NEW 981 BOXSTER OWNERS - PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS FORUM

[anniesdad]

Roughly a week?

[Rolling8ball]

SFO said:

Rolling8ball said:

Anthracite brown metallic

Seat inlays in carrera red

anthracite brown looks great in Porsche pics.

what is seat inlays in carrera red? which panels? not seen this option

Basically its "exclusive".... the middle bit of the seats is going to be carrera red, whilst the head rest and side supports are going to agate grey with the rest of the interior. It is like £200 or so more expensive but it is going to make a big difference to the look of the cabin (I hope). I think Porsche offer too few interior colour combinations....

[SFO]

Rolling8ball said:

SFO said:

Rolling8ball said:

Anthracite brown metallic

Seat inlays in carrera red

anthracite brown looks great in Porsche pics.

what is seat inlays in carrera red? which panels? not seen this option

Basically its "exclusive".... the middle bit of the seats is going to be carrera red, whilst the head rest and side supports are going to agate grey with the rest of the interior. It is like £200 or so more expensive but it is going to make a big difference to the look of the cabin (I hope). I think Porsche offer too few interior colour combinations....

great choice, please post pics when you get the car

[monamimate]

breadvan said:

Ever since the lovely 986 550 Aniversary put this combo on the map, I think it has become a classic. Looking forward to piccies, are you colour coding the wheels?

Nearly went for it myself, but bottled at the last minute and went for agate with agate/pebble full leather.

When I see pictures of GT Silver + espresso, I also get nervous. But each time I see it for real, I know I made the right choice for me. Saw a 911 in the same combination at a dealer yesterday, and it just looked so right!

[Ozzie Osmond]

OK let's get serious here - how do you turn off the stupid, stupid, stupid DRLs without use of a hammer?

[535dBoy]

Ozzie Osmond said:

OK let's get serious here - how do you turn off the stupid, stupid, stupid DRLs without use of a hammer?

Not sure you can

It's an EU thingy on new cars released after may 11 IIRC

[Ozzie Osmond]

Wire cutters it is then!

[535dBoy]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Wire cutters it is then!

That would work!

[Prospective]

Wow what a car!
took delivery of my Platinum silver 2.7l boxster
tuesday evening. Totally blown away with it.
From being told it was in the country to getting the keys was 8 days.
Just one question what should you clean the soft top with for like
bird droppings??? and general dust etc.? does anyone know of a supplier for a cover
when not in use just for the soft top?? any protection coating recommended and suppliers?
any help would be appreciated, thanks

[Actus Reus]

On my 987S I let bird st dry, then brushed it off and then would use water for anything left. Should work OK. You can get a hood cleaner from Autoglym too, which is a once/twice a year job.

Borrowing a 981S for the weekend from Cambridge OPC. Really looking forward to it...

[RichB]

On all my soft top cars, I've had loads, I would wash bird poo off with water as soon as reasonably possible, then I simply use the same bucket of shampoo hot water to wash the hood at the same time as I wash the car. Once a year I give it a coat of Fabsil (tent/canvas proofer) with a brush. Nothing compliucated, works perfectly.

[anniesdad]

The new car's are great but is anybody else slightly miffed that you simply can't open a window in the rain without water pouring off the roof and drenching the inside of the car? Maybe you southerners haven't experienced this yet?

Getting the parking brake problem looked at tomorrow, will try to remember to report back the findings.

[Prospective]

Thanks for the info!

[huytonman]

Prospective said:

Wow what a car!
took delivery of my Platinum silver 2.7l boxster
tuesday evening. Totally blown away with it.
From being told it was in the country to getting the keys was 8 days.
Just one question what should you clean the soft top with for like
bird droppings??? and general dust etc.? does anyone know of a supplier for a cover
when not in use just for the soft top?? any protection coating recommended and suppliers?
any help would be appreciated, thanks

BMW sells a good protection fluid that I have used for a while - the last tme i bought a bottle it was about 12 quid but its lasted for well over 5 years.

[TryHarder]

huytonman said:

Prospective said:

Wow what a car!
took delivery of my Platinum silver 2.7l boxster
tuesday evening. Totally blown away with it.
From being told it was in the country to getting the keys was 8 days.
Just one question what should you clean the soft top with for like
bird droppings??? and general dust etc.? does anyone know of a supplier for a cover
when not in use just for the soft top?? any protection coating recommended and suppliers?
any help would be appreciated, thanks

BMW sells a good protection fluid that I have used for a while - the last tme i bought a bottle it was about 12 quid but its lasted for well over 5 years.

I swear by this from Autoglym it is great
http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product-proddetail.as...

http://reviews.halfords.com/4028/636290/reviews.ht...

[Ozzie Osmond]

The less you clean a convertible roof the better. I occasionally use a very soft bush and clean tap water but otherwise leave well alone.

[RichB]

So the exact opposite of what I do yet both practices apparently work equally well

[Ozzie Osmond]

RichB said:

So the exact opposite of what I do yet both practices apparently work equally well

You are using soap/detergent and, as a result, have to re-proof your roof.

[Zyp]

I haven't washed my roof properly in over a year.
It's only ever had a quick wipe with a mildly damp cloth where needed. (fortunately no bird has ever shat on it, and if she did, I wouldn't take her out again))

Looks as good as the day it came out the showroom.

[Gouldian]

Anniesdad - What's the problem with the parking brake? I know its a bit of a pain but now got used to it.