vroomba Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Having owned a 986 Boxster for 2 years here’s my guide to getting a good one. I’ll go through how much you should expect to pay, clarify what maintenance items it should have had done, detail common problems and highlight the changes and revisions over the years. I've also thoroughly researched the IMS bearing failure issue and my guide explains how to avoid getting caught out and ending up with a broken engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstachimp Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 I'm sure this will prove to be an extremely useful resource for anyone looking to buy a 986. I just wish you had made it before I started my search for a Boxster, it would have given me more confidence in what I what I was looking out for. Excellent bit of work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patlad Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Love your videos! I've learnt a lot from watching them. Keep up the good work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryg Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Great video, one regret I have is not taking the car for a longer and faster test drive, it handles fine up to 65 - 70 but gets very lary after that. Hopefully when I get it back from Revolution those issues will be gone, unfortunately so will a signicant part of my bank balance. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Excellent video for anyone wanting to buy a 986. The only thing I would add to the common fail items is window regulators. Keep up the good work Vroomba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 You're local Porsche dealership won't change the bearing for you, they want to change the whole shaft, the bearing is.nt listed seperately. Indies are the only way for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooid Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 I think cooling system needs a serious attention at least after 50k. Radiators, coolant tank (with new cap) and ideally in some cases oil cooler needs serious attention after that mileage/10 years old. These are not expensive items but obviously pretty essential to the engine's life. I would also add, New Thermostat (ideally low temp thermostat), after 50k at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Another great video @vroomba, a must watch for anyone thinking of buying a 986. The simple explanation of the IMS issue was particularly well done. Keep up the good work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex24v Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 I'm sure that guide will be useful for any newbies to the forum who haven't yet bought their Boxster. I especially enjoyed the video it showed me afterwards, (was the Boxster S Vs Fiesta ST comparison test) the 0-60-0 test was a particular surprise to me. Don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but when you get to the whiteboard section at the end, you have mis-spelt Boxster, seems like the footage was already edited due to a scoring discrepancy, so unfortunate that you did not pick up on the spelling at that point. Video was enjoyable and informative though and this doesn't really take away from that, just a little embarrassing I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroomba Posted December 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 @Tex24v Yeah, well spotted. I blame Gary for that as he did the writing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Thanks for posting this. Currently looking for my first Boxster so this is really useful. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroomba Posted February 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 @DaffyMine is now for sale if you're still interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonttt Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Great effort, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 21 hours ago, vroomba said: @DaffyMine is now for sale if you're still interested. Thanks for the tag. Great example, but sadly out of my budget. Best of luck with the sale. Exactly the type of fastidious owner I'm hoping to buy from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thanks for the vid, shame your selling though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 As always a great video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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