father in law drops it on me..

[black_falcon]

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......

I've been around the block with british cars, you don't even want to go there, trust me.

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.

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

[Timco]

Originally Posted by black_falcon

I've been around the block with british cars, you don't even want to go there, trust me.



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

Well, again, my example vehicle is 15 years old with more than twice the duty and a fraction of the repairs I've done in 3+ years of Boxster ownership. If I had to pay an Indy for every fix I'd be making a 911 S Turbo 4 payment.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by black_falcon

the fear mongering on some Porsche forums is unlike anything I've ever seen.

Usually from graduates of the school of "been there, done that"

[black_falcon]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Usually from graduates of the school of "been there, done that"

Cool story. Guess I've been lucky because all my pcars have been exceedingly reliable. Ditto for most people I know.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Usually from graduates of the school of "been there, done that"

Most drop out from that school before the tuition bill comes due.


Come to think of it if I had dropped out before 60k miles I would probably be singing how reliable the Porsche academy was. Once I stuck around for junior and senior status they sent me the reality check bill. Bailing before the "big wave" is something that predates the water cooled era at the Porsche academy..heard 993 alumni talking about deciding on whether to skip the big wave too.
In Japan the big wave has nothing to do with cars...they engineer things to last.