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rondocap · 01-01-2013, 11:06 AM

I enjoy my 986 Boxster - and next year I am considering whether to do the IMS upgrades and further maintenance, or put that money towards getting a slightly newer Boxster as mine is a 2001.

Basically my question gets a bit away from the 986's and into the 987 cars.

It is my understanding that the 2009 Boxsters no longer have the IMS issues, so I am going to assume that these are pretty much the most reliable Boxsters of them all, correct?

Having said that, with the early 2005-2008 987's Porsche did change some of the IMS systems right? Or do I have pretty much the same chance of having a problem with a 2005 as my 2001?

Basically, if I get a 2005-2008 and still have to do the IMS upgrades, I rather just wait a little more and get a 2009 that will come out of the box (ster..) with no issues.

Is that solid thinking? The 2009's are starting to dip into the lower 30 and even high 20's now for a base, so I assume in a 1-2 years it will be at the sweet spot.

01-01-2013, 11:06 AM	#1
rondocap Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NY/NJ Posts: 195	What year Boxster would you get for most reliable? I enjoy my 986 Boxster - and next year I am considering whether to do the IMS upgrades and further maintenance, or put that money towards getting a slightly newer Boxster as mine is a 2001. Basically my question gets a bit away from the 986's and into the 987 cars. It is my understanding that the 2009 Boxsters no longer have the IMS issues, so I am going to assume that these are pretty much the most reliable Boxsters of them all, correct? Having said that, with the early 2005-2008 987's Porsche did change some of the IMS systems right? Or do I have pretty much the same chance of having a problem with a 2005 as my 2001? Basically, if I get a 2005-2008 and still have to do the IMS upgrades, I rather just wait a little more and get a 2009 that will come out of the box (ster..) with no issues. Is that solid thinking? The 2009's are starting to dip into the lower 30 and even high 20's now for a base, so I assume in a 1-2 years it will be at the sweet spot.