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Basically the same for my '08 Boxster. No dipstick. If the engine is fully warmed, you have to wait 5 mins to check the level. The manual recommends checking the level when you get gas. It takes 2-3 mins to get gas, maybe another min if I'm cleaning the windows. It sucks to sit around for another min or two to wait for that to finish.

I liked my old 911. Not only was the oil level gauge accurate, but there was also a dipstick. If the car was fully warmed up, I could look at the gauge and know what I would find if I shut the car off and then checked the dipstick.

Yeah, not all new tech is great. This is more about "them" protecting the non-mechanical from themselves. Sadly, I'm not one of them. If there was a way to mod my car to have a dipstick, I'd certainly do it.