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View Poll Results: How Worried Are You About An IMS Failure?
Not At All - I Sleep Fine 22 22.00%
A Little Bit, But Not Enough To Do Anything 47 47.00%
Quite A Bit - Plan To Get An Upgrade 23 23.00%
Very Much - I Can't Sleep Until I Get An Upgrade 5 5.00%
What's An IMS? 3 3.00%
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Old 07-22-2011, 10:15 PM   #1
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Needs another option- Not worried, I upgraded. Just sayin'.
Yeah, I kind of assumed that anyone who had upgraded wasn't too worried about it anymore...
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Old 07-23-2011, 11:06 AM   #2
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What are the failure numbers? 1%, 2%...? If it's too high it should be a recall issue.
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Old 07-23-2011, 12:28 PM   #3
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DenverSteve, the only people who know the answer is Porsche and they ain't talking.
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Old 07-23-2011, 01:07 PM   #4
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I always liked the saying: "Don't worry be happy"

I mean come on guys, what other car that you have had where you worry so much about what might happen in the future??

Drive it, be happy and don't worry. If it craps out on you then you either fix it or buy another at that time. Till then drive it and enjoy it.


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Old 07-23-2011, 01:21 PM   #5
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I always liked the saying: "Don't worry be happy"

I mean come on guys, what other car that you have had where you worry so much about what might happen in the future??

Drive it, be happy and don't worry. If it craps out on you then you either fix it or buy another at that time. Till then drive it and enjoy it.


It's an internet forum phenomenon. Every car board has a freak-out issue. It would be an awesome psychology paper.
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Old 07-23-2011, 07:10 PM   #6
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blue2000s said: "It's an internet forum phenomenon. Every car board has a freak-out issue. It would be an awesome psychology paper."

You nailed it right on the head!
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Old 07-23-2011, 07:30 PM   #7
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Yes Sir. I was reading on another forum today and a poster said there is a "27% engine failure rate on Boxster engines". So look to your right, then to your left and one of you.....
mass hysteria.
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