Blown Engine

Originally Posted by Brucelee

First off, total engine failures in the Box are NOT rare, they are reported here from time to time.

Second, Porsche has changed its policy. They used to simply swap in a new engine and do it pretty quickly. Now, they do what you are experiencing.

Puzzling to say the least. If I had a new Porsche with a blown engine, the last thing I would want to do is wait until these turds got around to fixing it.

Moreover, personally, I would never buy another Porsche, but that is me.

From a corporate perspective, I just don't get it.

But then again, the Germans are totally arrogant when it comes to these things.

PS- I am of German heritage.

Best of luck.

You seem very down on Porsche, especially for a BB enthusiast. I agree with you that a tedious process for a new car owner is a frustration. I do not think that the Boxster total failure is common, especially when contrasted against the production numbers. I have seen many Boxsters for sale over the 100K mark in mileage.

As far as not buying another Porsche, I'd dare say my car has improved my mental health. I love the Boxster, it makes every trip special. Sure Porsches are expensive to maintain, I paid around 1,800.00 for a 944 clutch job. I also had a colleague who paid 15,000.00 for a 328GTB clutch job. For most of us in here, we like grease, wrenches and the satisfaction of placing our own hands on our creations, the joy of subtle tweaks we engineer into our cars; it's a religious experience. I'll say this, if my 2.5 blows up (1998, 24,600) I won't put a 2.5 back in but there will be no for sale sign either...

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday, peace Yo's