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yelojkt 10-21-2010 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Topless
After 5 years of ownership I am still in love with my little 98 Boxster. She is now a dual purpose Street/Time Trial car and has been nearly flawless since purchase. Still the original 2.5L motor, trans, clutch, shocks, with 90k miles, never leaks fluids or burns oil. I change the fluids often and inspect the steering, brakes and suspension before every track weekend. With a thorough wash and polish she looks stunning!

As a nearly stock 12 year old car she managed to set the track record in Boxster Spec X class at nearly every track in So Cal this year. What a hoot! I can't imagine more bang for the buck. These cars in good condition can now be found easily for $10K. A LOT of car for the money.
I need to quit opening this site. Just another 10-11 months; its not that long really. :rolleyes:

Sounds like you own the car I will build. Are you running the BSR suspension set-up? Any pictures?

Topless 10-21-2010 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by yelojkt
Are you running the BSR suspension set-up? Any pictures?
Just comp tires, comp sways, minimum weight, and comp seat. Here are a few pics from last weekend at Spring Mtn. NV:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phigreg/20101017SDRTTSpringMtn?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGbioDGgKe68 QE&feat=directlink#5529408412033394818

http://picasaweb.google.com/phigreg/20101017SDRTTSpringMtn?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGbioDGgKe68 QE&feat=directlink#5529404451923044882

http://picasaweb.google.com/phigreg/20101017SDRTTSpringMtn?authkey=Gv1sRgCJGbioDGgKe68 QE&feat=directlink#5529404473395884498

backman_z 10-26-2010 06:24 PM
Fyi
 
Just in case you are still scared...

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1556/consumer-reports-most-reliable-cars/

just_me 10-29-2010 01:44 PM
So here's the balanced deal.
 
Boxsters are actually very, very reliable, and can run >200k miles, even driven hard. Why? among other things a big oil sump; locasil lined cylinders (very hard); stout manual trannies from Audi (5-sp) and the 996 (6-sp).

With one major issue, and its a biggie: the IMS.

So think like this. An improved IMS bearing from LN engineering is about $600. The labor is about 7-9 hours, all-in. So for $1300-1700 (or so) you can make that issue go away. RMS is an annoyance, and mine's bone dry anyway. A new clutch, RMS, etc would be additional, of course.

So add $1700 to the price and you have a car with no horror stories. Feel better?


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