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Forum: 964 Forum
07-29-2016, 09:32 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 913
Posted By John Boggiano

Bump. :-) Sorry, can't do this one.

Bump.

:-)

Sorry, can't do this one.
06-25-2016, 04:58 PM
Replies: 2,139
Views: 451,691
Posted By John Boggiano

I agree too. That colour and the Spyder were...

I agree too.

That colour and the Spyder were made for eachother.
Forum: 987 Forum
06-22-2016, 08:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,726
Posted By John Boggiano

Where/when did Porsche say this? Mine's been...

Where/when did Porsche say this?

Mine's been down for about six months so far.
Forum: 987 Forum
05-23-2016, 05:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,717
Posted By John Boggiano

If you can do something that would make you happy...

If you can do something that would make you happy while hurting no one, then you should do it.
05-12-2016, 05:44 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 18,129
Posted By John Boggiano

I am going to agree about the top, too. :-) ...

I am going to agree about the top, too. :-)

Running with the sunshade only was fantastic on a really hot day, and a unique experience. The rush of air through the cabin was - literally - cool.
...
Forum: GT4/Spyder
05-10-2016, 05:15 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

Yes, but we tend to avoid it these days as it...

Yes, but we tend to avoid it these days as it attracts the reckless and antisocial like bees to a honeypot. It is also very, very closely monitored as a result.
Forum: GT4/Spyder
05-10-2016, 05:09 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

A well known piece of North Wales tarmac. ...

A well known piece of North Wales tarmac.

This bit is close by but far less used.
Forum: GT4/Spyder
05-10-2016, 02:19 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

At the weekend.

At the weekend.
Forum: 987 Forum
05-10-2016, 04:34 AM
Forum: 981 Forum
05-06-2016, 10:38 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,248
Posted By John Boggiano

I had my roof up and down several times before I...

I had my roof up and down several times before I even went near the switches on the console.

In fact I tried it using them ultimately just to check that they worked.

(UK)
Forum: 981 Forum
04-16-2016, 05:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,339
Posted By John Boggiano

Well that's almost spooky. I was just...

Well that's almost spooky.

I was just talking to some friends about how the Spyder has a 'specialness' that goes beyond the data, the specs and the figures, and is something that I have not really...
Forum: GT4/Spyder
03-25-2016, 05:53 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

A few pictures I took this afternoon. Yet...

A few pictures I took this afternoon.

Yet more white.


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Forum: 981 Forum
02-29-2016, 02:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 839
Posted By John Boggiano

981 Spyder - Removing Roof-fin Plastic Mounts

I would like to adjust one of the on-trunklid locating lugs that sits on the underside of the rear lid and engages with the yoke in the roof storage area when the trunklid is closed.

There are two...
Forum: GT4/Spyder
02-29-2016, 04:05 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

Well, Henry, it is the equal of anything I haved...

Well, Henry, it is the equal of anything I haved owned. So many aspects of it are incredibly addictive.

It is a gem of startling brilliance.
Forum: GT4/Spyder
02-28-2016, 04:46 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

Earlier today.

Earlier today.
Forum: 981 Forum
02-03-2016, 11:21 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,241
Posted By John Boggiano

I think it was really that it was just so...

I think it was really that it was just so difficult getting Paula (my wife - Primary Progressive MS sufferer) in and out of it, especially with the bucket seats.

We have now solved that problem (I...
Forum: 981 Forum
02-03-2016, 04:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,241
Posted By John Boggiano

From my own point of view, I can say without...

From my own point of view, I can say without hesitation that of all the wonderful cars I have owned or driven (and having owned 911s for around twenty years), the one singular example which I look...
Forum: 981 Forum
02-02-2016, 02:48 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,241
Posted By John Boggiano

(Just delaying making dinner here...) There...

(Just delaying making dinner here...)

There will inevitably be those who prefer one and those who prefer the other.

Plus the (probably much larger) camp that don't understand either Spyder and...
Forum: 981 Forum
02-02-2016, 02:33 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,241
Posted By John Boggiano

Also, those of us who have been around the...

Also, those of us who have been around the Porsche scene for a while know that the models that become the classics and the ones most sought after as time goes by are generally less appreciated - or...
Forum: 981 Forum
02-02-2016, 01:56 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,241
Posted By John Boggiano

Speaking as another who has owned both... ...

Speaking as another who has owned both...

They are both special cars.

The 987 Spyder does not live in the shadow of the 981 Spyder or vice versa. The former is, I agree, more than the sum of...
Forum: GT4/Spyder
01-30-2016, 02:17 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

Thanks. It's just an old compact Fujifilm...

Thanks.

It's just an old compact Fujifilm that fits in my pocket.
Forum: GT4/Spyder
01-30-2016, 11:24 AM
Replies: 522
Views: 172,616
Posted By John Boggiano

Finally got a decent morning here to take some...

Finally got a decent morning here to take some pictures.
Forum: 981 Forum
12-20-2015, 05:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,911
Posted By John Boggiano

If you look at the 991 Targa, I think it's fair...

If you look at the 991 Targa, I think it's fair to assume that if Porsche really wanted the Spyder roof to stow in a more conventional Boxster-style manner, and inspite of the sreamliners, it could...
Forum: 981 Forum
12-20-2015, 04:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,911
Posted By John Boggiano

I have always thought of the Spyder (especially...

I have always thought of the Spyder (especially the 987, but also the 981 - mine arrives on Jan 4) as open cars to which one can fit a roof (if you really must...).

The roof's nature and basic...
Forum: 981 Forum
10-05-2015, 04:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,346
Posted By John Boggiano

Couple more pictures for you.

Couple more pictures for you.
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