TrevMcRev Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 389,392 Klms on this 986. Still waiting for the IMS to let go... http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sunshine/cars-vans-utes/1998-porsche-boxster-coupe-d-away-no-more-to-pay/1168158810 Bloody good effort. Anyone willing to drive a car that colour that much deserves a ? medal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 It won’t happen over night but it WILL happen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelrik911 Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 be interesting to know how much the dealer paid for this high-K car - bet it was peanuts! AND whats wrong with yellow? My hairdresser mate with a silver Boxster (actually he's a Social Worker ) just loves that colour & tried to get one but none available then. Point is that the previous owners must of been proud of it & it didnt become a garage queen - like my red weekend warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_5/Kaboom!.html " We have also seen that tiptronic-fitted cars and cars that are driven hard, such as those that are tracked on a regular basis, are much less prone to the IMS bearing failure. We have seen garage-queen cars that failed at 25,000 miles and tracked cars (mine) which were still running strong at 200,000+ miles." Just drive 'em and stop fretting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troubleshooter Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 Trev goin' easy on the hotbox, off for bread, sunday morn - IMS bearing??? what's that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick-PBTB Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 Just proves how bloody good Porsche engines are..... even if there are occasional shortcomingsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 10 hours ago, TrevMcRev said: Anyone willing to drive a car that colour that much deserves a ? medal! They deserve a cut, color, perm and blow dry 9 hours ago, Zelrik911 said: be interesting to know how much the dealer paid for this high-K car - bet it was peanuts! My guess is $700 - check out one of the pics with the owners manuals, it has a sticky note on it with $700 written down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 1 hour ago, Ozvino said: They deserve a cut, color, perm and blow dry My guess is $700 - check out one of the pics with the owners manuals, it has a sticky note on it with $700 written down Wondered about that too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 3January, 2018 Report Share Posted 3January, 2018 9 hours ago, nbauto said: Just proves how bloody good Porsche engines are..... even if there are occasional shortcomings You mean if you pickup the live grenade from the box of old bangers? Can happen with any engine , but "excellence was expected" applies to our beloved marque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9fan Posted 4January, 2018 Report Share Posted 4January, 2018 Offer $1700 and put a 3.2 in it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinner Posted 4January, 2018 Report Share Posted 4January, 2018 This works out to be less than 20,000 km per year. My 2013 VW Up has 183,000 km on the clock already. I am a firm believer that whatever you drive, whether its a Bugatti Chiron or a Ford Festiva, its a car and was built to be driven. Well done to the original owner, they got their monies worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakroo Posted 4January, 2018 Report Share Posted 4January, 2018 8 hours ago, Grinner said: This works out to be less than 20,000 km per year. My 2013 VW Up has 183,000 km on the clock already. I am a firm believer that whatever you drive, whether its a Bugatti Chiron or a Ford Festiva, its a car and was built to be driven. Well done to the original owner, they got their monies worth. I concur with the build it = drive it not garage it. From memory my Evo at 10 yrs was 280,000kms and spent approx 1 yr off the road in various repairs due to other idiot drivers so about 31,000 kms pa which is very high for a high performance car. My wife's C200 did 75,000 kms in 18 months. By the time I get rid of a vehicle, I've got extra ordinary value from it, and each manufacturer I speak to about them love to hear of such high km cars of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 4January, 2018 Report Share Posted 4January, 2018 9 hours ago, Grinner said: I am a firm believer that whatever you drive, whether its a Bugatti Chiron or a Ford Festiva, its a car and was built to be driven. The really great news for those daily driving their Chirons https://www.motor1.com/news/180923/bugatti-chiron-tires-cost/ "in an interview with Bugatti Principal Engineer Martin Grabowski at Frankfurt,Chiron owners won’t have to dish out $30,000 for a set of tires; thank god. The Chiron does away with the specially designed Michelin Pilot Sport 2s found on the Veyron, and instead uses a standard rim geometry and standard mounting process, cutting the massive cost." So glad I traded the Veyron in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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