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I was at my local dealer on Saturday and a mechanic I know pulls up in a 987 S outside the parts department. Problem is, it is not a customer car, he does not own a Boxster, and it has a dealer plate. It is a test car from Porsche in Atlanta.

The dealer was given 3-5 test 997s/987s for about 2 months. The mechanic I know was originally given a 997 test car but he traded with a very large mechanic I also know at the same dealership for the 987 .

They are to drive the vehicles just as they would usually drive. There is a GPS system and a black box with a lock on it in the front trunk to record data. The OBDII plug has a connector and cable attached to it and running to the black box.

The test car I saw had 15,000 miles and had come from another dealer or two after their test. He thought it was collecting data for CARB but who really knows.

First pic is the GRS antenna, then the black box, then the OBDII connector/plug. I suggested he not speed, and then he was off for a day at the beach in Santa Cruz.

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