OT: Boxster owner feedback (good and bad), Looking at a 2007 Boxster S |
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OT: Boxster owner feedback (good and bad), Looking at a 2007 Boxster S |
PBC914 |
Feb 15 2013, 06:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 12,545 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Hoping the members here that also have Boxsters can give me some of their feedback and experience with the model.
I've been looking at Boxsters for over awhile. I drove a 2007 Boxster S automatic with Triptonic today that has 14,429 miles on it. It is being sold by a non-Porsche dealer. I have scoured the Boxster websites, but the main issue that seems to come up is the rear main seal (RMS) and the potential destruction of the engine if their is a catastrophic failure of the seal. Appears to have been corrected from 2009 forward. I called our local Porsche dealership, they reviewed the work history on the car and there is nothing for RMS. I looked underneath and it appears very clean. The dealer gave me a carfax report which shows the owner history etc, but nothing shows up that would cause concern (i don't trust carfax reports provided by a dealer-seems self serving). Long story short, those of you with experience-I'm hoping you can provide me with the good/bad/ugly of your experiences. Appreciate the feedback! |
bigkensteele |
Feb 16 2013, 12:21 AM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
I would love to know what the percentage of failure is. Kind of like taking a Carnival cruise right now. Probably 10 million folks have had a great time in the last 10 years, and 3000 had the shittiest (literally) experience of their lives. Of those two groups, who is going to get the microphone until everyone grows tired of hearing about it.
I work with a guy who really wanted a Cayman. He researched the hell out of it and ended up buying an '08. This is a guy who would not buy a lottery ticket if the odds of winning were only 1 in 5. If he wasn't scared away after his exhaustive research, then I wouldn't be either. |
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