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Old 02-15-2014, 07:16 PM   #1
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Jake, I want to thank you for replying and clarifying everything. I should add that I think you offer a great product, that it provides a solution to a problem that could not previously be solved and gives a lot of people piece of mind. If I had a single row IMS I would likely buy your retrofit when I changed my clutch. I have a lot of respect for you for creating a solution.

@VWAudiChris - That post is my opinion, which is that, yes IMS failure can happen, but it is not as likely as the number of posts about it would have you believe. Almost every potential or new Boxster owner that comes to this site posts about it.

There where about 165,000 986 Boxster's ever sold, there is no solid statistic on how many suffered IMS failures. So any number is pure speculation, the average guess is between 1-8%. It's up to you to decide how worried about it you want to be, and if you are worried Jake has provided you with a solution. If you aren't then you can start enjoying your Boxster that much sooner!

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http://www.peachstatepca.org/content/newsletters/PresseFall2013.pdf
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Old 02-16-2014, 07:37 AM   #2
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There where about 165,000 986 Boxster's ever sold...
Minor clarification:
Porsche Boxster 986/987 (early 987's should be counted) were at 200,000 in Nov, 2006.
Porsche Boxster/Cayman total sales surpassed 300,000 in June, 2011.

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/porsche-produces-200-000th-boxster/

Porsche Celebrates Production of 300,000th Boxster Cayman

Just keeping the numbers current for other readers doing the math at home.
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