Mattman42 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, Glosrich said: Don't take offence guys, it was meant as a light hearted comment, and only my opinion. We're all entitled to our own opinions aren't we? Ironically if I ever buy a newer Porsche, it will probably be a Boxster, as I'd like to own one for a while. I'm on here as its a good forum, and like yourselves I enjoy fixing and maintaining my own car to save a bit of money now and again. no offence taken - hence the smiley face! Porsche is a Porsche to me (unless its a 924!) Only kidding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonl Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 It's fair to say I am glad that mine hasn't cost what some have in here, not sure if that was luck on the way in or what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey P Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, Londonl said: It's fair to say I am glad that mine hasn't cost what some have in here, not sure if that was luck on the way in or what! Oh, don't worry mate, your time will come.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonl Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Davey P said: Oh, don't worry mate, your time will come.... I did write this wondering if I was tempting fate....MOT next week! Edited February 5, 2020 by Londonl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey P Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Londonl said: I did write this wondering if I was tempting fate....MOT next week! I was only kidding mate, I'm sure it will be fine, and pass the MOT with no advisories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonl Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Davey P said: I was only kidding mate, I'm sure it will be fine, and pass the MOT with no advisories Fingers crossed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hainesy Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 1/21/2020 at 4:32 PM, rhys57 said: How much have you spent on maintenance on your boxster, in my ownership I have spent 8k on the following Boxster spend 6/7/17 - mats,badge, wheels nuts 15/7/17- steering wheel refurb 20/7/17 - cd control knobs 7/9/17 - decals 8/9/17- coils packs x6 20/9/17 - spark plugs 26/9/17- alloys refurb/calipers 3/11/17- service 17/11/17- mot/coffin arms 23/01/18- exhaust tips 25/5/18- front bumper respray 2/9/18 - pcw exhaust/exhaust clamps 14/9/18 - bumpers & vents painted 06/10/18- new bosch s4 battery 13/11/18- service/mot/gearbox oil 28/02/18- new blitsen b4 dampers 14/2/19- center gravity geo, pro springs 14/5/19-new gear gaitor/gearknob, handbrake leathers 14/11/19- Mot and service 5/1/20 - Spacers 15mm +8mm 20/1/2 - New air oil separator New clutch and dual mass flywheelNew brake pipes plus Hel braided hoses New brake pads Wheel spacers fitted New Coolant crossover pipes Cam tensioner seal replacementNew ims and rms seals In the life of the car the total maintenance spend is 17k its amazing really mine is a 2.7 2006. I love mine its immaculate but costly to keep it thy way 😊 Hi, am curious what your thoughts are on your PCW exhaust, they’re just down the road from me and am thinking of getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhys57 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Amazing best money I've spent still sounds good now 4 years later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hainesy Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 This was the answer I was hoping for 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhys57 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Whats your model, go for it you won't be disappointed, mention me to Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 You sod rhys, you’ve just ruined his average spend figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hainesy Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, rhys57 said: Whats your model, go for it you won't be disappointed, mention me to Paul I've just bought a 2006 987.1 2.7. It seems in pretty good nick but there's am building a list of things i have / plan to fix and update on it. It's a toy rather than daily driver so am keeping track of spend to get an understanding of how much it's costing to run vs how much use it gets (and then ignore it and keep it anyway 🙂 ) I've just stumbled across PCW's facebook page, it looks like he does a lot of high end cars, but to the point where he's booked up till end of the year! Edited September 5, 2021 by Hainesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidd Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) I reckon I'll spend 5K this year (in the last 3 months). Had a few cheap years recently, so it all averages out. Edited September 11, 2021 by Skidd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huytonman Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 They can drain the old bank account that's true. I bought a 993 back in 2008 from Stirlings, Mark always puts his cars through his local Porsche dealer for a full check and rectification prior to sale and the 993 bill was just shy of £9k (copy supplied to me)...he is an expert buyer but even he was caught out by the size of that and puff went any profit margin. Wind the clock forward to my 987 Gen2, the guy I bought it from spent the