Ever notice the center lock nuts on some Porsche race cars? Unlike the black/silver RS Spyder wheel nuts available on street cars, some racing Porsches will have red nuts on one side and blue on the other. Notice the red nuts on the driver's side above (you can click on the image above for a larger version) A number of you wrote to us and …
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Will you drive your Porsche this winter or put it in Storage?
The answer to this question most likely depends on both where you live and what you drive. You might be the type that no matter what, you're driving your Porsche year round. Or, maybe you live in a colder climate with lots of snow and salt and need to prepare your Porsche for winter storage. Maybe you're lucky and do both, we do (we store our …
Continue to the full articleWill your Porsche Survive the next big Natural Disaster?
As the horrible devastation in Texas mounts, and the media hype around Irma grows, I'm not too worried about us, or our house, as we already have emergency plans in place. However, I do begin to wonder, how can I protect our Porsches? I find myself pondering this question again and again. Unlike Bill Musselman and his floating Porsche above, …
Continue to the full articleHow To Easily Clean the Wheels on Your Porsche
One of the many benefits of publishing PorschePurist is that we sometimes get a first look at various Porsche related products. A few weeks ago, Griot's Garage (a PorschePurist sponsor at the time) sent us a bottle of their new Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner to try out prior to it hitting the market. While we were happy to try it, the weather wasn't …
Continue to the full articleHave you Ever Considered Doing Some of Your Own Maintenance?
If not, you should. Not only will it save you some $$$, you get a great sense of accomplishment from a job well done. Even if you're not handy with a wrench or don't have a ton of tools there are some simple, routine maintenance items you can do in your Porsche without going to school to be a Porsche tech. What type of DIY maintenance projects …
Continue to the full article10 Easy Steps to Winterize Your Porsche
We woke up last week to a blanket of white. We couldn't believe it, snow! In October even. We weren't ready, not even close. Fortunately, our Porsche was. In fact, we had just put the 993 into a state of hibernation the day before. There he is. All tucked away in the corner for a long winter's nap. For those of you who live in warmer …
Continue to the full articleHave You Ever Heard of an “Emerging” Speedster?
Don't worry, neither had I. I first saw the term on Twitter where my mind immediately equated "speedster" with Porsche (the iconic 356 Speedster that is). While I had no idea what I was going to find, I knew I had to follow the link and get to the bottom of it. Here's what I found... Hmmm. Okay, now I get why it's called the "emerging" …
Continue to the full articleOne Way to Find the Porsche of your Dreams
For a lot of us, the Porsche of our "dreams" is not always a new Porsche. It might be a used Porsche. For some it's an air-cooled classic (Porsche 356, early 911, 930, 993, etc.), or a low-mileage, highly optioned late 996 or early 997, while others may be interested in something like a 928 GTS, a limited edition Boxster, or tricked out Cayman …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s the True Price of Deferring Service on Your Porsche?
Despite some opinions to the contrary, not all Porsche owners are wealthy. In fact, a lot of us are far from it. However, wealthy or not, we still need to service our Porsches on a routine basis and also deal with the occasional major service that might pop up. One way to minimize your maintenance costs is to be sure that you NEVER "defer" …
Continue to the full articleSpring Start up Procedures for a Porsche
It's hard to imagine, but winter has finally come to a close and it's time for those of us in the colder climates to start thinking about putting our Porsches back on the road. Personally, we're only about two weeks away from our first drive and it might be sooner if possible. When we first started this site it was named 993C4S.com after our …
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