Sorry to reignite an old RMS thread. In April, I bought a 2003 4S Coupe with 32,800 miles. Now 2,000 miles later, despite a clean pre-purchase inspection and a clean post-purchase 30,000 mile major service by Porsche, I have an undiagnosed oil consumption or leak problem (avg. about 1-qt/1,500 miles but highly variable).

Is it the feared RMS? Check out: Porsche Market Update, Boxster & 996, Bruce, Anderson, Excellence Magazine, Sept 2007, pp 117-121. Quoting, . . . this problem seems to affect between 50 and 100 percent of the cars. Had I known that, I would not have bought a 996.

Is it consumption? I recently learned that Porsche deems up to 1-qt/600 miles to be acceptable consumption. Shameful! Additionally, had I known that, I would not have purchased any Porsche.

I did buy an extended warranty that will hopefully cover the TBD fix. I'll let you know what I discover.