Is A Boxster Too Big Of A Risk

[sd_boxster]

This may sound like a stretch, but humor me...

If you're married, you probably didn't read a bunch of stuff on the Internet after the ceremony about cancer being the leading cause of death among women and say to yourself, "Holy crap, have I done the wrong thing? There's a 22% chance she'll die of cancer!"

If you fell in love with an Asian woman, would you rue this choice even more because she's 4.9% more likely to die of cancer than women of other races? Again, probably not. You fell in love, and whatever happens... happens.

Hopefully you love your Boxster - and if so, while you worry about it and want it to be healthy and live a long life, it may not be in your best interests to agonize about what might or might not happen.

Enjoy your car!

[Mark_T]

Well said, sir!

[extanker]

Originally Posted by sd_boxster

This may sound like a stretch, but humor me...

If you're married, you probably didn't read a bunch of stuff on the Internet after the ceremony about cancer being the leading cause of death among women and say to yourself, "Holy crap, have I done the wrong thing? There's a 22% chance she'll die of cancer!"

If you fell in love with an Asian woman, would you rue this choice even more because she's 4.9% more likely to die of cancer than women of other races? Again, probably not. You fell in love, and whatever happens... happens.

Hopefully you love your Boxster - and if so, while you worry about it and want it to be healthy and live a long life, it may not be in your best interests to agonize about what might or might not happen.

Enjoy your car!

when i was a much younger man i didnt go out with 2 women because they had cancer but later on in life i married a woman who got cancer and died. i played it safe with the car and bought gen2

[Quickurt]

I spent allot of time on the RX8 forum a few years ago when I had my 2004 RX8.
The Renesis rotary had some really serious engine issues and Mazda replaced a TON of them. I know, I manufacture the shipping containers they use for their reman program. Mazda rotaries have been "bearly, bearly, good to me!" (to quote the old Saturday Night Live baseball reporter skit!)
However, even though the percentage of customers with engine problems was less than 15% and engine replacements was in the single digits, this didn't stop the customers with those problems from overwhelming the forum and running most others away to happier net experience websites.
I come on here often, but in spurts, and the threads always at the top are those with issues ranging from water leaks and rattles and squeaks to water pumps to serious stuff like IMS failures.
It is the nature of forums like this for those with issues to be here in force trying to resolve them, complain about them, and yes, whine about them. (a few)
This is only normal for those trying to resolve what is always a very expensive issue with cars in the Porsche price range. The vast majority of the postors are here enjoying their cars and friends on the forum and most with experience go on these problem threads with solutions that have been found over the years everyone has been here.
As is remarked on above, IMS and other serious issues are catastrophic for the victims, but are still low numbers of cars, percentage wise.
Jake Raby does not "fear monger" that I see, though others have claimed it. He also does not chocolate coat the real expense of one of these failures, but again, they are a very small percentage of owners experiencing them.
All in all, I see no ther car in the price range of whatever year Boxster you choose to buy that has the balance, handling, outright fun and practicality of the Boxster and, as mentioned above, ALL high performance cars have issues of one kind or another.
Enjoy your car the way it was meant to be enjoyed, but if you're having trouble sleeping at night over the IMS issue, buy an aftermarket extended warranty. There are a couple of threads on which are the best.

[Brucelee]

One issue with risk is to understand the consequences of an adverse event. If the event can take you out of the game, you look at it one way.

If it is only annoying, you look at it another.


This is tied to your financial circumstances. If a blown engine will devastate you, you might want to reconsider.

Either way, owning a used Box is not like owning a used Honda.

You decide and good luck.

[Mauiboxster]

I have to say i feel good about owning one with so many miles on it. I feel like it is already past the breaking point. Thanks everyone. I will be on here everyday posting and learning about my new toy. thanks John

[vath2001]

Originally Posted by Mauiboxster

I have to say i feel good about owning one with so many miles on it. I feel like it is already past the breaking point. Thanks everyone. I will be on here everyday posting and learning about my new toy. thanks John

Naw, its not past the breaking point. Something going to break. Starter, water pump, alternator, micro switch in the top..... something. These aren't Honda's. Porsche makes a nice car, but the long term durability of the components is not world class. Having said that, I still enjoy it more than my last Honda.

[rick3000]

^ What are you basing that on? Every car made requires that you replace the parts you listed at some point. A Porsche will definitely cost more to maintain, and it may need replacements a bit sooner, but it's not like you will be replacing things 2-3 times more than on another car. The maintenance schedule is roughly the same for most cars. (with the exception of the Boxster eating rear tires)

There a people driving Boxsters with well over 150k-200k miles on the original engine, and all they have had to deal with is routine maintenance.