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Originally Posted by evomind
Looking over the forum it seems most of you guys look at all this from a "worst case scenario."
I get the impression that many of you are 100% positive that every engine is going to blow from an IMS failure. Every one.
You guys say you replace this and replace that because you liken it to a ticking time bomb, then tell everyone the "maintenance" costs are so high.
That's NOT maintenance, that's spending money. If something breaks and you fix it, that's still not "maintenance" that's a repair.
I can soooorta see doing the IMS upgrade but only on certain year cars because if it does fail it is catastrophic, but most of the other stuff is just spending money.
If it aint broke, don't fix it.
C'mon guys, if these things were popping motors like is alluded to on this forum there wouldn't be any used Boxsters left.
Anyway, I figured I would make a counterpoint to most of what I read here.
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Unfortunately and often members (owners) likes to describe what they don't like and how they (we) could make it better on a forum! You won't see Ahh My Porsche Is Great posts often so.... that gives the impression to some that the car in unreliable.
As for the IMS, I fully support your reasoning. As for myself couldn't care less if the IMS would blow up... I'm married to my wife, not my car engine (engineS can be easily replaced)! But you have to see it that many boxster owners LOVES this car so much that they want to keep it (original) as long as possible. Lots & Lots of genuine Boxster enthusiasts here mate so this is why you get the feeling that the IMS is major this and that to many.