05-27-2015, 09:15 PM
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Location: new orleans
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also in new Orleans here. if you need some help with your new boxy feel free to private message me. I have figured out my way around the 986 and would be willing to assist you when I can.
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2005 Porsche Boxster S, 2000 Porsche Boxster 2.7L Base, 2000 Mazda Miata LS Supercharged, 2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road
Previous Vehicles: 2005 Ford Mustang GT, 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider, 1971 Alfa Romeo GTV, 1999 Ford Mustang
1977 Toyota Celica GT
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05-27-2015, 10:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Orange County, CA
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Originally Posted by rdass623
also in new Orleans here. if you need some help with your new boxy feel free to private message me. I have figured out my way around the 986 and would be willing to assist you when I can.
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^^
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isn't this place cool or what..?
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05-28-2015, 04:34 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Originally Posted by Gilles
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isn't this place cool or what..?
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Oh, he'll ask about oil soon enough...
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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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05-28-2015, 03:28 PM
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Location: Miramar, FL
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Not to mention the CATS…….
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05-28-2015, 06:16 PM
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Don't let these guys put you off. The Boxster is probably one of the most reliable Porsches you can own. True sitting is never good for a car, but after a routine change of fluids, perhaps plugs and wires, a thorough cleaning of the interior, you should have the car back up and running presuming there were no prior major problems.
Pictures!!!
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05-28-2015, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Winnipeg MB
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Originally Posted by black_falcon
Don't let these guys put you off. The Boxster is probably one of the most reliable Porsches you can own. True sitting is never good for a car, but after a routine change of fluids, perhaps plugs and wires, a thorough cleaning of the interior, you should have the car back up and running presuming there were no prior major problems.
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Did you actually manage to keep a straight face while you typed that?  Most peeps budget about $2K a year upkeep on a healthy Boxster. I'm betting this one will be at least double that for the first couple of years until he gets it sorted out, if he's lucky. Moldy interior, sludge in the gas tank, gummed up injectors and fuel filter, mouse nests in rotted wiring, toxic old oil, another mouse nest in the air filter... it could be pretty scary. Any bets on what he'll find between the rads and the condensers?
Hey Randall, you gonna weigh in on this one? (Randall refers to his as the black hole for dead presidents)
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Last edited by Mark_T; 05-28-2015 at 07:51 PM.
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05-30-2015, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: new orleans
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you are correct! i did find a mouse nest..you are reading my mind
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05-28-2015, 07:46 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,432
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Originally Posted by black_falcon
Don't let these guys put you off. The Boxster is probably one of the most reliable Porsches you can own. True sitting is never good for a car, but after a routine change of fluids, perhaps plugs and wires, a thorough cleaning of the interior, you should have the car back up and running presuming there were no prior major problems.
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Reliable within the Porsche world....
I'll compare the repairs my car has seen against the '00 Ranger with twice the mileage and incomparable work loads. Guess which one has seen more water pumps, fuel pumps, fluid changes, suspension parts, and so on......
This is a high maintenance car at 11 years old. Unless you can afford to feed it properly and maintain it proper, be it yourself or at an Indy, it's not the car for you. Lots more attention per mile average than anything I've ever owned.
No regrets, however!! 
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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05-29-2015, 12:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Reliable within the Porsche world....
I'll compare the repairs my car has seen against the '00 Ranger with twice the mileage and incomparable work loads. Guess which one has seen more water pumps, fuel pumps, fluid changes, suspension parts, and so on......
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I've been around the block with british cars, you don't even want to go there, trust me.
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Originally Posted by Timco
This is a high maintenance car at 11 years old. Unless you can afford to feed it properly and maintain it proper, be it yourself or at an Indy, it's not the car for you.
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Any 11+ year old car is going to require attention and a repair budget. I don't doubt this car has the potential to be a money pit, but the fear mongering on some Porsche forums is unlike anything I've ever seen.
My face is still straight 
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05-29-2015, 03:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Houston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Reliable within the Porsche world....
I'll compare the repairs my car has seen against the '00 Ranger with twice the mileage and incomparable work loads. Guess which one has seen more water pumps, fuel pumps, fluid changes, suspension parts, and so on......
This is a high maintenance car at 11 years old. Unless you can afford to feed it properly and maintain it proper, be it yourself or at an Indy, it's not the car for you. Lots more attention per mile average than anything I've ever owned.
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Timco, Speaking of reliability, did you get your fuel pump sorted? 
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