My engine is done as well. (2004 2.7L)

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by 23109VC

do you know WHY Porsche agreed to foot half the bill?

you were well out of warranty... is this just something you think you were able to obtain because:

a) you knew someone
b) you threatened them with something
c) you were just so nice they felt sorry for you / sob story letter / phone call

OR

are they starting to treat these types of failures differently? your car was "newer" than many of the older 986 here...not sure they would do the same for a 2000... ??

I'm curious..if you know..what it was about your situation that got them to help out financially with it?

glad to hear you have the car back on the road!

Unfortunately, I don't think they're starting to treat these failures [much] differently.

As such, not so sure we'll find out the answers to your questions above either.
Since we haven't heard much of the story other than the car is back w/ new motor and Porsche helped w/ the engine [an offer he couldn't refuse]... I suspect ekam may not freely disclose all the particulars...

If I'm wrong, please tell us, ekam, how you did it

Otherwise, congrats

[ekam]

I don't think there's much else to be said. As I said they did cover 50% on the cost of new engine, I had to pay the labor for the install, plus the cost of my first diagnosis at an indy mechanic and 2 tows. And 3 weeks without the car.

They did stress that every incident is treated on a case to case basis. It depends if you're the first owner, year/mileage of the vehicle and if the vehicle has been serviced at the dealer. They also want full history on the vehicle.

I did not threaten them, and I remained calm when I was dealing with both the dealer and Porsche.