[recycled sixtie]

Not wanting to be ignorant/arrogant but prospective Boxster buyers should do their homework and research before you buy a Boxster. There are a ton of articles on the internet such as here, Rennlist forums and 986 forum. MikeFocke has done plenty and much credit should go to these folks that help others.

Worst case scenario is the buyer who does not do any research before buying a Boxster and expecting it to be cheap to run. Those few that don't research and end up with ims failure are surprised that it happened to them.

I fortunately did all my homework before buying my 2001 Box base and am perfectly happy with the result. I am not of the camp that replaces parts just in case they fail.
Most of my time is spent around the city and within 20 miles of the city. A yearly 4 hour drive to the mountains I consider worth the risk. I must admit driving our 11 yo Camry I don't think about failure on a long trip. The same age Boxster does not worry me either - if a problem occurs I just deal with it.