Another Porsche Question

[veggieburger]

A buddy has a 2006 Boxster S...with a broken cup holder. It's not in the ejection mechanism...it's actually just a small piece of plastic that wraps around the front left side of his cup.

But, being Porsche, they will only replace the entire until, to the tune of $400 in parts.

Where would someone go for funny little pieces like cup holder parts? Is there a forum you car people frequent?

Thanks!!

[texbike]

Rennlist has one of the best attended Boxster forums on the net. That might be a good place to go to ask for guidance on the cup holder. In case your buddy wasn't aware, the Boxsters from 2006 are the 987 generation.

Cheers,

Texbike

[veggieburger]

Originally Posted by texbike

Rennlist has one of the best attended Boxster forums on the net. That might be a good place to go to ask for guidance on the cup holder. In case your buddy wasn't aware, the Boxsters of that period are known as 987s.

Cheers,

Texbike

Thank you!!

[Gsinill]

Tell your buddy to reconsider...
By not following the proper "Porsche approved" repair, his 987 will never qualify as a true collectible Porsche j/k

On a serious note, there was a C2S listed on Bring A Trailer a few weeks ago. Really nice car that sold for close to $80K.
The seller at some point had a fender bender and even included the original (damaged) fender in the sale.
Despite a proper repair with an OEM fender, he probably lost $5K+ due to this "flaw".
From the comment section: "Nice car however the replaced front fender will have a material impact on price."

[tylercheung]

Always wanted to test drive a 987!

[bikinchris]

There just HAs to be a totaled Porsche just like his somewhere that died before the cup holder broke.

[tiretrax]

Look on ebay. There are some there.

[vqdriver]

Junkyard?

[tctyres]

EASY in Emeryville if it's still there or the place in Fremont (can't remember it's name ... it has a giant warehouse of import parts)

But yeah, on line is the way to go if he can do that. I'd hit ebay, and then make some phone calls.

[zap]

Since your friends Porsche is an '06 a scrap yard is probably best bet.

The other day I noticed that one of our MB's has a broken DRL. I went to the local dealership, US$360. I checked online and can get the same original MB part for US$160.

[Tickdoc]

I've never understood the inability of Germans to engineer a decent cupholder.

Can't speak for porsche, but with BMW, there are plenty of aftermarket solutions for the commonly broken cupholders.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

I've never understood the inability of Germans to engineer a decent cupholder.

Can't speak for porsche, but with BMW, there are plenty of aftermarket solutions for the commonly broken cupholders.

For years Germans thought cupholders were ridiculous features that distracted people from the serious business of driving so German manufacturers didn't offer them in their cars. Eventually they realized that Americans had a much more relaxed attitude about driving but were very serious about drinking/eating while driving. Since the USA was an important market segment they grudgingly began offering cupholders but their hearts really weren't in it. Of course getting a driver's license in Germany requires extensive/expensive instruction and testing that is more comparable to getting a pilot's license in the USA than our ridiculously low standards for a driver's license.

[benb]

They're purposely designing a crappy cupholder to punish Americans for demanding a cupholder on a sports car.

They probably think Porsche's should not have cupholders.

[fuzzalow]

The best antidote for a cup holder is a manual transmission. Any Porsche owner cryin' about a broken cup holder is driving a Tiptronic. Idle hands are the devils workshop.

[veggieburger]

Originally Posted by benb

They're purposely designing a crappy cupholder to punish Americans for demanding a cupholder on a sports car.

They probably think Porsche's should not have cupholders.

You're probably right. Especially when they see the size of a Big Gulp. Das ist nicht gut!