Fleeced! (?) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Surfncpa · 11-29-2010, 06:06 AM

Similar story here. Spent 12.5k for the Boxster. $600 in repairs paid so far with another $4k pending when I get the car back from the mechanic hopefully by the end of the week. I am not surprised or upset about the repair costs, at least up to the total so far, but I really miss my car.

Highlow · 11-29-2010, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Surfncpa

Similar story here. Spent 12.5k for the Boxster. $600 in repairs paid so far with another $4k pending when I get the car back from the mechanic hopefully by the end of the week. I am not surprised or upset about the repair costs, at least up to the total so far, but I really miss my car.

+1

The pain is 30% money and 70% not being able to drive it!

Chuck W. · 11-29-2010, 06:50 AM

All part of life; the hard part. PPIs are so important when buying these type of cars. It is a little money and hassle, but in the end well worth it.

Now that that part is over, if this is the worst thing that happens with the Boxster, it will be a great car. I can’t agree more with the above advice on DIY on the small things. Even if you don’t want to tackle the bigger thing, go for the filters. These type of things are easy to do and will save you a lot of money.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Topless · 11-29-2010, 10:30 AM

Whenever I buy a used vehicle I change all the fluids and filters unless I can confirm it was done recently. This is normal preventative maintenance and establishes a baseline moving forward. If the brakes are pretty far along I would also change the pads and rotors. Other maintenance items such as belts, tires, spark plugs will be inspected and changed as needed. All of this can be done DIY with simple mechanical knowledge, basic tools, and a Bentley manual. This method has served me well in owning nearly 100 vehicles in my lifetime.

jcb986 · 11-29-2010, 11:53 AM

I paid $15,700 for my one owner 2000 S. NO PPI here either. I went to South Florida to personally inspect the car. Extremely nice and all original...no mods. Had to have red interior. After inspection and driving the car, I knew I would be spending about $2 and that's for a full 60K maintenance, new tires and replacing all 4 rotors and pads and servicing the the TIP. DIY everything except the tires.