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I saw on the Mercedes site that so many there are used to high maintenance costs (e.g., $3k to replace iron brake rotors) many take a $5K repair in stride, and there is also the marque loyalty working. Hard core diy'ers are rare there. I sense many more Boxster owners aspire to diy. Perhaps due to the easier acquisition of the Boxster. And the Boxster has great attraction in looks, performance and (now ) used price. It is interesting to observe apparent lack of snobishness from the 911 set. Perhaps because of a common problem.
But the mystique of superior German product is certainly shaken by the Boxter, C63AMG , and others. Even the current emissions revelation shows that from most angles companies must simply pursue profitability. But the Porsche mystique of reliability won over decades really frustrates many who expect performance and long term reliability.
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