Report of cloth at base of convertible roof of 2006 Porsche Boxster 987 slipping outside the plastic window frame and having to be guided back by hand to close. Porsche advised that that once the drains are cleared they would need to remove the seats, trim, and carpet to dry everything, and to prevent the electrical controls under the seat from failing, e.g. Report of blocked rear drain tubes of Porsche 987 Boxster S leading to permanently sodden carpet behind the front passenger seat (which also explains heavy condensation inside the car). 26-07-2016:Ĭatalytic converter cores of 68k mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S reported to have melted due to a fault with the mass airflow sensor affecting the fuel/air mixture and causing it to run over lean and over hot. Oil leak reported from independently purchesed used 2006 Boxster. More likely to be due to repeated short runs from cold. (See: Peter Morgan on bore scoring) Might be due to oil surge and oil starvation during hard cornering first seen in the 996 3.4 engine due to being wet sump rather than dry sump. According to the Porche garage that serviced the car this is a known problem which will need a complete engine rebuild. 12-12-2015:Ħ8,000 mile 2007 Porsche 987 Boxster S 3.4 ( M97.21 engine) diagnosed as having scoring on the cylinder bores. Will be cheaper at an independent specialist. Cost of clutch and DMF quoted at £2,600 minus a £500 discount by Porsche dealer, so £2,100. So vital to see a readout of an interrogation of the ECU before buying a used Boxster.
Late model Porsche ECUs record how the car has been used, in particular if it has ever been over-revved. 20-08-2012:įor warranty purposes, Porsche now requires for all new tyres to be stamped with the letter N-0 or any sequence up to N-4 and all tyres should match, not N-2 on front and N-4 on back, for example. One 51k mile 2006 car needed four springs and a new steering rack within past 18 months. You will then know where you stand.Īs with 986 Boxster, brake discs prone to rusting if car not used enough, especially the rears. Then also ask them for a screen print of their Glass guide. This will show how they have adjusted the value for condition.
PORCHE BOOXTER 2012 FULL
Contact the Insurer ( I am confident I know exactly who they are) and ask them for a full engineer's copy of their Audatex Report.
This is not damage that would "polish out".
Your insurer CAN make adjustments for condition, if they have deducted £1250, this is usually 50 per cent of the cost to put your car back to "retailable" condition (i.e. Should you take this to court, they DO take examples in the market place as evidence, as they look at the contract wording. The FOS compare them, and the version that stands out as being different than the other two, they dismiss. These being Glass Guide, CAP motor research and occasionally Parkers. In the contract it should say, "we ascertain the market value as being one by which you should be able to replace your car for one of the same make model year and condition and mileage as to the one you had." Now here is the con, should you raise a complaint and take this to the Financial Ombudsman Service, they do not take examples in the market place into consideration, they only refer to the Guides used in the industry. Under Tort law, you have the entitlement to be put back in the situation you were in prior to the incident. If the incident is your fault, then you are bound by contract. But you only have one set of entitlements, under TORT law. You have two sets of entitlements if the incident was the other party's fault.