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"The amount in the owners manual is not always the right amount. The correct amount of oil is based on the VIN." Then you say the problem is not the oil level system but me and my mechanic. Unbelievable. Not enough to correct me but actually my fault? Very impressive. First time I've ever been flamed for doing exactly what the &$**# owner's manual said to do! Apparently your car came wiby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I wouldn't even be so sure you are overfilled. Every single time I've had the oil changed on my Cayman -- which is now about 5 or 6 times in 4 years/16K miles, we have measured out what we put in according to the manual, and every single time it shows overfilled. Mechanic sez not to worry, and I have neither clouds of oil in my exhaust, drops in my garage, nor does the level ever drop below oveby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Only in the highly unlike event that the IMS failed and ruined the engine would you have much risk of a repair costing over $4000. IIRC, the 2005 models can be upgraded with the Flat-6 IMS upgrade that would cost less than half of the cost of your extended warranty, and then you'd still have another $2000 in the bank to pay for a lot of lesser repairs. Also, I hear that Flat-6 has a new versionby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Love the color of your car. Classy and practical, too. What is it? Wheels are nice, too. Nice combo.by paulwdenton - Main Forum
It's still the best-looking sports car out there short of the 911. Also, still very distinctive. About the only "sports car" or "sports car" that is more exclusive and higher performance that's still under $100K would be the Nissan GTR, which is maybe not ugly as hell but certainly well into purgatory. Sorry for ranting. I just didn't like the scoop thing in the pictures and then I saw it in pby paulwdenton - Main Forum
You say, "The styling is terrific--a better word is stunning; we looked at this car a lot before we ordered it and maybe looking at all the cars jaded us a bit, but looking at it in the delivery area we were both stunned at how great it looked. Everything meshes together nicely ..." Okay, you are entitled to your opinion. That's cool, but for my money, the styling is a massive step backward. Tby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Everybody always thinks a lawsuit is crazy or worthless when they aren't the one who was injured.by paulwdenton - Main Forum
Concur with San Rensho. It seems kind of foolish to invest tens of thousands in any car with 200K miles when there are so many reasonably-priced alternatives around. A few weeks ago my son was considering buying a 98 Boxster with 28K miles and the "asking" price was $13K. There is no doubt that the mileage was not tampered with, because the car was practically like new inside and out and droveby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I recently test-drove a 2013 Q5 with the turbo 4 and the 8-speed trans, and found it hugely responsive and fast as heck. In fact, I'd be concerned with running it off the road due to all the power and the high center of gravity in an SUV. Don't have the slightest idea what I'd do with more power in an SUV unless I was towing some huge trailer, but then if I was towing a trailer, I doubt I'd eveby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Good point. Over the last week, we were helping my eldest son find a new car. We located a very fine 98 Boxster with 28K miles for $13K asking price. Very, very nice condition, but no service records. If I was looking for a weekend toy and had the time and money to take a chance on service, however, the Boxster would have been a good choice. However, this wasn't for me and it was for my son'by paulwdenton - Main Forum
Hi - saw your post about Crystal Fusion, read their web site, and came away with no more knowledge than before. It's a most unhelpful web site. What is it? Film? Liquid? How it is applied? DIY or installer? How does it strengthen glass? If they can't explain how it strengthens glass, I think I'd just stick with Rain-X for $7.99 and have essentially the same benefits.by paulwdenton - Main Forum
My experience is exactly like KevinR: I was able to have the installer come to my house and install X-Pel, and he charged $600 or $800 (it's been over 3 years) for the bumper, fenders, partial hood, mirrors, and the areas right behind the rear wheels. He did a great job; we had one wrinkle on one of the mirrors that he fixed for me, and after 3 years the whole job looks and shines like new. Thby paulwdenton - Main Forum
QuoteMarcWthe BMW and M-B and the Boxster and the Boxster won. I hate to admit it but I've read enough of these over the years I do not read them in depth anymore. I know the outcome, the decision. The article ends with the writers saying in so many words the Boxster is one of the greatest cars, ever. The rest of the article is just filler to keep the pics from bumping against each other. If theby paulwdenton - Main Forum
And to think my wife made me trade in my Boxster for my Cayman because she actually thought the Cayman was sexier, and now she won't let me trade or sell it for the same reason. Silly woman, doesn't she realize that style and design are completely objective and everyone else can see how hideously ugly the Cayman is? Now, if the Cayman had been designed from scratch as a coupe like, e.g., the neby paulwdenton - Main Forum
