Boxster Is Back!!!!Dead Again... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Brucelee · 03-14-2006, 03:57 PM

Man that does suck!

Years back I bought a new factory motor for a Corvette. Drove it 5 miles from the service shop and it died on the Interstate.

To say I was angry is an understatment.

Fortunately, that guy has me towed in and fixed the issue in five minutes, loose wire!

Go figure.

The upside is was that that factory motor was a RACE motor and ran like a B....!

Maybe your story will turn out as well!

Good luck!

KRZTACO · 03-14-2006, 04:04 PM

Wow.

That blows.

You are living one of the worst nightmare's ever.

On a positive note, it's probably just a loose wire.

So they installed a NEW Factory motor with 0 miles on it?

$13,500 included labor and the motor?

How much was just the motor from Porsche?

Was size motor?

Thanks,

KRZ

03-14-2006, 04:55 PM

Frank, that does suck. Don't get too worked-up...tomorrow is a new day! I think the shop will take care of you.

How did you pay the bill...by check...or credit card??

Break that new engine in as directed! A little restrant now will hopefully afford you many years of good service. A small price to pay actually.

Perfectlap · 03-14-2006, 06:21 PM

record the mileage before you leave and take the car directly to the nearest Porsche dealer and have full systems check to see if these guys didn't break something else while tinkering in there.

If you wait to long they'll wash their hands of it.

Its only $100 to have a certified Porsche mechanic do a full once over.

Frank · 03-14-2006, 06:42 PM

That price was for the motor (2.5) and the labor.That was the total bill.It was all payed by check.6k up front and 7.5k today.So,hopefully it is something simple.I'll update you after I hear from him.

bigislandboxster · 03-14-2006, 07:23 PM

Wow....I thought I had run into some bad luck with my Boxster...My luck was more of the body panel type tho. I feel for ya! Something tells me this will be something minor, and you'll be cruising in no time! Keep us up to date, and stay optimistic Frank!

SD987 · 03-14-2006, 07:25 PM

I feel your pain, sometimes cars can just be a total PITA.

However, equally disturbing in my mind is your comment:

So,I puch the car accross the four lane highway with people yelling remaks such as "peice of ********************" and "get the fu*k off the road".

I guess this is schadenfreude in action, I'm sure some people derived some joy from seeing you push your fancy import, but that's still pretty f*cked up.

That's a highly dangerous situation you were in, and I can only assume someone stopped and helped you out. If you were doing the push/steer solo, then shame on 'em.

blinkwatt · 03-15-2006, 01:58 AM

How much was the engine and labor seperate?

Frank · 03-15-2006, 03:52 AM

I was actually pushing from the bottom of the winshield and steering with my other hand till a road construction guy came over and helped with the last 2 lanes.

The yelling people must have been jeleous

I pulled out my bill and the engine itself was $9,619.30, $2,485 in labor,an the rest was fluid,filters,a/c system recharge,and the belt along with $762 in taxes.