2005 987S 20,000 mile report - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

eslai · 10-27-2006, 01:51 PM

Hi all,

Been really busy lately and haven't been following the forum.

Thought i'd report back on my car.

Replaced my rear tires at 18,800 miles. Also got my third tranny replaced at 18,800 miles under warranty. This is going to be a sticking point with me and Porsche...

At 20,098 I put the car in for service. Got the minor maintenance done and replaced the brakes, which were below 10%.

A brake job consists of pads, rotors and parts. $695. Minor maintenance is something in the $200+ range. This is all at Pioneer Centres, San Diego.

Luckily I had a 15% off coupon that they'd sent me for both jobs. Grand total was therefore $963.43.

At the same time I also reported a bit of funny handling and a clunky sound from the rear passenger side. We surmised that it might be a sway bar end link, which is apparently a common mode of failure for these cars.

When I came to pick up my car, I was informed that my right rear shock needed to be replaced. It's a PASM shock too.

Hmm... ditch the car or extended warranty?

I love the way it looks and drives, but if major parts keep dying, well, that's no good...

EPIQTodd · 10-27-2006, 01:57 PM

Rotors at 20k miles?? Seems really early to me...

eslai · 10-27-2006, 02:12 PM

The service guys say that the rotors are always done at the same time as the pads. They say that they don't turn them as they'll be below minimum width.

Sounds fishy to me, but whatever. It's not a huge expenditure at least. If anyone wants to call shenanigans on them and send me somewhere else for future break jobs, I'm all ears!

Perfectlap · 10-27-2006, 02:13 PM

wow lots of miles for one year. But I guess if your going to spend 20K miles in any car a BoxsterS in SoCal must be nice!
I'm on about 30,000 for my 2000! 90% of my commute is on Public Transportation.

10-27-2006, 02:14 PM

yeah thats alot of miles in a year,i have about half the miles you have and my boxster which is a 1999!

eslai · 10-27-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

wow lots of miles for one year. But I guess if your going to spend 20K miles in any car a BoxsterS in SoCal must be nice!
I'm on about 30,000 for my 2000! 90% of my commute is on Public Transportation.

Lucky you! Yeah, it's a bit excessive, but nothing unusual for a daily driver in San Diego. I've had my car since May of 2005 so that's one year and five months.... 14,000 miles per year.

Yep, nothing shocking for San Diego. *sigh*

RandallNeighbour · 10-27-2006, 02:49 PM

Eslai, my mechanic said that disks should last through two (typical) or possibly three sets of pads max.

I'm also willing to bet they didn't give you the old pads and rotors so you could have them checked out, did they?

You need to find an honest mechanic or start checking the rotor thickness out yourself and force the dealer to be honest with you if you go back there.

That does sound like a great deal for rotors AND pads all the way around though... I'm looking at a parts bill alone that is around $500.

ohioboxster · 10-27-2006, 02:55 PM

I would think the only way you would need new rotors is if you towed a boat or kubota backhoe with it.

super66 · 10-27-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eslai

Also got my third tranny replaced at 18,800 miles under warranty. [/b].

umm yikes on the rotors....but the tranny? what were the signs that your tranny was going??

C5150 · 10-27-2006, 07:58 PM

3rd freaking tranny at 18,800?! I don't understand how that's possible. Was your clutch pedal not working?! Can you give more details here? History thus far - I'd sell the bird and get a new one - no question.

-C5150