Are BOXSTERS REALLY THIS TROUBLESOME

[kdub]

Originally Posted by gmboxster

I just bought my boxster and joined this forum a few weeks ago. I enjoy reading it, however I'm starting to get the feeling that boxsters arent well built due to all the problems that are discussed here. From electrical problems, RMS leakage, multiple water leakage problems, etc. Should I be worried that I bought a boxster to begin with ?? I love the way it drives so far but now I'm waiting for the problems to start.

I just bought my used 03' Box two weeks ago and I felt the same as you. However I have been educating myself of all the known problems the Box could manifest so I know what to look for and also when it does happen I won't be caught by surprised. I also just received my Bentley service manual I ordered last week, and I will be studying that to learn more about the parts of the car.

So far the car drives great, looks great and I really enjoy driving it! I find myself thinking up a longer route with less possible traffic to drive when I do take it out. Also I have been going out to dinner more often in the past two weeks cuz every night I want to drive it and dinner is a good excuse to take it out with the wife

[djomlas]

yeah don't worry too much about it.
once something goes bad with any of our cars, we post about it, and most of the time figure out the problem.
like stated above, we don't post when the cars are doing great every day, so all the posts are regarding some 'problems'

[kdub]

Originally Posted by djomlas

y
like stated above, we don't post when the cars are doing great every day

Yes, but the intimidation is that we see alot of the same problem repeated thread after thread (even on Renntech.org). So that makes me think it will sooner or later happen to me too. It becomes not a matter of "IF" , but "WHEN" that cause the worrying.

[wild1poet2]

I think the RMS problem is a legit issue. Made worse because there is no statement coming out of Porsche. There seems to be 4 or 5 generations of "fixes" out so far but the problem seems to be other than the seal. Crankshaft oscillation making most sense to me.

We as enthusiasts, respect engineering. Flaws nagg us.

My '04 doesn't leak. If it did I probably wouldn't like it as much since there is no definitive solution. I haven't heard how well the Cayenne "style" rms is holding up.

My '01 Harley is an old tech marvel. It doesn't leak and likely won't. Cheap to fix and is bulletproof.