Crown

Board: Porsche - Boxster Language: English Region: Worldwide Share/Save/Bookmark Close

Forum - Thread

    Mar 3, 2005 9:59:28 AM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004

    My little baby (better pics)

    So finally got around to taking some more pics, this time not blurry crap ones!

    Anyway, just thought I'd share them with you before I spend the rest of the day driving its little wheels off!! Day of work, sun is shining!!!

    So here she is two tone, basalt black for the top and the rest is a kind of muddy brown!! Nice!!

    Perhaps a bath is in order before the ride!!!!

    Mar 3, 2005 10:00:28 AM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: My little baby (better pics)

    Oooh u dirty little whore!!!!!

    Mar 3, 2005 10:07:32 AM

    wtsnet
    Rennteam Pro
    wtsnet
    Loc: Bath, UK
    Posts: 2430, Gallery
    Registered on: Nov 19, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: My little baby (better pics)

    Cool! Have a great day. You've got the same plate as RichC... I'd go have words if I were you.

    Mar 3, 2005 10:29:17 AM

    Rich C (UK)
    Veteran
    Rich C (UK)
    Loc: Mortimer, UK
    Posts: 1098, Gallery
    Registered on: Jul 11, 2004
    Reply to: wtsnet

    Re: My little baby (better pics)

    Nice - looks about the same colour as mine at the moment - 'Salt Grey', did you get that paint to sample?


    How long will it be before you curb those alloys though - I'd be putting some foam padding on that curb..

    Mar 3, 2005 11:50:10 AM

    boothy
    Junior
    boothy
    Loc: UK
    Posts: 102, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 9, 2004
    Reply to: Rich C (UK)

    Re: My little baby (better pics)

    I think I will be parking a lot further away from the curb than that!
    Looks very nice, glad to see you are using it, despite the weather.

    Mar 3, 2005 2:27:09 PM

    long720
    Co-Pilot
    long720
    Loc: japan
    Posts: 172, Gallery
    Registered on: Jan 8, 2005
    Reply to: boothy

    Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    the UK builds, how is the handbrake (parking brake) located? does PAG has RHD hand brakes? or even tho the car is RHD the hand brakes would still be LHD? (US / German....)

    Mar 3, 2005 2:29:02 PM

    Rich C (UK)
    Veteran
    Rich C (UK)
    Loc: Mortimer, UK
    Posts: 1098, Gallery
    Registered on: Jul 11, 2004
    Reply to: long720

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    It's on the left side of the centre consol - if that makes sense. Where is it on LHD cars?

    Mar 3, 2005 5:36:30 PM

    Steven Martins
    Junior
    Steven Martins
    Loc: Oporto, Portugal
    Posts: 145, Gallery
    Registered on: May 10, 2004
    Reply to: Rich C (UK)

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Rich C (UK) said:
    It's on the left side of the centre consol - if that makes sense. Where is it on LHD cars?



    LHD are also on the left side of the center console.

    Mar 3, 2005 6:31:19 PM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: Steven Martins

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    So ive returned from my adventures and had a great day playing around in the car. Found some nice A+B roads on the way down to the coast, even got the roof down a couple of times as the weather was pretty good.

    Noticed a couple of things....

    First, the gear box is pretty stiff. 4th gear especially is a bit of a pain, so far Ive crunched the gears 4 times when knocking it into 4th.... Doesnt always get home properly, well if I dont ram it in that is. Also reverse gear is v v stiff, and takes quite a bit of effort to push accross. Hopefully it will losen up a little.

    Seats are very very comfy even for a 6'4' freak like me... After 6 hours of drving I still feel fine and could have carried on. Heated seats are fantastic and are really good for relaxing you back on long trips

    At first I thought the Bose was crap.. but after getting a few of my CDs going and cranked it up a bit have found it to be pretty sweet.. Should really have come with a DAB radio though as the analague sound quality, whilst not bad isnt great.

    Ride quality on 19's with no PASM is fine.. only seriouslly bad roads cause a problem... Standing water and rough dips do unsettle the car somewhat, tugging the wheel left and right... My GF didnt like this at all when she drove the car, for me it was not too bad. Wonder if PASM would have helped this???

    All in all great car, really happy and am looking forward to tomorrow as I'm off work again and will spend my time playing with my toy!!!!!!!

    Anyway just a bit more car porn! This time nice and clean!

    Mar 3, 2005 6:32:21 PM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    And the last one, before you all get bored with another black car!!!

    Mar 3, 2005 6:58:46 PM

    Dr. Phil Offline
    Rennteam Master
    Dr. Phil
    Loc: Denmark , Denmark
    Posts: 5864, Gallery
    Registered on: Nov 30, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Awesome...I like them rims...hehehe.. (Internal joke..sorry)
    Is that your castle in the background?
    Cant recall anyone in the Royal British family being 6'4'?

    The black is actually very cool. I wouldn+t have thought so.. but it looks great! Congratulations!!!

