New Boxster owner!
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New Boxster owner!
I am the new owner of a 2003 Boxster S. Picked her up with 48,000 miles for $20K.
It recently had its IMS bearing replaced with an upgraded unit (Flat6 something..) and a new rear main seal. No crap in the oil filter when I did my oil change. Minor things I replaced like a new CV axle that I replaced myself for $65 (PartsGeek.com), some new tranny oil, plugs, air oil seperator, belt and cabin/engine air filter. Runs great and surprisingly easy to work on.
I was looking at replacement parts and those who say this car is expensive has not worked on a new Dodge. The parts are no more expensive than a new Charger ($9500 engine) and I like the fact that it looks like the tranny can be removed in a couple of hours at most. Coming from air-cooled VW's (I have a 1968 Karmann Ghia project car), I can say a lot of this cars componentry looks mighty familiar. Its good to see Porsche keeping the tradition alive.
It recently had its IMS bearing replaced with an upgraded unit (Flat6 something..) and a new rear main seal. No crap in the oil filter when I did my oil change. Minor things I replaced like a new CV axle that I replaced myself for $65 (PartsGeek.com), some new tranny oil, plugs, air oil seperator, belt and cabin/engine air filter. Runs great and surprisingly easy to work on.
I was looking at replacement parts and those who say this car is expensive has not worked on a new Dodge. The parts are no more expensive than a new Charger ($9500 engine) and I like the fact that it looks like the tranny can be removed in a couple of hours at most. Coming from air-cooled VW's (I have a 1968 Karmann Ghia project car), I can say a lot of this cars componentry looks mighty familiar. Its good to see Porsche keeping the tradition alive.
Last edited by Douglas Hamner; Aug 27, 2012 at 12:04 AM.
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Looks great. I just bought a 2000 986 S with 52K on the clock and it is a really nice car. I will have to follow in your footsteps and do some work on mine myself. Is yours seal gray?
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Congrats on the purchase, looks like you found a low mile gem. There great cars and a blast to drive. I would suggest that you switch out the orange side marker lights to a Euro Style Side Marker they will look a lot better then the orange against the silver.
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