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Originally Posted by pothole
I disagree. For better or worse, the Box is a mass market car. Most owners don't have a clue. I'd be surprised if as many as 3/10 Boxster owners had any clue about the IMS bearing or even that their car has such a thing.
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I have to agree. In talking to my mechanic about the number of IMS bearings they've upgraded (LOTS) it seemed to me like most were adding it to their clutch replacement after being advised by the mechanic. Otherwise, and like most who visit a Porsche dealer for new clutch, they were clueless of the issue.
The other issue I have to disagree about is that failures are now priced into market prices. I believe we're only seeing the start of IMS failures.
986/987/996's are now entering that point where average mileage is starting to climb well north 50K. The cars are changing hands from folks who didn't drive the car every day to buyers who are driving the cars far more frequently which only speeds up the demise of vulnerable IMS cars. The lower the prices for Boxster go from simple price depreciation, the more people will buy these cars, drive them hard and many will not consider the problems that have been cooking from oil change intervals that were inadequate, Porsche approved oils that were inadquate and infrequent driving from the previous owner which allowed seals to dry out and become brittle.
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