your last three non-maintenance repairs

[Perfectlap]

just for the heck of it I called up US Fidelis after watching a commercial for a warranty quote. No dice. Which got me thinking in 50K miles I've only had a couple of repairs.
So here are my last three unexpected repairs with labor.

O2 sensor $200
throttle body $350
parking brake switch $5+$140 diag
Door clickers are dead -didnt replace.

That's it.
But I'm going to have to replace the starter that squeaks every fifth or sixth ignition.

[RandallNeighbour]

What the heck are "door clickers?"

My last three repairs were my front bearings and rear control arms (all four in the back). It was a LOT of money.

I was just washing the boxster the other day thinking that after the first two and a half years of replacing this or that most every other month, my car is very dependable and doesn't need much except oil changes and tires these days.

I guess when you replace every friggin' part on a car, it becomes like a new one with a scratched up paint job.

[ekam]

Why did you need a new throttle body?

My only non-maintenance repairs since I owned the thing is the $20 H6W light bulb.

[blinkwatt]

Well I haven't had any repairs per say,just regular stuff that gets replaced in time. All done at once almost 2 years ago.

Clutch,flywheel,r.m.s.,i.m.s.,oil change,front driver side wheel bearing.

$3.2k.

[E Kaplan]

I have had the car for about 15 months and have up about 12,000 on my 2000 base Boxster. No problems at all! Just oil changes and brake fluid change (rec by dealership). A very dependable car.

[vath2001]

If your doing your starter, there are a couple of posts explaining some tricks I used.

I called US Fidelis too, they keep calling me back and dropping their price. I just keep asking for a copy of the policy before I sign up. They won't send it. So now every time they call, I keep saying "I'm just waiting for Dave to send the policy, like he said he would" ... which is a lie.

As far as non-maintenance repairs: Starter, climate control display and driver's door lock mech (dealer repair $$$)

[mikefocke]

'01S with 55k+ on it now bought with 42k on it

2 years ago a tired O2 sensor (front right)
3 years ago air leak in air induction
4 years ago seatbelt grounding per TSB

Total cost so far for 50 months of ownership averages ~$12 per month in unscheduled maintenance. I have another O2 sensor I'm about to drop in just to get their age matching but it has not yet really shown a code so I'm at a loss as to if it goes into the unscheduled, scheduled or owners paranoia categories.

I've also replaced one battery (car is probably on its third), no tires, air and pollen filters and done the once a year oil changes three times for $40 labor each and my supplied parts under the scheduled category.

[Kirk]

I've only had two non-maintenance repairs in the last 3.5 years that I've owned my Boxster:

Rear wheel bearings - $70 in parts, $260 for the special tool, I supplied the labor

Rear CV boots - $50 in parts, DIY labor

Overall I think our Boxsters are relatively cheap to run. I just bought a 996 and this is the biggest reason why I bought that car, because of my positive experience with the Boxster. I really wanted a Maserati Coupe GT (about $30K used), but there is only one Internet source for discounted parts and they don't carry much. Plus even with the discount you're still buying Ferrari parts. So the rear wheel bearings for the Maserati would have been $630 each!!! I figured down the road I was going to pay $10,000 more in gas (thirsty V8) and $10,000 more in maintenance and repair parts for a Maserati that was about the same cost up front as a 996.

I think we have to count ourselves lucky to have beautiful cars, with excellent German design and engineering, and still be able to run them relatively cost effectively. How many great resources do we have on the Net for help with repairing our cars? How many great resources do we have for cheap parts? How many resources do we have for great aftermarket parts and mods? Again, all of this I found lacking with Maserati. So I stayed in the Porsche family and I'm glad I did! I think we're pretty lucky with the Boxster support that is available on-line.

Kirk

[coreseller]

Oil Change, Manual Trans Fluid Change, Front Motor Mount (Pedro Enthusiast's Mount, highly recommend), soon to do a clutch and tranny (G-Box) rebuild R&R. The Boxster has proven to be an extremely simple to DIY car to work on.

[mylamb]

I don't even want to answer this question... makes me too mad to even think about it! Let's just say... A LOT. Feels like at least one part quits on a bi-weekly basis. Porsche's create a desire that's hard for to replace though... do I really want an S2000? Not really.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by mylamb

I don't even want to answer this question... makes me too mad to even think about it! Let's just say... A LOT. Feels like at least one part quits on a bi-weekly basis. Porsche's create a desire that's hard for to replace though... do I really want an S2000? Not really.

Do you have a Finland build?

[Bladecutter]

I bought my '98 back in February, and I knew that it needed a little bit of work.
I installed new rotors and pads at all 4 corners.
2 Bilstein struts for the rear.
1 motor mount, as I think it had been torn for many many years, and the original owner just never noticed.
And most recently, I had to replace the microswitch for the top, as whenever I closed the door with the top up, both windows would roll down several inches.

When I replaced the switch, I noticed that someone had rigged it with an o-ring at some previous point in the car's life, and the o-ring finally wore out. How lame that whomever rigged it just didn't spend the $35 for a new switch instead.

BC.

[r9i8c7k]

1) Replaced cracked radiator - $1,200
2) O2 Sensor - $45
3) Removed scratches from all 4 rims - $250

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by r9i8c7k

1) Replaced cracked radiator - $1,200
2) O2 Sensor - $45
3) Removed scratches from all 4 rims - $250

where did you find a $45 Bosche o2 sensor?

[FTD]

'04 2.7

In the past three years:

Front verticle stabilizers / drop links. Twice.

Driver's side visor

Repair to the velcro holding strap as part of the convertible tracking

Left rear wheel bearing

Coolant bleed valve? Don't remember - will have to look it up.

[myfirstporsche]

The previous owner had this done at the Porsche dealer since new:

1) 2 new sunvisors. $176 each

2) New seat belt parts and airbag something? $1900

3) Interstate battery and case last year $300

Nothing for me...knock wood.

[r9i8c7k]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

where did you find a $45 Bosche o2 sensor?

It was actually a generic one.

http://www2.partstrain.com/store/details/Porsche/Boxster/Replacement/Oxygen_Sensor/2002/USOS-4000.html