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Road and Track review of the 718 - 4 years ago
The 718 Boxster S simply does everything right.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Not just new cars, you want to cry, follow the link - 4 years ago
=porsche&vtype[]=car]Hereby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Not to mention multi-year wait times - 4 years ago
as the story now is that priority goes to those who have already bought another of the $70k to $140k Tesla's models. Performance is known, range is known, even space is known. Test drives for selected reporters in the pre-production cars have been done. A Tesla doesn't fit my needs/wants. But I'm glad someone is shaking up the automotive status quo.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
What are you trying to protect from? - 4 years ago
I had a Noah fabric cover that protected from rain, 10" of snow, 1" of ice, bird droppings and chestnuts. Good as new after 5 years of winter use. California car covers IIRC.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
200k orders in 24 hours. $42k average price expected. - 4 years ago
No federal tax credits after yesterday's orders is the current guess. And you think the wait for a Porsche is long, maybe get one in 2019 if you order now with your $1k deposit.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Not just import brands - 4 years ago
Chevy Wagon bought as a 100 miles demo and 10 years later rust emerges and an investigation reveals prior repair work. No sense in complaining after that long. I've also seen a guy pull up in a van and out in the open on the dealer's lot he begins spray painting bumpers on new cars where they needed it. And not just a few cars.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Broaden the sample of trials - 4 years ago
because the turbos on the base and S 718s are different. You could have dozens of possible head to head comparisons just in the P-car ranges. In the end imagine how you will use it, what will the probability of passengers, probability of 2 people's stuff for a weekend away, what other options to you have in making that trip. How much power is enough (said as one who just took a small diby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
So the OP - 4 years ago
had a PPI done by a trusted and well reputed mechanic and then did what was recommended. Exactly what I did for my second Boxster and it had wonderful reliability for the next 5 years of ownership. I budgeted in the costs the PPI told me would be needed and considered if I'd pay that much total for the car in that condition. The car went back to the shop on its first day of my ownership for eby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
A contrarian view....of a contrarian view - 4 years ago
I sometimes tell people that my Boxsters experiences were wonderful but that they are worth little in predicting what theirs will be like. Too small a sample. The choice of how much preventative maintenance to do is often a matter of personality and risk tolerance. Well bank account too. No reason your choice should be mine.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Amazed that your 914 lasted that long - 4 years ago
given that you are in PA. Mine ('70 with every option around $3600) was so difficult to maintain (despite me working 4 blocks from the dealer) that I sold it a week before the 2 year warranty ran out to a young doctor from Philadelphia. Around $2300 as I recall. Next up '70 BMW 2002. That was before I knew the 914 was prone to rust. And I did run it 365 days a year with frequent winter tby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Results of the sale . . . and some no sales - 4 years ago
Results articleby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
43 of 48 - 4 years ago
Not good on Mopar, Only had one Chrysler and it was a new car that left the stable after less than 2 years for major issues.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Interesting article on the future of VW in this week's Economist - 4 years ago
Two things that struck me from the article. One, the huge proportion of total group profits that Porsche and Audi contribute compared to their sales volume. Two, the VW Golf platform based vehicles are available with over 110 variations of steering wheel. And we think the Boxster has a long option list! Also in today's news the head of VW's USA operations is no longer with us over tby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
A comparison table - 4 years ago
against the Durametric would be really helpful. Also a discussion of the ability to export screens so that they could be posted to forums for expert analysis. That is one advantage of the PC based configuration I can see.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
What do you think the chances of - 4 years ago
paying list price are? I've seen $100k dealer markups on rare models from dealers.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Amazing - 4 years ago
How Porsche marketing milks every anniversary, nameplate or bit of nostalgia. Discontinue a color, call it a "Porsche exclusive" option, paint to order, etc. The permutations are endless. No wonder they cost so much. Love that color Roger.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Ah but when the cost is so variable....the math changes. - 4 years ago
