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Originally Posted by viperfish
Hi Friends,
I have been an avid porsche nut for over 20 years and it has been a dream to own a porsche. I am in love with the Boxster and am considering a very clean one owner 1999 with all records and 60K miles. After reading these forums i am scared out of my mind to buy the car due to the potential of engine failure and/or high cost of maintenence. I understand parts are expensive but some folks are spending 3000-5000K for a single repair such as ignition, convertible top etc. The engine issues alone could mean that i may have to just junk the car. I am now very confused and torn. I dont mind dropping the occasional 1000-1500 on an repair, but anything over 2K seems way too high? Maybe I am way too poor to own one. I currently have a Lexus IS350 and have previously owned several Mercedes and Bimmers without a warranty, but i have never had to deal with 3K-5K repair bills. My other options are the Z4 or SC430, but i REALLY want the Boxster. Can you experts advice me please? Perhaps reading too many threads on crazy repairs and breakdowns has made me paranoid.
Much appreciated
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You have to ask yourself this simple question… Do you want to be like one of us?? Fanatics about Porsches, to constantly think about your car every minute of the day (well every other minute), to wash your beauty every weekend and wax it every other weekend, to take it on joy rides every chance you get, to constantly look for ways of improving vehicle performance while increasing its longevity, to experience the ultimate driving machine any time you want , to have inner conflict trying to decide to drive with the top up or the top down, to talk about Porsches to all your friend until they are sick and tired of it then you go online to read and post messages about Porsches, to have everyone look at your car while driving the streets, to have conversations with the Highway Patrol like “was I really going that fast?”, the desire to clean your motor because you know there is dust on it, to clean your radiators because you know there is a bug on one of them, to read posts that have AOS, DTC, RMS, MAF, DME, PSM, ABS, LED, ECM, PCM, and IMS and know exactly what people are referring to. Do you really want to be like one of us?