Considering Buying A 2002 Boxster...

[boxstertoy]

I bought a 2002 about three months ago with 62000 miles. the car was near showroom condition, smooth idle and a nice ride, private party. after purchase I found out about the IMS issue. did some research and talked the Porsche dealer service writer. found an excellent Porsche mechanic and did the IMS for $2500.oo after paying $8500 for the car. well worth the extra cost since I also found in the repair some leaky seals, which were repaired at the time. the car runs great, still at about or below market and sooo much fun. cobalt blue with blue leather interior and chrome 17" wheels. I would suggest getting anything below a 2006, since the 2006 to 2008 IMS are not serviceable. look for something with as few issues as possible.
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boxstertoy

[Shoeless]

Originally Posted by boxstertoy

I bought a 2002 about three months ago with 62000 miles. the car was near showroom condition, smooth idle and a nice ride, private party. after purchase I found out about the IMS issue. did some research and talked the Porsche dealer service writer. found an excellent Porsche mechanic and did the IMS for $2500.oo after paying $8500 for the car. well worth the extra cost since I also found in the repair some leaky seals, which were repaired at the time. the car runs great, still at about or below market and sooo much fun. cobalt blue with blue leather interior and chrome 17" wheels. I would suggest getting anything below a 2006, since the 2006 to 2008 IMS are not serviceable. look for something with as few issues as possible.
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boxstertoy

The IMS is not an issue on the 06-08 Boxster, unless you plan on tracking the car. Less than a 1% failure rate.

[RoughDobermann]

Originally Posted by Shoeless

The IMS is not an issue on the 06-08 Boxster, unless you plan on tracking the car. Less than a 1% failure rate.

I was just perusing your thread. What is this PDF that you read and what are the details, please? Thanks.

[Shoeless]

Originally Posted by RoughDobermann

I was just perusing your thread. What is this PDF that you read and what are the details, please? Thanks.

Raby sent me an email with their results with the 06-08. I have no idea how to get it into a post. They have found that with normal driving the larger ims bearings are fine, and they agree with the findings from Porsche that as long as the car is not tracked and ran at over 5000 RPM continually like in a race setting the bearings have a less than 1% fail rate. They also found the exact opposite with the 05 and older modles. When tacked and ran hard they almost never fail, when street drive however the fail rate is much higher.

I emailed them at info@flat6innovations.com and they sent me the pdf.

[RoughDobermann]

Originally Posted by Shoeless

Raby sent me an email with their results with the 06-08. I have no idea how to get it into a post. They have found that with normal driving the larger ims bearings are fine, and they agree with the findings from Porsche that as long as the car is not tracked and ran at over 5000 RPM continually like in a race setting the bearings have a less than 1% fail rate. They also found the exact opposite with the 05 and older modles. When tacked and ran hard they almost never fail, when street drive however the fail rate is much higher.

I emailed them at info@flat6innovations.com and they sent me the pdf.

That's great information, thank you!