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I read Charlie's comment and until I actually opened yours, I figured we were kindred spirits. Styling is highly subjective and I guess I just don't follow the crowd. For me all the models previous to the current one have the most sensuous curves since the Jag XKE. The new model turns me off with the new side panels, they take a smoothly curved body and add a harsh straight line and a big blacby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Bruce - I have to agree that adding one quart of 15W oil won't make any difference out of almost 9 quarts. In fact, I'd kind of be worried about how different weights of oil would interact in the crankcase. Why don't you try an oil change and use a 5W oil instead of the 0W? IIRC, the 5W oil is authorized by the manual (mine, at least) and the change would at least would give you an answer wheby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Marc, you said something I've never heard before and maybe I've over-analyzed this but here goes. You said, "My info is group 5 oils are ester based oils and one characteristic of an ester based oil (besides that they are usually a very good oil), is that ester based oils tend to cause some seals/gaskets to swell slightly and in doing so can fix a mild seal/gasket seep." My understanding is thaby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I'm betting the pictures are posed or Photoshopped. The barn and the lighting are just too perfect. Looks like a Hollywood set. And where is the backstory for how the car got there? Left in a barn for 37 years by whom? Why? And after 37 years, who had the complete maintenance history? If it's that perfect, why does it need restoration? The whole thing smells like "scam."by paulwdenton - Main Forum
"Stand in a bar and still say you have a Porsche"--yup, that's exactly why most Boxster owners buy their cars. This is the public perception of people who own expensive cars in general, and based on my own observations, I think it is correct for the majority of Porsche owners. We have to recognize that the majority of Porsche owners are NOT enthusiasts, at least not in any real sense. Those ofby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I apologize if I unintentionally insulted you. We do agree on some things. You said, "other times one may get jollies when it appears to be really safe. Note i think that generally requires 1/2mile or more of clear viability and nothing along that path." I agree ... but that's not what I see in this video. Can you seriously defend what is shown at 1:44-1:46 in the video? The orange car is onby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I'm not buying it. If the road was adequate to provide that much certainty of who's coming and what's up ahead, there wouldn't be a double yellow line in the first place. It is a little arrogant to believe you are smarter than highway engineers. Crossing the center line to straighten the road to give "increased safety," that's really BS. It's not "safety," it's just taking more than your shareby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I used "you" in the plural sense since the two cars are obviously racing together. I can't tell whether your car specifically crossed the center line due to the camera angle, nor does it really matter, because the orange car definitely crossed the center line at 15, 30, 37, and 45 seconds and then I stopped counting. I think that's enough to make the point. Clearly it would have been the orangeby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Surely you aren't driving like that on a public highway. After all, what would you do if a deer tried to cross the roadway, or an old pickup truck pulled out in front of you, or someone came the other way on one of the times you crossed the yellow line? This is excessively dangerous for a public on the highway. I admit I am guilty of driving too fast sometimes, too, but nothing like that, andby paulwdenton - Main Forum
I would agree if the implied warranty of merchantability was adequately disclaimed and if there was no evidence of negligent design. I haven't looked up the laws on implied warranty lately, but what I recall is that the waiver has to be clear and unambiguous and not just buried in the small print somewhere -- and I don't recall signing any such waiver when I bought my Porsche. Maybe I did, butby paulwdenton - Main Forum
In my example, my hypothetical expert witness DID identify the cause of the failure (seal failure), ruled out defective maintenance and abuse, and distinguished this type of failure from the bearings in other cars. If your expert can identify the cause of failure of the radio knob, a/c vent, and transmission, AND rule out defective maintenance and abuse, AND distinguish these failures from otherby paulwdenton - Main Forum
It is a common misconception that an expert witness must have a professional degree. All that is required is that he/she be qualified as an expert in the topic about which he's testifying. A properly trained and experienced mechanic could be qualified as an expert on bearing failure. The mechanic brings the failed bearing into court, testifies about his qualifications, and how he's worked on bby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Agreed, not sufficiently profitable for some lawyer to take the case as a class action. I also agree with both Lawdevil and maj75 about discovery. I think it's a matter of semantics. As maj75 points out, discovery is clearly not available in traditional appellate courts; but as Lawdevil points out, an appeal from small-claims court is simply to the next higher level trial court where discoveryby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Lawdevil, I hate to argue with fellow counsel, but ... these cases might fail for want of proof, but not because of the statute of limitations. Assuming for the sake of argument that the IMS is a defect -- it is a hidden defect until it breaks. At least in my state, the statute of limitations does not begin to run for hidden defects until the damage was complete; i.e. upon engine failure. In sby paulwdenton - Main Forum
Mainly, where are the gas and temp gauges? Now they have some kind of electronic readout that also handles navigation (?). But they kept the useless analog speedometer. In several years of driving, I can't say I looked at that thing while actually driving, not even once. But I DO look at the gas gauge and temp gauge. I guess you are supposed to dig through several levels of screens to get toby paulwdenton - Main Forum