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Old 07-27-2015, 10:04 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by RustySocket View Post
...you will be fine, short of a catastrophic failure which is practcally unheard of.

Not to be a hater, but the class action suit lost by Porsche North America suggests otherwise. The later M96 engines have a catastrophic failure rate approaching 10%. The M97 is much improved, but not bullet proof by any stretch.

All that aside, my first (and only) experience with an M96 model Boxster S left me awestruck. Phenomenal engine. I wanted one.

But after months of research and 1000km of test driving a twin - I've decided that that Japanese made option is smarter for me.

Less car, but more usable and less likely to consume my spending money.

YMMV
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