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ChairmanRon · 10-26-2011, 12:05 PM

The 944 has the fiasco with having to replace the timing belt regularly or else the car blows up. The Boxster "improvement" is that now you have to replace the IMS bearing or else IT blows up.

The IMS bearing issue is a huge black eye for Porsche.

Cheers,
Ron
'03 986

10-26-2011, 12:05 PM	#17
ChairmanRon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 111	Re: 944 vs Boxster Quality The 944 has the fiasco with having to replace the timing belt regularly or else the car blows up. The Boxster "improvement" is that now you have to replace the IMS bearing or else IT blows up. The IMS bearing issue is a huge black eye for Porsche. Cheers, Ron '03 986