Please bear with me, I'm new. (I.E. : Should I buy a Boxster?) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

gRed04 · 08-01-2005, 08:05 PM

Here is my opinion. I am a short time Boxster owner ( couple weeks ). Have done maintenance on my other cars ( MB and BMW ) but not sure about this one.

Looks to be a little challenge just to get to the engine much less really do any work. Reading through the EVO intake instructions kinda confirms that something that is normally pretty easy will be a lot more difficult on the Porsche. Not sure how much maintenance I will attempt on this.

Also shop labor is $150/hr ( more than both MB and BMW around here ).

Rail26 · 08-01-2005, 08:43 PM

Mongo like Boxster, but not repair costs. Too high says Mongo. Mongo like chocolate milkshake too. Mongo go make doo doo now. :dance:

Adam · 08-01-2005, 08:48 PM

It's not that bad. Getting to the top of the engine is a 10 min job. Yes, the evo is a pain to install but that is not part of the maintence regimen.

donv · 08-01-2005, 10:18 PM

The brake work and oil changes on the Boxster are some of the easiest I've ever done. At ~15K so far that's all that's been needed - and the brake work was only a bleeding/flush (with a removal of the pads just for fun 'cause I was there already

).

Getting to the engine is not bad, the biggest issue is removing the rear storage box if the car has one. Been in there several times for fun and to make sure the mice didn't do anything bad over the winter, less than 10 mins to access and replace it all once you've been through it to figure it out.