CV Boots on Boxster S

[theboyfold]

Just been told that the car I'm looking at needs new CV boots. What does this mean? Is it something that I should be overly concerned about?

[trickywoo]

They are the rubber 'bellows' that fit over the constant velocity joints. If they are holed the greese will quickly escape and the joint will wear out pronto.

I dare say porsche take the P with prices but on a normal car most garages charge less than £50 a side to do (even that is a ripoff because they split the hub and use a stretchy boot).

If the cv itself goes thats much more costly to fix.