165,000 Mile Maintenance Complete - 2003

[Bill_SoCal]

I just completed my 11th regular maintenance since driving my new at the time 2003 Boxster of the lot in late December 2002...right off the truck from the port as it arrived at my dealer. This vehicle has remained my daily driver and while I travel often for business and my car sits at the airport, it still gets its fair share of miles. I was coming down the Ortega from Orange County when I tried to take the photo of the speedo hitting 165,000 miles...not a great pic with the BB... The exterior looks pretty **** good to. No door dings, but the front has certainly has its fair share of rock chips from sand and gravel trucks on the freeway here in SoCal.

Each of my regular maintenance consist of the cabin filter, air filter and oil filter. I've ran Amsoil 5W-40 since the first oil change. The only mechanical I've had was a failed AOS at 146K. Other than that, the plugs and drive belt have been replaced twice. They're due again at 185K. Clutch is original...and no, I don't nurse my car. I really drive the hell out of it. The mean for my shifting range is ~5K. I know Porsche states the coolant is lifelong...well, mine was installed at Germany. I've topped it off with distilled water and coolant maybe three times over the years.

Each year I tell myself I'm going to buy a new sports car...and then I look at my car and it still looks fantastic and performs really well. I look forward to providing an update at 180K.

All good stuff.

Bill

[staffy]

quality :)

[pb1302]

WOW... cool.. not too many people drive their cars for that many miles... excellent news for those who want to know about durability of these cars.

[sikest]

This is my favorite post on the forum. Normally and understandably most of the posts are RMS, IMS and miscellaneous failures or perhaps mods. I never abuse my Boxster but then again I drive the heck out of it every day to work, on trips and soon on the track. These cars were made to be driven and it is nice to see one with that kind of mileage.

Every time I worry about the engine/car being fragile I think about my buddies 1973 914 2.0 he bought new. Still drives it weekly and on long trips with 277K on the clock and she never lets him down.

Best of luck to you!

Tony

Edited August 9, 2010 by sikest

[kbrandsma]

I just completed my 11th regular maintenance since driving my new at the time 2003 Boxster of the lot in late December 2002...right off the truck from the port as it arrived at my dealer. This vehicle has remained my daily driver and while I travel often for business and my car sits at the airport, it still gets its fair share of miles. I was coming down the Ortega from Orange County when I tried to take the photo of the speedo hitting 165,000 miles...not a great pic with the BB... The exterior looks pretty **** good to. No door dings, but the front has certainly has its fair share of rock chips from sand and gravel trucks on the freeway here in SoCal.

Each of my regular maintenance consist of the cabin filter, air filter and oil filter. I've ran Amsoil 5W-40 since the first oil change. The only mechanical I've had was a failed AOS at 146K. Other than that, the plugs and drive belt have been replaced twice. They're due again at 185K. Clutch is original...and no, I don't nurse my car. I really drive the hell out of it. The mean for my shifting range is ~5K. I know Porsche states the coolant is lifelong...well, mine was installed at Germany. I've topped it off with distilled water and coolant maybe three times over the years.

Each year I tell myself I'm going to buy a new sports car...and then I look at my car and it still looks fantastic and performs really well. I look forward to providing an update at 180K.

All good stuff.

Bill

Great story, thanks for sharing!

[Beelzy]

That's impressive, especially on So Cal roadways!