I picked up the boxster at Jakes yesterday. was a beautiful drive over in the rented VW Beetle. the drive thru that part of the country is amazing this time of year. the winding roads, climbing up and over the peaks and then back down the other side was a blast. all in front of the monster storm that was brewing.
the ride back was more fun since I had the Box back. it rained hard while we pushed thru the twisties. reminded me of racing my vintage Formcar FV in the rain at IRP.
As far as the car and the repairs, I feel fortunate that the original failure was only the AOS and that the engine wasn't hurt from it. I had contemplated doing the bearing upgrade to the IMS anyway and since I was close enough to Jakes shop (250 miles) to have the car sent there it seemed silly not to have it done while it was there. I feel good having had it done for me and for the next guy /gal that owns this car. I also feel good about the dyno testing/ leakdown tests etc. that were done to evaluate the motor.
Jakes operation is first class. the shop is quite a place. The car runs like a champ.
for me this was a no brainer given the situation. I wasn't ready to spend a ton of money on a new motor so this worked out well.
These cars are not for the financially faint at heart. repairs can and will be very expensive. too bad porsche doesn't provide replacement engines at affordable price but that seems to be the deal with most higher end cars.
planned obsolesence.
I'm am a very satisfied customer. I know there are a lot of other things that can go wrong with these motors but I feel like I did what I could to keep this nice little boxster on the road.
Jake was totally honest with me along and He did everything that he said he would. I'm back on the road and would do it the same way again.
Jake seems to really care about the cars and the people. I'm glad they were there.
Pat Keefe
2002 Boxster Base, Tip, and, upgraded IMS Bearing
86,000 miles and counting...