The Porsche Boxster Engine Access

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eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com - 31 Dec 2006 07:07 GMT

About the Porsche Boxster Engine accessibility or lack of it rather. I
wrote Porsche in their Headquarters in Germany and Atlanta GA that they
seriously needed to design the car that will replace the Boxster a car
that will have engine access so said owners will actually be able to
see their Porsche engine in the more tangible sense. Such a shame that
Porsche would have missed the boat on the Boxster. A real tragedy.

East-

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Tony - 31 Dec 2006 12:15 GMT

If you want to take advantage of a mid-ship engine layout, you're going to
also accept less accessibility. The balance, cornering, stability advantages
of mid-ship design are all well known and appreciated by many. Porsche did
NOT miss the boat on the Boxster; a car company does not build a care for
the sole purpose of making it easy (cheap) for customers to work on their
engines (yes it would be nice but this is not their first consideration
here). Back in the sixties my first car was the VW bug that had the easiest
engine to work on. However, the car was by any modern standards really
dangerous on the highway, not so hot in the handling department. Sorry, your
remark is off base, especially for a car that's primarily about handling and
fun to drive.

> About the Porsche Boxster Engine accessibility or lack of it rather. I
> wrote Porsche in their Headquarters in Germany and Atlanta GA that they
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wtrplnet - 31 Dec 2006 22:36 GMT

> If you want to take advantage of a mid-ship engine layout, you're going to
> also accept less accessibility. The balance, cornering, stability
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>> East-

Porsche would probably prefer that you keep your hands off the engine in the
first place. Porsche missed no boat with the Boxster, it's a wonderful car.
I don't think I ever really saw the engine in my 914 either, just lots of
peripheral parts, shrouding, and accessories. I loved it anyway.

Alan

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E Brown - 31 Dec 2006 16:59 GMT

>About the Porsche Boxster Engine accessibility or lack of it rather. I
>wrote Porsche in their Headquarters in Germany and Atlanta GA that they
>seriously needed to design the car that will replace the Boxster a car
>that will have engine access so said owners will actually be able to
>see their Porsche engine in the more tangible sense. Such a shame that
>Porsche would have missed the boat on the Boxster. A real tragedy.

A tragedy for you, maybe. Porsche seems to be getting along fine.
epbrown
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Phil dougan - 15 Mar 2007 11:25 GMT

missed the boat??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the boxster saved porsche a few
years ago from going bankrupt hardly missed the boat pal..

> About the Porsche Boxster Engine accessibility or lack of it rather. I
> wrote Porsche in their Headquarters in Germany and Atlanta GA that they
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KK - 15 Mar 2007 15:45 GMT

> About the Porsche Boxster Engine accessibility or lack of it rather. I
> wrote Porsche in their Headquarters in Germany and Atlanta GA that they
> seriously needed to design the car that will replace the Boxster a car
> that will have engine access so said owners will actually be able to
> see their Porsche engine in the more tangible sense. Such a shame that
> Porsche would have missed the boat on the Boxster. A real tragedy.

A mid-engine design is great for several reasons, none of which are worth
sacrificing so that you can more easily look at your motor.

Your letter is probably on someone's wall to remind them how silly some of
the customers in their biggest market are.

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