I appreciate the input guys. It's just one of those things I don't have the time to try to tackle myself. Working and driving a lot right now. Borrowed my dad's '96 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham for a couple of days. Great car, but sure is a different driving experience. It's smooth and silent as a car can get, and no need to worry about bad pavement or bumps. But the handling wears you out. Always slowing to a crawl for turns and hanging on and bracing for it! LOL!
Picked up the Boxster this evening and all is well again. 2 year warranty on it.
While he was in there he checked on the AOS again and told me it looked fairly new, like the water pump, it appears to have been replaced recently.
Honestly, I find the shop reasonable. Among the "modern" cars in my adult life, I've had two Nissan pickups, a Dodge Stratus, a Cadillac Eldorado, two Jeep Wranglers, and a Land Rover Discovery. The maintenance and repairs done on the two Boxsters at the Porsche specific shop by comparison has ranged from just a little higher to about the same to even a bit cheaper in some cases.
Frankly I find the parts and service on all of today's cars to be fairly outrageous. That's probably because I remember a simpler time.
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