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					Originally Posted by truegearhead  I'm certainly not new to the used lux car market, and believe it or not the boxster are parts are very reasonable compared to the BMW M parts that I'm used to.  My 2002 M3 for example had a $750 water pump fail! I'm also religious about preventative maintenance.  The thing about the Porsche that I hate (when compared to older BMWs I've owned) is that the Boxster keeps getting me stranded.  Waterpump, shift linkage, ignition switch all left me dead away from home.  I think I'm going to keep the car because I really do enjoy it!  I need to identify what else could fail in the next 20,000 miles and then go ahead and replace it.  The wheel bearings are a great place to start.  Any other suggestions? | 
	
 
Truegearhead: I don't know if you have done any or all of the work on your car yourself, but in case you have not, let me interject - The Boxster is much, much easier to work on than a BMW M3. I have a 2002 M3 also, and it seems like everything is a huge PITA to get to, compared to the 986, where most things are fairly easy to get to. the P-car designers did it right.