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03' boxster 5 spd, plain jane worth it ?, That many possible problems..!! |
flmont |
Aug 3 2017, 09:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 879 Joined: 21-October 08 From: Tucson,Az Member No.: 9,676 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I was looking at a clean 03' plain jane boxster has 40 K miles on it,..as I start to read up on that era car,..I was surprised it had so many possible issue's I knew of the IMS,and oil separator, but what's with the D chunking of cylinders, possible cracks in the heads ,..Etc Etc I realize not every car would have these issues but Damn I am surprised that Porsche's quality control could be that bad,Or they hired some rookie engineer's,..But , is it worth the 14 K the dealer is asking !! Thanks Frank (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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jmitro |
Aug 4 2017, 06:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None |
just like everything on the internet, those issues have been widely debated and unnecessarily exaggerated.
You could probably get the car for $12k an have a really nice car for 1/4 of the new MSRP |
Mark Henry |
Aug 4 2017, 08:39 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
just like everything on the internet, those issues have been widely debated and unnecessarily exaggerated. Tell that to the guy who's '04 C4S engine I pulled out two days ago (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Any '00-06 single row bearing I say get the IMS done now. Attached image(s) |
jmitro |
Aug 4 2017, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None |
Tell that to the guy who's '04 C4S engine I pulled out two days ago (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) you just proved my point. the failures are all over the internet, but how many people with non-failures are out there enjoying their M96 engine with no problems? sucks for the 1/1000 that have a catastrophic failure, but let's be real....how many catastrophic M96 failures are out there? |
Ferg |
Aug 4 2017, 03:48 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
Tell that to the guy who's '04 C4S engine I pulled out two days ago (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) you just proved my point. the failures are all over the internet, but how many people with non-failures are out there enjoying their M96 engine with no problems? sucks for the 1/1000 that have a catastrophic failure, but let's be real....how many catastrophic M96 failures are out there? More than 1/1000, sure tons of owners got lucky and during the ownership period had no issues, but how comfortable are you dropping 15-25k on a sports car knowing that is has a flaw that could maybe possibly cost you 20k if not addressed. |
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