And no the ~$30k motor isn't a race engine, just a very powerful fully rebuilt with all improved parts version designed to be a daily driver. I only offered it as an upper boundary. with the used motor to show how the math could change (There is someone who bought one.)by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
But what if the cost is more like $7k for a used engine... - 4 years ago
Or I can make the math work the other way with a $30k US engine. Not sure it is a math driven decision. Pocketbook and emotion.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
3 generations of IMS bearings. - 4 years ago
One has to be careful when describing things like probability of problems or failure rates to specify which they are talking about. A 3rd generation bearing as in the '08 is the best of the 3 and the one that is the most cost to replace. So much better and costlier that few are replaced.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
I think Pedro's failure rates are good for a 2.7 engine in 2002 as the OP described - 4 years ago
The lawsuit was years ago and worked out to about 1% per car year then. And I think Pedro's extrapolation from those figures make sense for the single row. Is the cumulative probability of the other 20 something failure modes greater than that of the IMS? I have no data but would guess it might be. How much to spend on preventative maintenance is something that, after owning about 50 cars,by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
If Woody doesn't get it after a mishap - 4 years ago
you get a chance to buy it =porsche&vtype[]=car]here.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
I've seen some amazing - 4 years ago
aftermath leavings after a crash done in modern cars. Things like front wheel making a dent in the drivers seat, or the engine sheering off and being driven under the passenger compartment after the car launched into the air, hit a tree about 6 feet off the ground and flew over a fire hydrant only to land ass end first. In both cases the occupants climbed out on their own. OTOH, the old carsby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Been there - 4 years ago
And took the opportunity to have Bumperplugs do my Bumperettes while the local body shop did the replace bumper, match AS perfectly, replace the bumper support structure, replace a bunch of bolts. What I didn't notice and should have was the bumper tips were slightly askew. Only hassle with her insurance co was they wanted bolts reused, bolts that had to be cut off they were so rusted. When Iby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Re: Bumperettes...anyone? offers? - 4 years ago
See if Eric at might want a set. When I wanted a set, he mailed me someone elses and took mine in trade when they got to him. Which implies to me he has a use for some for inventory.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Parts for Sale
What happens if the GPS system goes down? - 4 years ago
Ford is talking the introduction of cars talking to each other. Tesla says that there are still challenges their system can't overcome. Give my kids a stick shift car and they couldn't get it out of the driveway. My simple cable box just broke last night, wouldn't power on. Second one in a month. I played in the guts of software touching hardware for 37 years, I won't be an early adby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
In Porsche news - 4 years ago
2017 Turbo to be first 911 type to achieve 0-60 in under 3 seconds. Next 911 to be a hybrid. Change is everywhere.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
There are specific instructions in the link above - 4 years ago
relating to putting a ribs and canvas '03-'04 top onto a '97-'02 car. Pictures too. To make it easy. Easiest fix possible per Maurice who wrote it up and has done several. 2 people or a hoist needed just to deal with the bulk of the top to make sure there are no scratches on the body. The challenge is finding the later top. But since you are going to remove the top soon anyway, why nby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Re: Packing tape (clear) works... - 4 years ago
a bunch of DIYs on the top by Maurice. http://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/thetop-itsmaintaince%26replacement Depends if you have a bunch of boat canvas shops around. You could also source a 03-04 top planning on selling it when you remove it permanently. And plastic window tops off wrecks should be in low demand. My sense from reading the articles when he originally posted them that thby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
It is coming.... - 4 years ago
Tomorrow night we are supposed to be below freezing in central NC. Today the golf courses are packed. Pray for those in the tornado and flood zones. Crazy weather.by mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum
Oh I am the - 4 years ago
perfect target for such a car. Not cost constrained. A frequent early adapter. Lots of car buys in their first year of production. Foreign cars before they were popular in the US. Net'ed before the internet. Home computer before the PC. First user of voicemail in the company. etc. But it has to make sense. The Boxster did because it gave an emotional and precise driving experience. The hybrid dby mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Main Forum