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[mdex]

All cars have their issues... high performance ones more so. Add in the fact that these cars tend to be driven harder then the average daily commuter you are going to at times have problems.

I can't say my 2001 s has had an easy life... tons of track time and it even gets the suspension backed off and driven in the winter. After 160,000 km it has needed some items (clutch, due to failed pressure plate... several RMS replacements... suspension parts wearing, wheel bearings, etc) but considering how hard this car has been driven I am very impressed with how well it holds up. I know that I will have to rebuild or replace the engine sooner or later (either Jakes 3.6, or an x51 3.8) and even with that kind of expense into it I can't think of another car that would give this level of fun at this low a price.

I have had other cars ingest their engines (my old 944 turbo went through 3, and my WRX, totally stock spun a bearing one week out of warranty for a quick $10,000) and know that it always sucks, but it is the risk of driving high performance vehicles.

If you like Boxsters, find the best one you can, keep on top of maintaining it, and have fun.

[Jake Raby]

Over and over again the cars and engines that see a ton of track time seem to be the best of the breed.. Seldom do we have failure calls from those stating their cars have been driven hard, tracked and generally thrashed on.. As an owner of 3 M96 powered vehicles, I agree that the harder I drive them, the better they run.

[sd_boxster]

Jake, maybe you can engineer a shift lockout that will not allow upshifts below 6000 RPM. A "You're driving like a pansy" indicator on the instrument cluster might also work as a preventative measure for engine failure...

As much as the "Drive it like you stole it - it's good for it!" sounds counterintuitive, it does make me feel even better about two autocrosses next weekend.

[stephen wilson]

I love my Boxster, but the engine has a design flaw, end of story. It's not because of hard usage, or because it's a "high performance" engine. . The specific output is not that high, a VTEC gets 10-12% more, and will do it for 200k miles.

I will feel better when I can afford a 2010, but worry doesn't detract from the fun I have with this otherwise fantastic car!

[Mark_T]

I'm not a wealthy man - far from it, and I couldn't just snap my fingers and produce 15 grand for a fresh engine. But this is the coolest car I have ever owned (and I'm 52) and no matter what happens, I'm really glad I bought it. If the engine blew tomorrow it would probably take me about a year to save up the money for a new one, and in the meantime I would just have to sit in it, in my garage, with my hands on the wheel, saying "vroom vroom" and that would still be more fun than driving anything else.

My name is Mark, and I own a Porsche.

[Brucelee]

I had two customers with IMS failure (as far as I know). The first drove his like a madman. The second, not.

Same outcome.

Go figure.

[Tranlm]

LMAO!

Definitely plus one on that Mark! I'd "vroom vroom" all day long until I got another one!

Originally Posted by Mark_T

I'm not a wealthy man - far from it, and I couldn't just snap my fingers and produce 15 grand for a fresh engine. But this is the coolest car I have ever owned (and I'm 52) and no matter what happens, I'm really glad I bought it. If the engine blew tomorrow it would probably take me about a year to save up the money for a new one, and in the meantime I would just have to sit in it, in my garage, with my hands on the wheel, saying "vroom vroom" and that would still be more fun than driving anything else.

My name is Mark, and I own a Porsche.

[S3adrag0n]

Definitely a car that is so part of you.... When I'm away from home, I miss my car more than the wife!