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With all the negative talk about engine failures, it's nice to read one of these fell good Threads.
Thank you Florida Bill for instilling confidence in these beautiful cars! If I see you on the road sir, first beers on me. |
329,000 miles?! 15 K oil change intervals? Nice!!! So, how often does the tack hit 6k? And is it driven everyday? I think Bill needs a thorough interrogation.
2x Cheers to FloridaBill and Jager!!! |
300K is a good start:
3 million mile Volvo: Long Island man's P1800S won't quit (+video) - CSMonitor.com |
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329k is ridiculous. That is awesome. It makes me seem silly that anything over 100k worries me. |
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I bow to you.
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and here i felt bad about going from 35k to 95k miles in the last 3 years.
FloridaBill, your only mistake was not asking the shop owner where your old tech went. :) |
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Because from the way your story is worded they just were not planning on changing the plugs because it was not necessary yet and the manual says it should be every 60k Then when you found out they were not going to replace parts that did not need replacing you became upset? |
it looks like floridabill's question was "who was right?"
- the original tech who did the change at 30k? - the new tech who says the change only needs to be done at 60k - the shop owner who says the service schedule is not as important as their inspection, and the plugs only need be done when the inspection shows they need replacing. ("the shop owner was saying the maintenance schedule is secondary to their inspection of the vehicle.") i think we all agree that if he wanted the plugs changed, regardless of the mileage, the shop should have done them. most of us agree that if that's not part of their regular price, he should be charged a little extra for this service. |
This was a treat to see how much mileage this original owner, engine, and car, have racked up over the years. Kudos, sir.
The situation you mentioned sounds odd indeed, but if they outright refused to do work you were prepared to pay for then maybe you do need to take your business elsewhere. I don't know many shops that won't go the road of "the customer is right", even after explaining just how/why you do/don't need something. I'm also curious like others to know if you've experienced the magic of 4k+ rpms in your car. I also wonder if this is a manual or Tiptronic? Congrats again, that's a very impressive feat. If my rough math is right (~30,000 mi/yr), you'll be around 350k by the end of the year. |
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If you're still out there, I was curious to hear how you typically drive the car. Meaning what's your typical rev-range for driving on the highway and city? Does the car see much revving in the 4-6K range? We often debate what's good or bad for the engine. Some think going below 3K RPM is not so good while others believe being at exactly 3K RPM can become problematic. Thus the conventional wisdom has become to keep it above 3K RPM once the fluids are up to temp. But on the highway some find this less than ideal preferring to stay in the 2-3K RPM range. |
Raby either paid him off or made him sleep with the fishes...
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This is not supposed to make a difference but out of curiosity where was your Boxster built Germany or Finland?
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Initial post July 2012. Wonder how many miles are on the car now?
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Has to be a record... When you need something I'll give you a great deal just to see inside that one.
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WOW!
so my engine is practically new. this is a picture i took last night driving from work. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/1601423170527.jpg missed the mark by 2 miles :( |
30 interval for plugs seems frequent to me. the bosch on an old car with breaker points, yes but with a modern electronic ignition, it seems to be waaaay premature. i would feel much better with a mechanic who would read the plugs rather than just replace them. from what i have seen the frequency of alot of porsche's maintenance is premature..... except for the oil change intervals. it is my honest belief the maintenance schedule is to keep owners coming back to the dealerships to hook them on the sale of a new car. good marketing to set the hook on a new sale, but maybe not so good for the consumer.
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