One year...I'm done

[MAC986]

Thanks for the response to my post and I do agree that the DIY is the best way to go, but unfortunatley I dont know a damn thing about working on cars, muchless working on a Porsche. I guess I can always try and get the fiance to try and test his mechanical skills. Anyway, he's always the voice of reason, I 've calmed down and will take the car in this weekend and find out whats wrong. I really don't have a choice at this point...cause even if I did want to trade it in, they would certainly check to see if the basic things work and I would be SOL and not get much of a trade in. So, I'll bite the bullit and just get it fixed....the end.

By the way...before I got this car I had a 96 Eclipse I bought brand new drove it for 10 years 115,000 miles and guess what....no problems. I never even had to replace the clutch. So, with that being said, a car of this caliber (Porsche) its so dissapointing they have so many little problems with them that cost an arm and leg if you have to go to the dealer. I guy I work with he use to own a Ferrari said that they refer to little annoying ****************e like this cat bites...HA more like shark bite to me!

[Perfectlap]

well what you have to keep in mind is that Mitsubishi like Toyota and Honda make hundreds of thousands of cars. All the feedback they get on all their models is used to improve the reliability across their whole line up. There's more room for trial by error.
Porsche by contrast makes a miniscule number of cars. How many people other than in your driving/racing clubs do you know who own a Porsche? Not many probably....
While Porsche is not a true boutique car builder like Panoz or Lamborghini, its production is still very small relative to other sports car makers. Porsche probably aren't devoting large sums of time and money in improving the non-essentials in the car like the stereo, ac controls, etc. like Toyota and Honda choose to. Porsche have enough issues that are serious to concentrate on, like a flawed engine design and the other familiar problems of this car.
For a "rare" car a modern Porsche is a very low maintenace/repair car. You have to look at that way. It will never be an S2000.

besides driving an Eclipse and a Boxster is no comparsion. You're talking world class vs. mass build. Go to any track an offer an experienced driver their choice of the two. You'll be impressed by the feedback you get on your Boxster.
Enjoy your car!

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by MAC986

Thanks for the response to my post and I do agree that the DIY is the best way to go, but unfortunatley I dont know a damn thing about working on cars, muchless working on a Porsche. I guess I can always try and get the fiance to try and test his mechanical skills. Anyway, he's always the voice of reason, I 've calmed down and will take the car in this weekend and find out whats wrong. I really don't have a choice at this point...cause even if I did want to trade it in, they would certainly check to see if the basic things work and I would be SOL and not get much of a trade in. So, I'll bite the bullit and just get it fixed....the end.

By the way...before I got this car I had a 96 Eclipse I bought brand new drove it for 10 years 115,000 miles and guess what....no problems. I never even had to replace the clutch. So, with that being said, a car of this caliber (Porsche) its so dissapointing they have so many little problems with them that cost an arm and leg if you have to go to the dealer. I guy I work with he use to own a Ferrari said that they refer to little annoying ****************e like this cat bites...HA more like shark bite to me!

Everyone has a different tolerance for these kinds of things. Personally, I have been spoiled by owning a number of Lexus autos. Hence, I have a very low tolerance for a break down of anything.

If it continues to bother you, there is no shame in selling the Porsche. They are certainly not for everyone and life will go on just fine.

Good luck!

[Bavarian Motorist]

You bought your 96 eclipse new. That means you cared for it and subsequently, it lived long and well.


You bought this Boxster used I'm presuming. I'm sure many of your issues are to due to the previous owners' lack of care.


It's not necessarily Porsche's fault, although some, if not all of it, may be.


My dad has had tons of problems w/ his '03 SL500. That's an expensive car (even used) and even it has had many problems, probably due to the fact it was used.

So it's not all the manufacturer.


Hang in there

[unklekraker]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

Everyone has a different tolerance for these kinds of things. Personally, I have been spoiled by owning a number of Lexus autos. Hence, I have a very low tolerance for a break down of anything.

If it continues to bother you, there is no shame in selling the Porsche. They are certainly not for everyone and life will go on just fine.

Good luck!

x1 on being spoiled. I myself love to drive my C230 as my D/D (50 highway miles one way). Guilty? not really coz' when I drive the Box, I really drive it in twisties where it belong (that is according to my driving standards..hehehehehe)

Like what Bruce said, if it bother you, sell it and never look back

[limoncello]

One word of caution - Boxster post-partum depression is a real issue! I understand that research scientists are working feverishly to develop a pill to cure this. Until then, all we can do is hope...

Quick story: went out for lunch today to a good Chinese place, walked 6-7 blocks in the cold. Saw a Boxster parked on the street, stopped a minute to study the wheels and intakes. Wasn't until AFTER I moved to leave that the reflection on the windshield changed and I could see that a lady was sitting in the car...

For the record: Both the most frustrating car AND the most frustrating motorcycle that I have owned were both made by Triumph of jolly old England. I fought the battles as long as I could, then retreated to live to fight another day.

Good luck with whatever choice you make.

[FrayAdjacent]

Maybe our OP is suffering from a failing ignition switch? I was just perusing the other post about the accessories still running, and it appears that a failing ignition switch can cause all kinds of weird electrical issues.

For a $25 part, I think I'd start there, then with the individual switches. Can't cost too much to fix some of those boogers he's encountering.