HELP ! Exhaust gases/headache inside NEW boxster - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jantje_111 · 10-16-2005, 03:12 AM

I did have a second test drive yeasterday with another Boxter S. This vehicle was only available for 2 hours. I did try everything to see if exhaust gases did enter the cockpit but I did not experience this problem with this vehicle. Sadly, after the testdrive I did have again a headache ; it was not severe , but it was there. Can this be because of the noise of the engine or because of the bumpy character of driving this car with 19 inch wheels = very thin tires ? Please, if you own a boxter 987, share your experiences if you did suffer headaches because of this car or not ...

berj · 10-16-2005, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jantje_111

I did have a second test drive yeasterday with another Boxter S. This vehicle was only available for 2 hours. I did try everything to see if exhaust gases did enter the cockpit but I did not experience this problem with this vehicle. Sadly, after the testdrive I did have again a headache ; it was not severe , but it was there. Can this be because of the noise of the engine or because of the bumpy character of driving this car with 19 inch wheels = very thin tires ? Please, if you own a boxter 987, share your experiences if you did suffer headaches because of this car or not ...

I've driven many hours in my car with the top up (sad fact of life living in Toronto) with no headaches (other than those caused by the drivers around me). I've smelled no exhaust gasses or anything other than 'new car smell'. I even had the car at a track for a day of very hard driving and the only thing I could smell was rubber -- and that was after all the cars were parked in the pit. I've got 18" wheels so I'm not sure about what things would feel like with 19" ones.

deliriousga · 10-16-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jantje_111

Please, if you own a boxter 987, share your experiences if you did suffer headaches because of this car or not ...

I have not driven a 987, but in most new cars I do get headaches from the chemicals that are released. The new car smell is great, but it comes from a bunch of new materials breaking down/in and releasing gasses. That may be the cause for you. With me, it's lasted about a month after we got the car, but it's been 7 years since we purchased anything new.

ODS4 · 10-19-2005, 12:48 PM

I picked up my new Boxter S last Saturday afternon from Cincinnati and drove back home to Dublin, a suburb of Columbus. It is a 1.5 hours drive and the top was down all the time. Didn't experience any headache from driving but did experince afer thinking the payment.

Rail26 · 10-19-2005, 08:33 PM

Sometimes when I eat Taco Bell I get exhaust gases in the cockpit.

10-20-2005, 06:40 AM

Possibly Jantje 111 is suffering from one of two very rare diseases. Please understand that I am not a doctor...but I did play one once on TV!!

1) He could be suffering from grinitus- this can happen when the facial skin is stretched, and held for long periods of time, from a muscle pulling phenomena, that usually spans from ear to ear. This is also known as humungus-grinus.

2) The other possibility could be- ohmygodthiscarisfu$ckingfast. I think this one is self explanatory.

Again, as a disclaimer, just in-case he is an attorney, I am not a doctor, and past performance is in no way indicative to future results!

Rail26 · 10-20-2005, 09:54 AM

Ah, Dr. Watson I presume?