thick end of £5k over 18 months having various jobs done, lots on suspension and the memory seat module failed in May this year under my watch, that cost just shy of a grand to fix BUT its the only repairs Ive paid for of this type after 16 Porsches so I must have been blessed along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricof Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Too much. I really shudder to think, but it's largely wanted for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypit Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 I bought my '05 S from another forum member 5 years ago for what I felt was a very sensible price given the mileage and spec. Since then the main costs have been maintenance rather than repair, admittedly though, the car does few miles ( just coming up to 80k, bought at 73k ). Having initially shat myself every time I drove it after convincing myself that the IMS was planning to self destruct every time I fired the thing up ( negative effect of too much internet browsing! ), I've completely relaxed about that to the point where I never think about it now. The only thing that I've had to replace at the beginning of this year that I didn't see coming has been the backbox, and I was fortunate enough to have already obtained one a few years ago from a seller on here who gave it away for free as long as I was happy to collect. Given that I was sure the blow was from the manifold, with all the nonsense to fix that that entails, I felt I'd dodged a bullet there. Prior to that, it's been serviced 3 times, and needed nothing else. I made the conscious decision this year to either drive it or sell it. Drive it won, and in light of that it's recently had a wheel refurb, 4 new Goodyears, Brembo pads and discs all round, a major service, front coolant pipes and a Pioneer carplay head unit. I did the brakes, so saved the labour, but the total was still in excess of £2800. I still need to do the brake fluid, but as it's already been done once in my ownership, I'll not panic about that. It rewarded my loyalty by providing me with one of the best drives I've had in it last weekend, on the return leg of a journey back down from Edinburgh to Newcastle across country, and I don't begrudge a penny of the outlay. I think to get the best from them, there has to be a degree of realistic expectation and anticipation as to what will likely require attention and when. So far I haven't had any of the expected suspension, roof, water pump or clutch bills to pay, so maybe, if I'm unlucky, I'll suddenly have several things to deal with at once, but a little product knowledge and research, combined with an eyes open to possible expenditure approach will hopefully forestall any real financial horror shows. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raffe Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 6:46 PM, Hainesy said: Hi, am curious what your thoughts are on your PCW exhaust, they’re just down the road from me and am thinking of getting one. I am also local and was going to use PCW but waiting list put me off. Went with a Top Gear valved system which sounds amazing, recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hainesy Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 He's just down the road from me so it seemed like a bit of a no-brainer, am booked in for Jan which was earliest slot though! The only thing I'm slightly wary of is that the car has done 100k so not sure whether it's dumb doing it on something that (presumably) doesn't have loads of life left. Having said that I replaced the tip clamps the other day as the original clamps had started to disintegrate and (to my inexpert eye at least) the exhaust looked in pretty reasonable shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhys57 Posted September 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 PCW exhausts are amazing mine still fantastic 4 years down the line well worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammysmiths Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 I bought a 2005 2.7 Boxster back in May 2021, with 53k on the clock-has been CAT;C and no history. Paid £9.5k I sought a servicing/dealer book-pack set off ebay for £75 £20 for a replacement service/maintenance book from Porsche. I've retraced 6 previous Porsche servicings and now have a good (not perfect) service history. I had the car major serviced at a cost of £360 from a local indie. The car needs front shocks and a couple of other things. With parts and fitting, it will come to about £1100 when all done. £27 for a plastic ball joint for the roof control arm. I replaced this myself £30 for new climate control switches. I replaced these myself. Add to that personal choices such as a re-map, side decals, roof protection, seat conditioning kit, stereo upgrade, zunsport grills, paint repair for bumper scuff, in total about £500. So, in approximately 6 months ive probably put about 2 grand into the car. But a lot of that was piece of mind for my new ownership. I dont envisage any more spend for the foreseeable future. The car is weekends only. It does need the AC doing but im in no rush. I'll just put the roof down. IN YOUR FACE CAYMAN OWNERS!!!! 🙂 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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