    Mar 3, 2005 8:51:40 PM

    Rich C (UK)
    Veteran
    Rich C (UK)
    Loc: Mortimer, UK
    Posts: 1098, Gallery
    Registered on: Jul 11, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Glad it's not only me crunching the gears into 4th - I think I've had more chrunching noises today than all the rest of my driving life!

    Also glad to see that I'm not the only one you has reached for the sponge in the first few days of ownership - looks great all sparkly. Have to admit though that I did wash mine within 6 hours of picking it up - well it was filthy, adn someone had bought me a new chamois leather for my birthday I had to test drive too

    So, Rich J, are we going to be able to drag you out to the New Forest area sometime..?

    Mar 3, 2005 9:07:55 PM

    dreamcar
    Rennteam VIP
    dreamcar
    Loc: Hampshire , United Kingdom
    Posts: 8792, Gallery
    Registered on: Apr 19, 2004
    Reply to: Rich C (UK)

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Rich C (UK) said:
    Glad it's not only me crunching the gears into 4th - I think I've had more chrunching noises today than all the rest of my driving life!




    I had a musical 4th gear as well. Got the hang of it in the end. Thought it might have been me. Linda thought it was me. I feel a New Forest meet coming on

    Mar 3, 2005 9:08:11 PM

    Dr. Phil Offline
    Rennteam Master
    Dr. Phil
    Loc: Denmark , Denmark
    Posts: 5864, Gallery
    Registered on: Nov 30, 2004
    Reply to: Rich C (UK)

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Rich C (UK) said:

    So, Rich J, are we going to be able to drag you out to the New Forest area sometime..?



    Drag him out around May 1st why dontcha?
    Then I will have several test rides to pick from

    Mar 3, 2005 10:34:50 PM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: Rich C (UK)

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Rich C (UK) said:
    So, Rich J, are we going to be able to drag you out to the New Forest area sometime..?



    Actually I was almost down your neck of the woods when I took those pics... It was at the coast near Chichester, some great driving roads around there!

    Weve talked about a Renteam meet in the past, perhaps we could sort something out. Living in London at the moment, so any excuse to get away to some real roads is always good!

    Mar 3, 2005 10:35:41 PM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: Dr. Phil

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Dr. Phil said:
    Quote:
    Rich C (UK) said:

    So, Rich J, are we going to be able to drag you out to the New Forest area sometime..?



    Drag him out around May 1st why dontcha?
    Then I will have several test rides to pick from



    So whats going on the 1st?? You coming to blighty Dr P????

    Mar 3, 2005 10:49:48 PM

    Joost
    Rennteam VIP
    Joost
    Loc: Dordrecht , Netherlands
    Posts: 8008, Gallery
    Registered on: May 3, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    rich, dont you dare call that car a "dirty little whore"! you know it is a dream on wheels, and unless you dream of dirty little whores, you cant call it that!
    -Joost-

    Mar 3, 2005 10:57:12 PM

    Dr. Phil Offline
    Rennteam Master
    Dr. Phil
    Loc: Denmark , Denmark
    Posts: 5864, Gallery
    Registered on: Nov 30, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    RichJ said:
    So whats going on the 1st?? You coming to blighty Dr P????



    Yup. I'm meeting Dreamcar and Rich C sometime during the 29th/30th of April-weekend.
    I'm going to the UK for appr. 10 days in my old useless...outdated...yesterday...uncool-...986. BOOHOO!!
    Hopefully that will be great fun.
    Write me a PM and Ill fill you in on the details if u wanna join.

    Mar 3, 2005 10:57:15 PM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: Joost

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Joost said:
    rich, dont you dare call that car a "dirty little whore"! you know it is a dream on wheels, and unless you dream of dirty little whores, you cant call it that!
    -Joost-



    Your right, it was harsh.. but she was sooooo dirty!

    Mar 4, 2005 1:52:24 PM

    Ed J
    Pilot
    Ed J
    Loc: London
    Posts: 407, Gallery
    Registered on: Aug 4, 2004
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    RichJ - when I picked up my 997 I couldn't select reverse very easily and then it redused me completely. I took it back to the dealer and they adjusted it. Worth bearing in mind if you continue to have problems - it's a very quick job - took them about 1 hour.

    Mar 4, 2005 2:06:46 PM

    xspencex
    Junior
    xspencex
    Loc: UK
    Posts: 54, Gallery
    Registered on: Nov 26, 2004
    Reply to: Ed J

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Very nice... I think the Boxster suits the new headlight design more than the 997.. nice car!!

    Mar 4, 2005 2:46:01 PM

    Papillon
    Junior
    Papillon
    Loc:
    Posts: 50, Gallery
    Registered on: Oct 15, 2003
    Reply to: xspencex

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    That's not Littlehampton is it in the background?

    Mar 5, 2005 5:17:19 AM

    girlracer
    Junior
    girlracer
    Loc: Austin, TX
    Posts: 101, Gallery
    Registered on: Jan 29, 2005
    Reply to: Papillon

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    That looks gorgeous Rich. I can't wait to get mine!!! To me this car looks like a total classic, esp from the front. Such simple lines, it's almost ageless.

