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Old 11-14-2013, 12:50 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Last930 View Post
Well, lot's of different opinions. My '04 S is in the shop today for a new clutch, etc , and I decided to replace the IMSB while it's apart. If I decide to keep the car for the long-term I'll have the piece of mind that I've addressed at least THAT issue; if I decide to sell I think any potential buyers will know that they won't need to do it, and thus I won't have to discount the price for it. I hope that a buyer looking at a couple Boxsters may be swayed to buy the car with the best maint history, condition and all other things equal.
Good on you. A car offered for sale with a specific mention of pro-actively replacing the IMSB is a buy signal of enthusiast-ownership. It's impossible to calculate but I'd be of the opinion that you fall into a very small % of total Porsches owned. Which is not necessarily to say that every enthusiast has done the swap. One of our forum members has over 300K miles logged and was still on the original bearing. But that was someone who kept up with very strict maintenance practices and didn't leave the car around to sit/rot, obviously with that sort of mileage.
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