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davedeck,
I purchased my 1999 Boxster in Sep 99, it had 104, 000 miles.
Here is my story of woe:
new chain tensioner 105,000 miles (dealer)
water pump when out at 109,000 miles (dealer)
another chain tensioner and guides 117,900 miles (dealer)
new AOS at 120,000 miles (dealer)
air injection check valve & air pump 128,000 miles (indy)
fuel pump/relay/crankshaft sensor 139,000 miles (indy)
new water pump 166,000 miles (indy)
new oxygen sensors 168,000 miles (indy)
I do my own oil/filter changes, spark plugs, brakes pads/rotors. I've saved a ton of money.
Besides scheduled maintenance, I haven't had to put any money in it for about a year now.
I did buy a muffler (just for the sound and the twin tips, $299 off Ebay) and last month I replaced the seats with sport seats from a 2001 Boxster S. I got a super sweet deal on the seats. [I transported the seats one on top of the other on my passenger seat, with the top down, from Bastrop thru Austin & Round Rock. When I stopped at the Rudy's off I-35 people thought I had some new fangled child car seat:-)]
I've learned there is no good reason for me to have anything done at a Porsche dealer.
If I can reach 250,000 miles in this car, then all the money I spent at the dealer might have been worthwhile.
MNC-I
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