Unacceptable Problems

[mikefocke]

A '99 with 25k miles initially driven for 1 year, $0 unscheduled repair costs.
A '01 S with 42k miles initially driven for 2.5 years, $460 in unscheduled repair costs.

One airbag/seat-belt light problem, one air injection system leak problem, one O2 sensor problem.

Comes out to ~$11 per month for maintenance. Nothing special done to the car. Serviced by the book by independent mechanics.

[Cloudsurfer]

I will agree that some of the problems you've experienced are related to the lack of use the car gets. Cars are meant to be driven, yes, but even more so, the issues you had pop up out of warranty would have popped up under warranty if the car was driven more.

At the end of the day, however, Porsche (and most of the other German car companies) are beaten by leaps and bounds in overall reliability by the Japanese.

Patrick

[IowaS]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

A '99 with 25k miles initially driven for 1 year, $0 unscheduled repair costs.
A '01 S with 42k miles initially driven for 2.5 years, $460 in unscheduled repair costs.

One airbag/seat-belt light problem, one air injection system leak problem, one O2 sensor problem.

Comes out to ~$11 per month for maintenance. Nothing special done to the car. Serviced by the book by independent mechanics.

not complaining, just stating facts:

2000 Boxster S, 39,000 miles... cam housing leak, cylinder head leak, coolant tank cracked, cv boots replaced, and misc other little things....most of this under warranty...estimated cost from dealer $5500....comes out to $65/month for maintenance...that is crazy....

[super66]

Originally Posted by IowaS

not complaining, just stating facts:

2000 Boxster S, 39,000 miles... cam housing leak, cylinder head leak, coolant tank cracked, cv boots replaced, and misc other little things....most of this under warranty...estimated cost from dealer $5500....comes out to $65/month for maintenance...that is crazy....

hmmmm.....good thing you didn't buy the 97 blazer I had!!!!! brand new by the way.....lets just a 65 bucks a month average would have been a real pleasure

[djomlas]

man thats a lot of repairs.
you think that if you wuld have bought a ferrari and drove it few times a year you wouldnt be fixing stuff on it?
i think also that the problem is not driving the thing...

[Brucelee]

It is interesting, no matter how many guys post with tons of mechanical issues with their Boxsters, the faithful protest.

I have to tell you, I have seen thousands of posts on this forum and I am convinced the Box could use some attention from the engineers to make it much more robust.