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Originally Posted by jonomo
If you're already on your second engine, then that shows me that the motors are not very reliable. I don't think you should have to switch out a motor on a car thats less than 10 years old. That means I should expect to switch out the motor every 5~7 years. That doesn't help me at all. Maybe I'll get the S2000... so ugly, but very reliable!
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It is a fact that Porsche has cylinder casting problems for cars built bet 1997 and 1999. Go look up the tech section at pca.org. Full details are there. Something about the engine liners being porous. So engine built during this period may suffer from premature failure. It is a fault on the build process. Someone said it's rubbish to avoid 1997 to 1999 cars in an earlier post. It's NOT. I would avoid those cars unless cost is your major concern or you find one that already has its engine replaced under warranty.
If you're already considering a Porsche, part of you wants passion. You're not going to get that same feeling with a Jap car (S2000) like it or not. You don't buy a Ferrari and expect longevity of its engine and components. Modenas needs an engine out service every 50k miles! A Porsche is sort of like middle ground, at least for Boxsters and not exotics like GT2. It comes with a reasonable amount reliability iwth another reasonable dose of exoticness
Hey, their still German made afterall
Italians? That would be a different issue all together
