[derfo]

Before I bought my Boxster S 2002, I did a lot of research into a number of cars. I narrowed it down to 3 in the end. The Porsche won out. This was 3 years ago and I was well aware of the IMS issue. My car is driven 6 months of the year and then stored over winter. This time round it will be on the road in July. I never think about the IMS until I see it on the forum. My Boxster is taken to peak revs every day I drive it, I hit the limiter a couple of times when I am driving hard. The oil is changed every 4000 miles or before I lay it up for the winter. In fact before I lay it up, I give it a good thrashing revs wise and change the oil and filter for the over winter storage. It also stays on charge for 6 months with a Ctec charger. It must take the edge off the driving experience if your thinking about the IMS. What must be borne in mind I suppose, is that as people we are all very different, not all of us are hands on either, which makes a difference. To what level we are hands on thats another consideration. In the not too distant future I am going to do a 3.6 or 3.8 upgrade. What I mean by that is, the engine will come out and be relined to the bigger size. I intend to do all the work myself, that is after my blocks come back from LN engineering.