Ownership Cost for 1998 Porsche Boxster Base
Estimated: $41487 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2400 | $1152 | $1008 | $912 | $816 | $6288 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2699 | $1367 | $1433 | $2291 | $10553 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $749 | $749 | $749 | $749 | $749 | $1110 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10074 | $8362 | $7183 | $7363 | $8505 | $41487 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN STATIONARY, THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE AND CAME IN THROUGH THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, WHO REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD COVER. ALSO, THE CYLINDER HEAD CUP SHIELD, MANIFOLD FUEL GASKET AND THE EXHAUST GASKET WERE REPLACED, BUT THE SMELL PERSISTED. |
| 1998 | COMMUNICATIONS:HORN ASSEMBLY | MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE HORN STARTED TO ROUTINELY DEPLOY ON ITS OWN. IN THE SHORT TERM I HAD TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC SO I COULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE CAR. I CALLED BARRIER PORSCHE IN BELLEVUE WASHINGTON WHERE THEY SEEMED TO BE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I LEARNED THE PARTS (CLOCK SPRING AND SOMETHING ELSE) COST CLOSE TO $600 AND I ASSUME AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HOURS OF SHOP TIME. WITH SALES TAX I'M SURE IT WOULD COST $1,000 TO REPAIR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL .PLEASE HELP! THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR |
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