Scared to Death of these cars !

[Lil bastard]

Your concerns are very real.

The cost of ownership thread and several of the anecdotal replies here average out to somewhere around $1500/yr., some years more, some less.

But, that average can swing wildly with a near or catastrophic failure - IMS, Chain tensioner failure, etc.

Two schools of thought here:

a.) Drive it like you stole it, throw caution to the wind, and if (some may argue when) you come up Snake Eyes, part it out or sell it to a spec racer. The loss is matched by the car's Fun Quotient.

b.) Live under the Sword of Damacles, baby the car, worry about every little creak, rattle or hickup and still crap out. Then lament that you didn't have the fun you intended with it.

If you're more the 'b' type, take a pass.

Life is too short not to enjoy the car you drive! Some may say at whatever the cost.

No one can tell you if this is the right car for you, except you. Do your research, drive several and then decide.

The Boxster isn't the only nice car out there, BMW, Nissan, MB, Mini, Mazda make many nice cars and some of these are more reliable and less expensive to maintain. These are facts.

But, if facts or praticality were the only measure, there'd be only 1 car on the market and it's nameplate would likely be either Honda or Toyota.

Cheers!

[AlexH]

For me, I am quite surprised that the 03 Boxster (manual) I bought with 52k is holding up quite well. I did not do a PPI as people have recommended but I know a little bit more about cars than an average person. It now has 68k miles in a yr and a half that I have her. I did a couple of oil changes and air filter myself, and paid a mechanic $70 to replace the plugs that I bought online. Generally I think there are certain years that you should try to avoid (such as pre-02), I think Porsche made some changes to 02-04 cars that have improved the reliability.

[cvhs18472]

I have a 98 tip with about 68K on the clock. I bought it 4 years ago with 32 K miles. Besides oil changes and other wear items and normal maintenance I have about $500 into mine. it boils down to about $1000 per year when you include trans flushes and brake fluid & such. It is a sort of everyday car which has seen track days and rallys and some all around stupid driving and has never let me down. If you consider all the Boxsters which were made and the actual # of really bad things happening, I would wager it is not much more than normal , but yes it does happen. All I can say toyou is that the first time you a Boxster in earnest, you will know what the grin is about. Ed

[ekam]

It depends what you consider as "repair" and what is "maintenance".

I consider the motor mount as a maintenance item, but most people here see it as a repair item. :ah:

[kpm]

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

...wrote stuff...

Off topic.

Andy clean out your PM box !!

And thanks for the parts..they're perfect.

[Pat]

Davemon, you wrote, "I realized today I put 4k miles on it already. Wow. And I still get a crazy grin every time I'm behind the wheel, hell I get that grin every time I catch a glance of the car when it is just parked."

I bought mine four months ago and have put 11,000 miles on it including five track days.

[extanker]

i aint scared...i bought new

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by extanker

i aint scared...i bought new

They were all new once.