the cooling system? Is it sharing some bolt with the water pump or something?
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Oct 3, 2016 16:19
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It's pretty common to stuff pistons with high quantities of silicon these days so I'm not at all surprised a cylinder wall is the same.
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Oct 12, 2016 22:01
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Slung Blade posted:Switch and I might have a whole new Lincoln for you If I had to guess which person from our circle of friends would most enjoy the Town Car it's basically Drake. Hell, if you want to take it right now we'll put a lexan window with a gunport in instead of an actual window. Then you can drive-by deer from a Panther-platform tree stand and not even have to put it in park.
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Oct 25, 2016 20:47
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Quebec? Ultra-pass.
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slidebite posted:My HELOC keeps my car on the road: Porsche Thread Wanna replace it with a Miata?
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kimbo305 posted:Well with any (bad) luck, I'll be the proud owner of this rebuilt Boxster S in a day: I'm really curious if a 13 year old Boxster S is cheaper or more expensive to run than an 80s Ferrari.
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Feb 5, 2017 21:57
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slidebite posted:I love how searching Craigslist/Kijiji for keyword Porsche in used autos always seems to bring up a Subaru or two because they think dropping "SAME MOTOR AS A PORSCHE" in the description will help them sell their car. The salesmen at the dealerships will bring it up if you wait long enough while considering buying a base-model 2.0i.
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Mar 14, 2017 03:41
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Nice colour.
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May 28, 2017 15:34
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I guess there had to be some job that was easier in a Porsche than a normal car. Go figure that it's the heater core.
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May 30, 2017 02:03
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Elephanthead posted:How does Canadian sales tax on a car work, can I buy a car without paying it if I plan on smuggling (legally) it to the USA? Toyota refused to sell me a new car that was already federalized because loonie exchange rates went bad for them. It seem a lot of porsches went north and are already federalized or were federalized even if sold initially in Canada. Plus a lot of never driven in winter cars (the good 2wd ones). At the federal level (note that most provinces may levy their own provincial or harmonized sales taxes), GST is not intended to be charged on goods destined for export. https://www.fin.gc.ca/taxexp-depfisc/2000/taxexp00_5-eng.asp quote:No GST/HST applies to exported goods and services, and tax paid by exporters on their inputs is fully refundable though the input tax credit mechanism. However, in cases where there is minimal processing in Canada, the cost of financing the GST/HST paid on either imported or domestically acquired goods to be processed, as well as various component parts, can be significant in relation to the level of value added to goods. In particular, these financing charges can be significant given that the profit margins of these types of businesses are low in relation to the value of goods processed. Thus, for these types of businesses, financing the GST/HST component can increase their capital requirements, ultimately affecting the viability of locating such an operation in Canada. ITCs are kind of a messy deal in general though and the dealership may not be willing to eat that level of poo poo for you.
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I don't know if I've ever seen a rotor box that didn't have at least a hub-shaped indent. They're big-rear end pieces of steel, the box is more to protect everything else in the same package.
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Bajaha posted:So... I just bought an 04 Cayenne S for $1.5k CAD. It's dumb how cheap you can get them. Some guy locally is already trying to get rid of them in pairs like they're 944s and it's 2009.
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Jan 13, 2019 05:28
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Blue On Blue posted:I think you know what to do It'd make a hell of a locost.
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Does the Taycan really display a little gas pump icon for battery charge, or is it supposed to be a little charger?
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