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Old 08-22-2014, 09:17 AM   #37
JayG
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Originally Posted by Giller View Post
That would be an interesting challenge - but how to measure reliability? Is it simply the fact it starts every time, or is it more related to cost over time or how many times it has to visit the shop/worked on annually? Tough call.

I for one did a lot of research before buying my Box and the one element that did keep popping up in almost everything I read was 'reliability'. These cars, whether new or 12 years old are still considered to be some of the most reliable, period.

Besides, for all this IMS talk - it still could be worse. How many GM cars have they recalled in the past few years? And how many died before they did the recall? So far as I know - no one died of an IMS failure.
I agree.

I believe that if you "maintain" the Boxster properly, you may not have to "service" it

Lets not forget the Toyota Prius debacle or Ford Explorer rollovers
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