Another Porsche Boxster engine failure..
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It seems only 5 minutes ago i was looking on these pages, gathering info to help make my decision on what car to buy.
(pls excuse my grammar i am writing this on a mobile device)
I Chose the boxster due to its reliability, build quality and because it was a Porsche. My other considerations were an M3, S2000, Monaro or a TVR + run about.
Due to the amount of trouble i have had with cars in the past, and although my heart was tellin me to go for a more masculine machine, my head was steering me to the boxster.
this is why i am so gutted that after a years use, after taking precautions such as the 111 point check on the car at OPC prior to sale, that the engine has failed and i am facing a 6-7 thousand pound bill.
the car is a 2000 so i know its not new but surely this is not acceptable for a motor car of this kind.
I didnt consider a warranty because its a Porsche, which are not supposed to be a risky car to run.
the local specialist says its the usual intermediate shaft failure. Although the car still ran after it happened and there was no oil or smoke spurted out.
and for those that think this is not a common problem and that its blown out of proportion by the internet - call any independant and they will fill you in. The garage that looked at mine claimed to have 4 996s and a couple of boxsters in that week with the failed engines, and that was no different than a normal week.
I am in contact with Porsche and if they do not agree to help out i will put together a website (i have been a web designer for 10 years) that will be amongst the top results whenever a person types Porsche into a search engine, im not being naive i have done similar before, clearly warning potential buyers. This info is so near to being common knowledge outside the motor trade, Porsche's rep just needs a little extra shove to become the next Skoda or Alfa Romeo.
(pls excuse my grammar i am writing this on a mobile device)
I Chose the boxster due to its reliability, build quality and because it was a Porsche. My other considerations were an M3, S2000, Monaro or a TVR + run about.
Due to the amount of trouble i have had with cars in the past, and although my heart was tellin me to go for a more masculine machine, my head was steering me to the boxster.
this is why i am so gutted that after a years use, after taking precautions such as the 111 point check on the car at OPC prior to sale, that the engine has failed and i am facing a 6-7 thousand pound bill.
the car is a 2000 so i know its not new but surely this is not acceptable for a motor car of this kind.
I didnt consider a warranty because its a Porsche, which are not supposed to be a risky car to run.
the local specialist says its the usual intermediate shaft failure. Although the car still ran after it happened and there was no oil or smoke spurted out.
and for those that think this is not a common problem and that its blown out of proportion by the internet - call any independant and they will fill you in. The garage that looked at mine claimed to have 4 996s and a couple of boxsters in that week with the failed engines, and that was no different than a normal week.
I am in contact with Porsche and if they do not agree to help out i will put together a website (i have been a web designer for 10 years) that will be amongst the top results whenever a person types Porsche into a search engine, im not being naive i have done similar before, clearly warning potential buyers. This info is so near to being common knowledge outside the motor trade, Porsche's rep just needs a little extra shove to become the next Skoda or Alfa Romeo.
Well, thanks for those who who offered sympathy. I just hope none of you are ever in the same position.
The fact of the matter is that i looked long and hard for info about possible faults on the car before buying.
I found nothing about serious engine failures, just the usual RMS issues, so i had the 111 point check to make sure the car i bought had no evidence of that.
knowing what i knew then the idea of getting a warranty was ridiculous considering the cost of it in relation to the value of the vehicle, especially after being led to beleive that the cars should be good for many many miles.
I ran an audi to 115000 miles and it had no issues (apart from a fortune on suspension) with the engine at all. Why would i expect a Porsche to fail that was a much newer car with many less miles.
I even ran a 10 year old nissan skyline turbo to 90000 miles, no serious faults what so ever. The exhaust needed fixing and suspension but the engine was runnin like a dream.
in my life i have also run a metro, a citroen bx, a punto and others to high miles and never had any serious engine faults.
what possible logic would there be for me, when buying the newest car i ever have, to come to the decision i must get a warranty on it?
I never bought one before for any car, why would i for the car i beleived would be the most well engineered car i have ever bought.
Ok, i have made the point.
the car has had full dealer history, and as i said - had the full 111 point check by the dealer where it had had most of its services. So, i am hoping Porsche will offer some goodwill.
or, the website and the bad press will start in a more aggressive, repetitive nature until its sufficiently well known that once Porsche have sold you a car, they will not care if it lasts more than a couple of years.
The fact of the matter is that i looked long and hard for info about possible faults on the car before buying.
I found nothing about serious engine failures, just the usual RMS issues, so i had the 111 point check to make sure the car i bought had no evidence of that.
knowing what i knew then the idea of getting a warranty was ridiculous considering the cost of it in relation to the value of the vehicle, especially after being led to beleive that the cars should be good for many many miles.
I ran an audi to 115000 miles and it had no issues (apart from a fortune on suspension) with the engine at all. Why would i expect a Porsche to fail that was a much newer car with many less miles.
I even ran a 10 year old nissan skyline turbo to 90000 miles, no serious faults what so ever. The exhaust needed fixing and suspension but the engine was runnin like a dream.
in my life i have also run a metro, a citroen bx, a punto and others to high miles and never had any serious engine faults.
what possible logic would there be for me, when buying the newest car i ever have, to come to the decision i must get a warranty on it?
I never bought one before for any car, why would i for the car i beleived would be the most well engineered car i have ever bought.
Ok, i have made the point.
the car has had full dealer history, and as i said - had the full 111 point check by the dealer where it had had most of its services. So, i am hoping Porsche will offer some goodwill.
or, the website and the bad press will start in a more aggressive, repetitive nature until its sufficiently well known that once Porsche have sold you a car, they will not care if it lasts more than a couple of years.
As i said, i did months of research before buying the car and i never heard anything about any other problem than the RMS.
still now, you only ever hear of the Probs on forums, i guess any other car related sites are too scared of the legal implications to run anything useful.
no one will ever persuade me i should have taken a warranty, see my last post. You will also never persuade me the true reason you took one out was because you would do on any performance car. You only have after seein so many problems such as mine.
The stuck up attitude of 'well i have a warranty so should you, , stop whining, its an old car anyway and you shouldnt buy what you cant afford' is arrogant and just shows the type of person you are. You should be ashamed of that attitude. Your not clever, people dont envy you, you are blatantly an image obsessed 'try hard'
still now, you only ever hear of the Probs on forums, i guess any other car related sites are too scared of the legal implications to run anything useful.
no one will ever persuade me i should have taken a warranty, see my last post. You will also never persuade me the true reason you took one out was because you would do on any performance car. You only have after seein so many problems such as mine.
The stuck up attitude of 'well i have a warranty so should you, , stop whining, its an old car anyway and you shouldnt buy what you cant afford' is arrogant and just shows the type of person you are. You should be ashamed of that attitude. Your not clever, people dont envy you, you are blatantly an image obsessed 'try hard'
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