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12rayne

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  1. Oh, you're gonna like this car, indeed, at our age, you "need" this car. Any trip, be it a short trip to pick up Chinese take-out, or a 200mi sunny day blast through the hills is just full of smiles. I've had porsches for 35 years, and I still feel 21, after a few 'redlines', every time I drive mine. I bought my latest to celibrate my youngest kids' college graduation. After my years of family austerity (see broke), doing my 'dad' thing, I got a little piece of my youth back. This also involved retirement, so we have more time to enjoy driving. Address the standard problems Boxsters have and drive it in a fearlessly... and with some anger .

  2. I've had my 99 boxster 2.5 from coast to coast the last few years and have gotten as high as 30mpg, but 80-90 mph highway usually gives me 25-27mpg. Around town/some highway, gives me low 20's. I have noticed that I get better mpg back east (93 octane sometimes), possibly altitude, or fuel. I get the worst mpg in California (91 octane) and I think it has to do with the road surface, or mabe the fuel itself. In any case there is a real differance from one part of the country to another, my driving habits are pretty consistant. I have gotten the same results from my Audi so I know it's no fluke. Anyone think the fuel alone could be responsible? Temp., road surface, octane, whatever, I see a noticeable differance.

  3. MY 97 2.5L 986

    grinding noise when starting the car. Sound similar to an elephant noise :eek: from experience with other cars it seems like the starter motor gets stuck or something, it grinds then the motor roars normally..never hear the sound again unless I park the car for a long period and the motor is very cold...I think...

    similar to this sound just shorter once it hits the high pitch level :huh:

    The sound of an Elephant.

    Any ideas on what this is?I had what sounds like the matching symtoms in my '99, and the dealer replaced the starter (warranty); problem solved. But the ignition switch may be suspect, I'm guessing this, because when I picked the car up, the piece of black plastic air duct that is below the ignition switch, was on the passenger side floor , the mechanic for got to re-install it. (after testing the ignition switch I would guess)

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