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Buying and Selling Thoughts
Tips on Buying a 1997-2004 (986) Boxster- Part 1
Boxster Model Year to Model Year Changes
Tips on Buying A Boxster - Part 2
What To Buy From The Dealer Including thoughts on the extended warranty
Ten Best, Ten Worst Things about a Boxster (one person's opinion)
Problem Areas No car is without some
Upgrades?
Will Those Wheels You Want Fit?
Cup Holders For the '97-'99 Boxsters without them
Replacement Bulbs for Headlights Are they worth it?
Accident?
After A Bad Accident, What You Can Expect?
Repairs and Maintenance
Dealer or Independent Mechanic for maintenance?
Northern Virginia and Maryland Porsche Repair Shops
Independent Porsche Repair Shops, A Map Just a link to an interactive map
Boxster Batteries Replacement batteries, battery maintainers, how to test them, etc
When Your Battery Is Dead And you've locked the truck so you can't get to it
Accessing the engine bay from the top
Maintenance How-to "do it yourself" links
Maintenance Schedule For An '01Approved Oils For use in a Boxster
What I Use To Maintain The Looks Of My Boxster
Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF) ? Information on the Mass Air Flow Sensor and the Secondary Air Injection System
Oxygen Sensor Part numbers and tips on where to buy and how to do it yourself. Save $440 each!
AOS Replacement Huge cloud of white smoke? A how to.
Ignition Switch Replacement Erratic electricals? A How To.
Broken Retainer Nuts for Visors or Center Latch Housing in Windshield Header
Airbag Warning Light TSB If you have repeated problems
Drains Diagram Keep 'em clean and free flowing
Hacks Links to small modifications which change the way the car looks or functions.
Fuse Box Scan of the diagram that was inside the access hatch of my fuse box
Undocumented A/C Diagnostics They aren't just for displaying A/C parameters!
Foam coming out of the heater vents?
Maintaining the Top
Replacing the Top A Do It Yourself Guide
When the Top Edge Doesn't Fall into the Guide Channels
One Touch Top Control The Hack to allow you to ignore the speed when raising/lowering your top.
Lists of Links
Lists of Dismantlers, Salvage Yards, Parts Sources, Shippers Wrecking yards specializing in porsche parts, upholstery vendors, after-market heated seats, parts lists, etc.
Manuals Links to online manual sources
PPBB Boxster Forum A friendly place where you can ask questions of people who collectively know a lot about their Boxsters and aren't shy in sharing their opinions. Where I got a lot of ideas for these pages.
Posting Pictures on PPBB the free and easy way
Boxster Wiki More information