what does it take to be a satisfied porsche owner?

[mach schnell]

[QUOTE=ghoonk]Funny I only just noticed this topic; I'd just blogged a short article about my love-hate relationship with my '99 Boxster (it's at http://ghoonk.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/2006/05/the_boxster.html) and just a couple of hours ago had a chat with a very close friend of mine about the Boxster vs the S200 (yes, it's come to that again).

just read your blog - funny and accurate. man, if the box had the s2000's shifter and an rpm range of 9000 - holy f$%K!!!!!! asian women are hot and nasty, but there's something about these german wenches!!!

[ghoonk]

[QUOTE=mach schnell]

Originally Posted by ghoonk

Funny I only just noticed this topic; I'd just blogged a short article about my love-hate relationship with my '99 Boxster (it's at http://ghoonk.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/2006/05/the_boxster.html) and just a couple of hours ago had a chat with a very close friend of mine about the Boxster vs the S200 (yes, it's come to that again).

just read your blog - funny and accurate. man, if the box had the s2000's shifter and an rpm range of 9000 - holy f$%K!!!!!! asian women are hot and nasty, but there's something about these german wenches!!!

Seems my German wench has rims that are out of shape. And the clutch needs to be replaced. Brake pads and rotors are due for replacement in the next 2000 km. And another minor service due in 4000 km.

Total cost? I've just been told to stand by at least $3,000 for parts and labour, and goodness knows if anything else needs to be changed. And that still doesn't include the rims (tyres are fine, though)

For that pincely sum, I could switch over to the 2004 Honda S2000 with the improved chassis but using the original F20 engine (yeah, the one that revs to 9000 rpm), and with only 12,500 km on the odometer, a year remaining on the original warranty, and an option to extend it by another 3 years when it expires sometime next year.

I'm toying with the idea of downgrading to the S2000 for a couple of years and then saving to get a 987 Boxster S - preferably new, or not more than 2 years old.

It's been a heart-wrenching 6 months for me -- I bought my Evo IX last July and having moved to Dubai, I'd just sold it; and now less than 2 months after I pick up my 99 Boxster, I may be hard-pressed by budget constraints and a 'black box' issue on repairs and replacements that may be required over the next 12 months on a 7 year old car. And one thing I've learnt is that repairs and parts in Dubai cost more than what I'd originally budgeted for based on Internet pricing with a 20% margin

My appointment with the dealer will decide the next steps tomorrow. Unless someone's planning to unload a Boxster S for a really good price, it looks like I may be out of the game for awhile

That said, if you guys are going to be in Dubai any time, drop me a PM so we can catch up for a drink (or the nearest equivalent -- there's a zero tolerance policy here on drink and drive)

this sounds good the rest of the world should follow suit, here it is a bank holiday week end and as it stands and you have to consider that it is not saturday yet we already have seven dead people on the road and the carnage rolls on, i realise that this sounds like nothing to the US where this is probably a minute rating but here it is a lot.
otherwise it seams that this is a very high amount of repair for your boxster was this car badly looked after before you bought it?

[ghoonk]

Originally Posted by olly986

this sounds good the rest of the world should follow suit, here it is a bank holiday week end and as it stands and you have to consider that it is not saturday yet we already have seven dead people on the road and the carnage rolls on, i realise that this sounds like nothing to the US where this is probably a minute rating but here it is a lot.
otherwise it seams that this is a very high amount of repair for your boxster was this car badly looked after before you bought it?

The car's in okay shape, but the clutch, brake pads, rotors, and rims need to be replaced. I'm getting clutch 'groan', brake pads were 60% when I collected the car, and it's down to around 35% remaining, and rotors have been skimmed by the previous owner three times already. Rims were slightly out of shape (could not be balanced, even without the tyres, and steering wheel was vibrating badly at speeds of 120 kmph).

It's not so much the repairs, but the number of parts that need to be replaced, especially the rims (and if the rims are bent, chances are that the tyres have not worn evenly either, and those need to be changed with it.

I spent most of yesterday driving around the in Boxster, and I must say that I will miss it terribly. It's a fantastic car.