Porsche Engine only good for 100K???

[rick3000]

Most of the major problems I have ever heard about happened to weekend and summer Boxster's. I have heard of very few problems with DD Boxster's, including my own.

You also have to remember that people that have a problem, like an engine failure turn to the internet to look for answers. There are plenty of boxster owners who have never had a problem, and have never been on a 986forum. So any internet only survey will be slightly biassed.

Perhaps the problem is that letting your Boxster sit is bad for it, and you need to take it out and drive it!

[Bobiam]

Originally Posted by rick3000

You also have to remember that people that have a problem, like an engine failure turn to the internet to look for answers. There are plenty of boxster owners who have never had a problem, and have never been on a 986forum. So any internet only survey will be slightly biassed.

The real reason for this survey will be to determine what the cost was to those owners with major engine failure and if Porsche made it right for them.

I'm not trying to determine what % of engines fail or anything like that...as you say, that would be biassed survey info. And perhaps you are right about the need to keep an engine active to keep it healthy.....but in the northern snow States, most of us prefer a more rugged and capable winter vehicle.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Bobiam

The real reason for this survey will be to determine what the cost was to those owners with major engine failure and if Porsche made it right for them.

I'm not trying to determine what % of engines fail or anything like that...as you say, that would be biassed survey info. And perhaps you are right about the need to keep an engine active to keep it healthy.....but in the northern snow States, most of us prefer a more rugged and capable winter vehicle.

I would be willing to bet that there aren't too many folks who "Porsche made it right for." My bet is that if you are out of warranty, you are SOOL.

Even under warranty, they DO look at your CPU readings etc. to see if MAYBE there may be an out.

IMHO!

[rzucchet]

Just based on anecdotal observations... Let me propose a theory:

If you have a Box that's made it to say, 75K miles, then there's no reason to assume it is at higher risk of catastrophic failure than an "average" car for the next 75K miles.

Thoughts?

[Paul]

Many cars from any manufacturer require a lot of repairs between 75k and 125K. Hoses, belts, clutches, water pumps, power steering pumps, CV joints, suspension components, brake components, etc.

Some say to never own a car between 75k and 125k.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by rick3000

Most of the major problems I have ever heard about happened to weekend and summer Boxster's. I have heard of very few problems with DD Boxster's, including my own.

You also have to remember that people that have a problem, like an engine failure turn to the internet to look for answers. There are plenty of boxster owners who have never had a problem, and have never been on a 986forum. So any internet only survey will be slightly biassed.

Perhaps the problem is that letting your Boxster sit is bad for it, and you need to take it out and drive it!

+1000!!!! Let it sit or baby it, it will make you pay!

[rick3000]

If you just looking at cost, and engine replacement averages about $9-12k. And I agree, Porsche has done very little to help people that have had engine failures.

I think I read something a while back, about a class action lawsuit against Porsche over this. They were trying to make Porsche responsible for out of warranty engine failures, but I don't recall the specifics of the suit.