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Porsche Club of America Out For A Spin April, 1999 Bruce Corwin Bruce968@PorscheNet.com

This time of year, many of you are thinking about how to afford that new set of track tires or alloy wheels for your Porsche. Rather than pouring money into your car, take some advice from me and turn your Porsche into a profit center!
 
Instead of storing my Porsche for the winter, I put it to use as a high performance snowplowing machine. With my Porsche, I can plow 30 driveways in the time it takes my mother to plow 10 driveways with a dump truck.
 
Now, I know what you are thinking, “Porsches are not designed for snow plowing and the tires will keep slipping.” This is not a problem with my car though, because I have a “limited slip” transaxle. (Interesting side note: Microsoft Word thinks the correct spelling of transaxle is transsexual, but I am sure there are no limited slip transsexuals in my Porsche. Obviously not programmed by a Porsche driver, probably a Volkswagen Cabriolet owner.)
 
The installation of a plow is actually quite simple and only requires a minimum of modifications to your Porsche. First, go to your local Porsche dealer and explain that you would like them to install a plow on your Porsche. This is a special order item, so if the dealer says it can’t be done, begin yelling at him. Say things like “Do you have any idea to whom you are speaking!” or “By working here, you are depriving a village somewhere of their idiot!” If you berate him enough, he will attach a plow to your Porsche.
 
For my car, the plow setup came as a package, Porsche part number 944.194.984.01. The dealer will install a small joystick lever under your dash to control up/down and left/right angle of the plow. Two electrical connectors will be mounted in the front of the car for connection to the plow, which has electrically powered hydraulic systems for moving the plow.
 
The unit is quick to hookup to 924/944/968 models. Above the front license plate is a threaded hole where the plow attaches. This is often mistaken for a towing point. Once installed, the package works flawlessly and your Porsche can begin putting cash in your pocket. For more information, contact Porsche’s Snow Removal Technology Center at 1-800-APR-FOOL.