Thread: Kablamo!
View Single Post
Old 12-09-2008, 09:45 AM   #9
Lil bastard
Registered User
 
Lil bastard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Du Monde
Posts: 2,199
Quote:
Originally Posted by blue2000s
That's a misconception, as is the 20% IMS failure rate. There is no indication that IMS failures are more common on later cars.
I'm not so sure... While certainly any mechanical part can fail, and a relative few early cars suffered IMS failure, it seems to have become an 'issue' with the later ('03-?) cars. A sampling of the various forums will probably bear this out.

As far as 20% being the failure rate, I doubt this (at least with the avg. mileage of the boxster 'fleet' to-date), that sounds more like the RMS failure rate.
__________________
1990 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
1976 BMW 2002
1990 BMW 325is
1999 Porsche Boxster
(gone, but not forgotten)
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...smiley-003.gif

Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!
Lil bastard is offline   Reply With Quote