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Old 02-28-2008, 12:40 PM   #8
saaber
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Originally Posted by kwakr738
Hello,

This is my first post and would like to say hello. I recently found a 2004 S with about 26k miles. I am very close to buying it, but a few people have told me that maintenance and upkeep of the car will kill me. I was hoping someone could tell me if Porsche ownership is that much more expensive than Subaru ownership.

Thanks,
Alan
Maintenance is expensive and unless you are ready for it will be a huge surprise compared to the subaru. f.e. Subaru 4x4 clutch = $450-$500, boxster = $1500-$2500 depending on if it needs flywheel. I think the poster who said 3x more is probably fair but I would say 5x more if you were to include unexpected items that will probably pop up (which really is repair and not maint. I guess). I own both a subaru and a boxster. The boxster is harder to work on and it seems that every little thing is darned expensive. .02
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