    Mar 6, 2005 6:36:25 PM

    RichJ
    Veteran
    RichJ
    Loc: London, England
    Posts: 846, Gallery
    Registered on: Sep 16, 2004
    Reply to: Papillon

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Papillon said:
    That's not Littlehampton is it in the background?



    Sure is! Well spotted! Not sure how I ended up there, was just driving along the coast and parked up near the sea.

    Mar 6, 2005 11:20:04 PM

    FutchM
    Rennteam Moderator
    Futch
    Loc: EU , United Kingdom
    Posts: 4759, Gallery
    Registered on: May 14, 2002
    Reply to: RichJ

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Very nice car RichJ
    Congratulations mate! Enjoy it!
    I've always loved the Brits for their love of convertibles and the way they use them all year round despite the temperatures! That's great guys!

    Mar 7, 2005 3:24:19 PM

    newboxster
    Co-Pilot
    newboxster
    Loc: Reading, UK
    Posts: 194, Gallery
    Registered on: Jan 14, 2005
    Reply to: Rich C (UK)

    Re: Hey Rich J & C, question for the both of ya...

    Quote:
    Rich C (UK) said:


    Also glad to see that I'm not the only one you has reached for the sponge in the first few days of ownership - looks great all sparkly. Have to admit though that I did wash mine within 6 hours of picking it up - well it was filthy, adn someone had bought me a new chamois leather for my birthday I had to test drive too

    So, Rich J, are we going to be able to drag you out to the New Forest area sometime..?



    Washed mine 4 times since Tuesday!!!!! And polished it!!!
     
    Edit

    Forum

    1. All 

    Boards

     
    Board Subject Last post Rating Views Replies
    Porsche Sticky The moment I've been waiting for... 5/18/22 6:36 PM
    Pilot
     
     
     
     
     
    		 693535 1306
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: New Porsche 911 Turbo S (2020) 2/17/23 4:40 PM
    RCA     		327686 1253
    Porsche Sticky SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA (Part II) 3/26/23 1:03 PM
    nberry     		227300 1418
    Porsche Sticky Welcome to Rennteam: Cars and Coffee... (photos) 3/26/23 3:41 PM
    Boxster Coupe GTS     		209747 479
    Porsche Sticky Porsche Taycan Turbo S - Short Review 10/6/22 12:37 AM
    WhoopsyM     		189504 580
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Cayman GT4 RS (2021) 3/27/23 4:58 PM
    Enmanuel     		140793 232
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Porsche 911 (992) GT3 RS - 2022 3/6/23 10:21 PM
    xpto     		60494 83
    Porsche OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016) 12/25/22 1:02 AM
    CGX car nut     		488877 2663
    Porsche 992 GT3 2/28/23 12:22 AM
    nberry     		485745 3817
    Porsche Welcome to the new Taycan Forum! 1/21/23 3:51 PM
    CGX car nut     		238069 1491
    Porsche Donor vehicle for Singer Vehicle Design 9/30/22 6:31 PM
    Grant     		234246 774
    Lambo Aventador and SV 3/22/23 10:36 AM
    RCA     		201716 717
    Others Tesla 2 the new thread 3/27/23 9:23 PM
    Gladstone     		201517 2150
    Porsche GT4RS 12/30/22 1:28 AM
    JAMS     		194781 1194
    Motor Sp. [2021] Formula 1 4/19/22 10:08 PM
    Leawood911     		167408 1590
    Others Bugatti Chiron 8/30/22 4:31 PM
    Josef     		163563 525
    Ferrari Ferrari 812 Superfast 3/23/23 3:21 PM
    RCA     		160272 543
    Porsche Red Nipples 991.2 GT3 Touring on tour 3/1/23 4:09 PM
    GaussM     		145276 548
    Lambo Urus (SUV) 6/7/22 1:20 PM
    Topspeed     		140676 593
    Others Corvette C8 7/18/22 12:40 PM
    WhoopsyM     		139799 443
    Porsche Dave and Gnil @ Nürburgring Nordschleife 7/4/22 10:42 PM
    DaveGordon     		137967 722
    Motor Sp. [2022] Formula 1 2/4/23 1:10 AM
    WhoopsyM     		132025 1576
    Others Toyota Yaris GR 4/13/22 8:33 PM
    Grant     		109530 640
    Lambo Huracán EVO STO 3/13/23 10:40 AM
    RCA     		108860 344
    AMG Mercedes E63 S AMG (2018) - Short Review (updated on a regular basis) 10/24/22 7:42 AM
    RCA     		106104 402
    Ferrari Wandered to the dark side 8/29/22 9:35 AM
    BiTurbo     		81530 418
    Ferrari Ferrari Roma 4/18/22 4:33 PM
    watt     		33565 438
    Motor Sp. MotoGP 6/6/22 11:49 PM
    watt     		32529 328
    Porsche 992 GT3 RS 9/8/22 10:49 PM
    Grant     		31362 313
    Lambo Huracan Evo (2019 Facelift) 7/4/22 8:00 AM
    M3ike     		29581 291
    159 items found, displaying 1 to 30.