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There are other failure modes just as likely - 4 years ago

It is only through understanding of the probabilities that peace of mind is achieved

Math - 4 years ago

Cost of not replacing: $0 Likelihood of failure: <1% Cost of replacing bearing: $2.5k Cost of replacing engine: $5k Expected loss (paranoid): $2,500 Expected loss (drive and enjoy): 0.01 * 5,000 = $50 --- You can dispute the exact numbers but the outcome remains the same.

I don't question - 4 years ago

that people who are worried about IMS bearing failure are willing to pay more. I do however question that that constitutes anything but a negligible percentage of the Porsche buying community, most of whom aren't on the internet forums. A lot of people are. Most aren't.

The price went way up - 4 years ago

When this thread was last active, the price was around $1k, which was a great deal. Not anymore, unfortunately.

Great stuff - 4 years ago

n/t

Yup - 4 years ago

Great question - 4 years ago

The listing prices are most reflective of the seller's belief of the car's worth and less of the actual value. For example, people who have replaced their IMS bearing mistakenly believe that the internet community is representative of the general Porsche buying public and overprice their cars, not realizing that bearing replacement makes little to no difference to most people.

Great car, great pic - 4 years ago

That angle really captures the curves of the car

Taking into account inflation - 4 years ago

That isn't all that much of a price increase over the early Boxsters. My 1999 MY was $55k in 1998, which would be $88k in 2021 dollars and certainly the GTS 4.0 is a much better car, aside from the cluttered buttons interior

Great car, all around - 4 years ago

I agree with their critical commentary too

I would post that Q on the main board - 4 years ago

n/t

Everyone has a plan... - 4 years ago

...until their bumper gets punched in the mouth Definitely looks way better though.

I'd say - 4 years ago

it's the day you first turn the key in it and bring it to life. I consider any factory engine testing part of the gestation period.

One of the reasons - 4 years ago

BRBS 2009 - 4 years ago

They could call it the sportomatic - 4 years ago

Side note: All S models have e-gas - 4 years ago

Since they introduced the S the same year as they switched over to e-gas

That wouldn't be hard to do - 4 years ago

though I prefer to keep my passengers wondering what gear I'm in

Yeah, I custom made my own - 4 years ago

It was actually surprisingly easy and I like the way it looks better than any of the ones I've seen for sale.

I had the same experience - 4 years ago

I had a nice metal-knob shifter and found it often got too hot to touch (parked car, top up). I eventually tired of having to wrap a towel around it to get started and took it out.

+120 hp, for one - 4 years ago

n/t

I agree - 4 years ago

Let the car speak for itself, I say.

I believe it's glued on - 4 years ago

and that you have to carefully pry it off with a small flat head screwdriver

Kernel of truth - 4 years ago

The shift cable linkages are much more prone to problems than the cables themselves. And the linkages can be separately replaced (though for some reason they seem to have gone way up in price). Yellowing of the headlight lenses is a somewhat common problem.

I need a different excuse - 4 years ago

There are about 10 good pizza places closer to where I live than my car is.

Did you let them drive? - 4 years ago

I really liked the way they looked but once I drove it, I was sold.

More details - 4 years ago

If you include more details (like specifically what happens when you try to start the car and it doesn't start and what code you got) then we may be able to help you. It sounds like you have a leak in the evap system, which is inside the fender just under the gas cap. The code would narrow it down.

2nd this - what happened when you tried to start it? - 4 years ago

n/t

Heh, clever - 4 years ago

n/t

I believe you but - 4 years ago

you didn't include a pic of the part I was showing. Regardless, the car won't start without a RFID pill present.