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gregwils · 03-23-2007, 05:42 PM

"I worried about every Boxster I bought and with good reason, I have the paid bills to prove it."

Don't tell me that, I haven't pulled the trigger yet on a Boxster and am looking for rationalization that my concerns are over-blown. Seriously, I fully expect a bit of a love/hate relationship with untimely, perplexing problems in search of over-priced parts. I will soften the blow by performing my own maintenance and, hopefully, most repairs.

If I get too scared, I could by an S2000. They're a little high strung and visually boring, but the likely reliability is pretty appealing.

All of the European cars seem to suffer from a high failure rate of component parts on these quite complex machines.

MAF
Air/Oil Seporator
O2s
RMSs
Control Arms
Water Pumps
and the beat goes on...

but then you drive it. The Boxster has to been one of the finest total driving experiences ever to hit the road.

03-23-2007, 05:42 PM	#4
gregwils Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 11	"I worried about every Boxster I bought and with good reason, I have the paid bills to prove it." Don't tell me that, I haven't pulled the trigger yet on a Boxster and am looking for rationalization that my concerns are over-blown. Seriously, I fully expect a bit of a love/hate relationship with untimely, perplexing problems in search of over-priced parts. I will soften the blow by performing my own maintenance and, hopefully, most repairs. If I get too scared, I could by an S2000. They're a little high strung and visually boring, but the likely reliability is pretty appealing. All of the European cars seem to suffer from a high failure rate of component parts on these quite complex machines. MAF Air/Oil Seporator O2s RMSs Control Arms Water Pumps and the beat goes on... but then you drive it. The Boxster has to been one of the finest total driving experiences ever to hit the road.