Ouch, IMS failure on Ebay - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 09-29-2009, 03:45 PM

^minor point: most civil cases are not settled. Most are either dismissed or dropped by the plaintiff without a settlement offer--they simply cut their losses and move on. From what I've been told by corporate lawyers I know and deal with, probably less than a quarter (roughly speaking) of all cases filed result in the plaintiff getting any money and the number of plaintiffs who win at trial are probably in the single digits. and even then the plaintiff often has to settle with the defendant to avoid a long drawn out appeals process. You have to have a very strong case to stay alive. Probably why the average plaintiffs lawyer earns about what the average electrician makes.

10-06-2009, 10:21 AM

Didn't realize that this thread was about the same car a customer of ours just purchased. It arrived via transport at our facility today. It will be getting a 3.8 liter LN Engineering updated engine and rebuilt gearbox with Guard LSD and should be an absolute rocket.

jmatta · 10-06-2009, 11:34 AM

The car will live on in grand glory!

I'm starting to think more and more about the IMS update, just to protect my engine long term. Even though the car has only 17k miles, it is not driven that frequently; but when driven, driven fairly hard and to a good operating temperature.

gschotland · 10-06-2009, 12:10 PM

My '02 S w/68k miles has a "date" with Jake Raby next monday, 10/12, for a clutch and IMS retrofit. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Jake Raby · 10-06-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gschotland

My '02 S w/68k miles has a "date" with Jake Raby next monday, 10/12, for a clutch and IMS retrofit. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Yep!! We have the shop ready for you and your Boxster... Just finished up another IMS retrofit and shipped the car back to Texas today...

See you soon!

Frodo · 10-06-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gschotland

My '02 S w/68k miles has a "date" with Jake Raby next monday, 10/12, for a clutch and IMS retrofit. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Did you drive your Box down there, or ship it? If the latter (if you don't mind me asking), what did they charge, and who shipped it?

Jake Raby · 10-06-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Did you drive your Box down there, or ship it? If the latter (if you don't mind me asking), what did they charge, and who shipped it?

Gary is driving down, dropping off the car on Monday then going home Wednesday after we complete the work and test the engine..

Lots of people are choosing this alternative instead of shipping, especially with our area being so beautiful this time of year!

10-06-2009, 02:22 PM

Shipping cars isn't really a big deal, especially in this economy. Given the fact that most car haulers are hungry for work, it's extremely affordable right now. We have plenty of cars that show up and leave on transports.

We're going to have several cars coming and going this winter for IMS updates.