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I had a similar issue. When I had the oil changed before putting the car into winter storage last October, the indie (not a Porsche specialist) told me the cv boots were cracked and I needed to replace them and the axles, gave me a quote of $1200. When I got the car out of storage I took it to a VW / Audi dealer that has a tech that works on Porsches and was quoted $1600 then I took it to a Porsche specialist and got a quote of $2400. By now the first quote was starting to look pretty good.
Then a boxster owner (Thanks Jake!) suggested a Porsche specialist (Kurt's German Autowerks in Homer Glen, IL (western suburb of Chicago) who only works on Porsches and Audis) who inspected the car and told me I didn't need axles and quoted $650 to change the boots. He said that he visually inspected it and inquired whether I had hears any clicking noises (I didn't) and said, if you had heard clicking that's the warning sign. So he did the work a month ago and so far, everything seems fine.
It's a 2000S with 33k miles, always garaged, never driven in winter, always maintained by the book. Just thought I'd add this story into the discussion.
Larry
The Bald Eagle
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