Porsche Engine only good for 100K???

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Bobiam

I have to admit that horror stories scare me too.....
And I don't think the car is particularily dependable considering how long these things have been made in one form or another. I've had to deal with a lot of silly little repairs in the 5000 miles I've had it, but..........

For what's I'ts worth I checked the Consumer Reports annual car issue and the data they use is gathered from MANY owners or all kinds of cars.
They say:
The '02 Boxster is a Used Cars "Good Choice" for cars in the $20k-24k range.
In overall rating they give top rank to the 2007 Boxster in the $40k and up Roadster class.
In their reliability survey they rank '02-'06 Boxsters Average or above, with the exception of '03 which they rate well below avarage. The '03 scored poorly in "major engine", cooling, electrical, and body integrity. The '02, '05 and '06 scored very well for "major engine" catagory.
Under the "Used Cars to Avoid" catagory they listed the '99 and '03 Boxster as well as the '03 911.

Overall, the Box is much better than the Nissan Z, the Corvette, any Mercedes product, and nearly anything built by the big 3 American manufacturers with the exception of the highly rated Ford Crown Vic (but I don't think they do too well on the track!!!!!!!).

So, pray often, maintain your Porsche and enjoy it while you can.

Bob

I gotta tell ya, I have a VERY HARD time buying the CR data but then I always did.

How many buyers of CR are driving Boxsters?

we'll never really know the answer to this issue but when I used to visit the vette forums, I never heard of anyone complaing about a blow motor or RMS. They do use a bit of oil but hey, that is not 12K cost.

[Bobiam]

CR will not use insignificant data. In some cases they leave a rating blank for some cars where they say "insufficient data". I would take CR data into consideration along with individual horor stories.

It is certainly true that $9K + is a lot for a short block. It's only a flat 6 cylinder. It amy be better than most for power and it's development, but $9K?????

It such a failure happened to me, I could NOT repair it. I'd just spend forever searching for a used engine or a wreck.

Bob

[smiledrs]

I wished mine lasted 100k miles. It had 22.5K before it died. Replaced it with a 3.4L and all is fine for now.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by smiledrs

I wished mine lasted 100k miles. It had 22.5K before it died. Replaced it with a 3.4L and all is fine for now.

I gotta tell you, if I was Porsche and I had my engines blowing at 12K and 22K miles, I would be ashamed to show my face.

Get with the program guys, no engineers in Germany anymore?

[Bobiam]

Based on the numerous horror stories that appeared in this thread, I have created a survey thread asking box owners who have suffered blown engines to post some details about their experience......especially what Porsche has done to accept responsibility for the engine failure and what recovery cost them. The link is at:

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=148368#post148368

Thanks for participating,
Bob

[rick3000]

Most of the major problems I have ever heard about happened to weekend and summer Boxster's. I have heard of very few problems with DD Boxster's, including my own.

You also have to remember that people that have a problem, like an engine failure turn to the internet to look for answers. There are plenty of boxster owners who have never had a problem, and have never been on a 986forum. So any internet only survey will be slightly biassed.

Perhaps the problem is that letting your Boxster sit is bad for it, and you need to take it out and drive it!

[Bobiam]

Originally Posted by rick3000

You also have to remember that people that have a problem, like an engine failure turn to the internet to look for answers. There are plenty of boxster owners who have never had a problem, and have never been on a 986forum. So any internet only survey will be slightly biassed.

The real reason for this survey will be to determine what the cost was to those owners with major engine failure and if Porsche made it right for them.

I'm not trying to determine what % of engines fail or anything like that...as you say, that would be biassed survey info. And perhaps you are right about the need to keep an engine active to keep it healthy.....but in the northern snow States, most of us prefer a more rugged and capable winter vehicle.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by rick3000

Most of the major problems I have ever heard about happened to weekend and summer Boxster's. I have heard of very few problems with DD Boxster's, including my own.

You also have to remember that people that have a problem, like an engine failure turn to the internet to look for answers. There are plenty of boxster owners who have never had a problem, and have never been on a 986forum. So any internet only survey will be slightly biassed.

Perhaps the problem is that letting your Boxster sit is bad for it, and you need to take it out and drive it!

+1000!!!! Let it sit or baby it, it will make you pay!