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Take the dealer to Motor Vehicle Dispute Tribunal

Hi all, looking for recommendation which PDR company to use, in the Wellington area. There are a few out there but since thge last time I needed one was almost 15 years ago, things would have changed by now. Would be good to hear your experience and recommendation. Prefer a mobile one and can work from my garage. I've only got one dent to take out at the rear quarter panel of the Boxster. Thanks

59900 kms, 2013, NZ new In actual fact, while buttoning up everything, something else was leaking coolant. There was an O ring under the turbo that also leaked. I suspect it's the age of the car where everything starts to leak. Annoyingly, there was no indication that anything was wrong apart from the one "engine temp' message that flashed, and the fact that the reservoir level was down below the Min level. The engine's response itself was restricted by the ECU, but there was no code, no warning light, nothing, nada. But without any code you would think that the car had always been that 'slow'. This is my son's car and he's just got back from finishing his year-long TI at another city so I'd just been able to drive his car. Don't know how long this had been an issue.

Update: went to Conti BMW, bought the part, showed it to the local garage, confirmed it's the correct one - going in for replacement tomorrow.

Understandable, especially the value of these cars drop by 50% every 3 years, and before long the cost of one repair is about 10% of the value of the car. Unfortunate, as I think these are good cars and I'd rather drive a 6-7 year old BMW rather than a 2-3 year old Mazda.

Thanks for clarifying this, in realoem it is shown as #1 - which I didn't spot until just now. There isn't anything else at the back of the engine that's called 'housing' and can leak, is it? Unfortunately the job sheet isn't very clear on whether the cost is part+labour or parts only. "approx $805 for replacement housing and seals. Labour content is approximate as access to housing will require some disassembly of other engine components" Hence I wanted to know which part will cost $800 that can leak. Based on the information you have helpfully provided, the costs is a total of labour+parts and not parts only.

N13 Could be the housing where numbers 5 and 7 are located? That seems to be the only candidate for leaking. I can't find anything else relating to this. They said it's at the back of the engine and costs around $800 to replace using aftermarket parts. I'm very tempted to get BMW to quote the work after telling them what's leaking.

Just got back from the indy who advised that the "Coolant outlet housing" is leaking and will need to be replaced. This is at the back of the engine. Unfortunately they are going to source aftermarket parts. Anyone knows what exactly this entails so I can go to BMW and get the parts myself? The indy can then fit it for me.

Hah, at last. I went to take a look. Front bumper has different shade to the rest of the car. Front radiators half-blocked by rotten leaves. Interior hasn't been looked after so it was dirty-brown. Discs badly scored all around and they didn't want to negotiate on the price.

Price is roughly at the right level for the mileage. There is.a NZ new 987.1 with 90kms in Welly for $29k, been sitting for months now. Unless been refreshed, suspension will likely due soon (any clonking noise?), as well as reservoir bottle (they crack from the ongoing cycle of hot and cold). GLWS, I think I have it in my watchlist, and good on you for putting the wheel cap(s) the right way!

Yes that's right, bore scoring seems to be the main problem especially for 997/987 gen 1 while IMS is the main issue for 996/986 gen 2 mostly. Hence I got rid off my 996 as I didn't want to spend $5k for IMS Solution then having to fork out another $30k to remediate the cylinder walls. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a pattern that people can use to determine whether a vehicle will have bore scoring in its later life or not. I was looking for 987.1 non S or .2 - mine came up for sale for a good price, so why not eh. Manual is fun but my wife wouldn't want to drive it. I wish at least one my Porsches is not grey or black, but beggars can't be choosers....

Hey congrats from another Porsche owner. I bought my 987.2 back in Sept. to keep the 997.2 company. I remembered someone said that you can't have too many Porsches...... If the Cayman is a 987.1 S, watch Jake Raby's videos on .1 S cars, and check for bore scoring. Remediating M97 engine costs around $30-40k, easily.

While making sure that I don;'t pay the extraordinarily high prices for parking for a few days at Wellington airport, I came across this company https://parkingmode.co.nz/ Cheaper than the one at the airport and they are just down the road. Google reviews are quite good, but I'm wondering whether anyone in this forum has used them before? Also for 5-6 weeks vehicle storage? Any suggestion?

I'm not changing the plates in Auckland as I'll pull them off for cleaning when I get back to Welly anyway - but still begs the question, will they or won't they ....

How true, how true ...