Saw this, recalled discussions of Boxter 'reliability', here.
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1638/cars-that-will-ma...
WTF?
Carter
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Dec. 24, 2010 12:43 p.m. erohslc Reader
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Dec. 24, 2010 1:42 p.m. Cone_Junky Reader
Surprising, but it is also the one Porsche I actually want.
Used prices are pretty reasonable too
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Dec. 24, 2010 2:42 p.m. integraguy Dork
I saw that article too, and had a WTF moment. Then I remembered, the data used to write the article came from owner responses about the 2006-2007 model and also, who REALLY drives a Porsche like a Chevy Malibu? Granted, there are owners of the Boxster who have no 2nd or 3rd cars, but if they don't they also don't have wives/husbands or kids to contend with.
I also saw a similar article about "Cars that will go 200,000 miles". Toyota had 2 or 3 cars on the list of 10. Unfortunately, who would want to live with a Sienna or Yaris for 200,000 miles?
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Dec. 24, 2010 3:58 p.m. Vigo Dork
i dont want to drive any one thing for 200k+ miles, but i want to be able to buy it for CHEAP after someone else does.
My honda insight has 294k on it now, and it was the only one i could afford BECAUSE it had high miles. I havent had any problems with it.
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Dec. 24, 2010 4:50 p.m. forzav12 Reader
Yahoo, Consumer Reports? About as credible a source as "Baghdad Bob".
The Boxster has had issues-more so than many P-cars of recent memory. Porsche went to great lengths to conceal the popped engines that occurred on a regular basis with the early models.
"Cars that go 200K" Sheesh, what car won't do it these days with reasonable care? My old Volvo 760 Turbo wagon was well over 300K when I sold it to a kid that is still auto Xing it. My Ford E350 Econoline tow van is well over 220K now and doesn't burn a drop of oil and runs great, our Ford Focus is approaching 200K-still on original clutch and running well, my Tahoe is 150K-no issues. Hell, I ran 19 psi of boost through my old Buick Grand National for 135K before I sold it. It never needed repair except for a failed power antenna. New cars are better than ever. Change the fluids, don't overheat them and lay off the "Dukes of Hazzard" crap and they'll run forever.
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Dec. 24, 2010 5:03 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
My buddy has a Boxter as a 3rd car (911 Targa as a second) and it has been dead-nuts reliable. I am hoping to blackmail him for it, if I can just Photoshop some male hookers into a picture of him...
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Dec. 24, 2010 9:07 p.m. loosecannon New Reader
We have had our 2004 Boxster for 3 years and it has hundreds of auto-x runs, several lapping days and was the quickest Boxster in any class at this years SCCA Nationals. the only problem has been the drivers side axle bolts came loose, but I launch the thing hard on R's so I check the bolts after every few events. I can't recommend these cars enough, they are that awesome.
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Dec. 24, 2010 10:01 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
almost all Boxsters are reliable. The early Boxsters (and 996) had case casting issues that caused bubbles to appear in the case between the cooling jackets and the cylinders. If the engine goes low on coolant, a high pressure pocket of air forces cracks and the coolant seeps into the cylinder. That seeping quickly turns into a massive rupture and you are soon SPEWING smoke behind you.
I have seen it on multiple occasions.
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Dec. 25, 2010 9:32 a.m. Rusnak_322 Reader
I would love a Boxster, but the internets have me scared. For the $17 - $20k I have in my toy car budget I think that I am going with a NC miata and mods.
