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YOUR RESEARCHPorsche Repairs Expensive?
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Many P-owners lament on repair costs or parts costs, seemingly helium filled as prices go up and out the roof.
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I also appreciate my Chevrolet prompts you to reset the oil change interval from the steering wheel everytime you scroll past it!
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I also appreciate my Chevrolet prompts you to reset the oil change interval from the steering wheel everytime you scroll past it!
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The 996 and later models were designed and built using the Toyota Production System school.
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Many P-owners lament on repair costs or parts costs, seemingly helium filled as prices go up and out the roof. Many P-owners complain about the "Porsche Tax" and associated costs.
Well, someone has taken issue with the Porsche method, and created a "Porsche Maintenance Flap" or whatever someone may call it. Maybe in a wrong forum, but where else to post some news of interest? Should be banned or something? I like my C4S, but I do not genuflect to Porsche Gods. Why not call "The kettle is Black" when it appears to be true? Dunno.
Go look here:
https://www.courthousenews.com/class...n-us-vehicles/
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Find the guys who went to war with John Deere and put them on the case. Maybe Porsche will make tools available in the next 10 years, the way Deere has been ordered to.
As a counterpoint, the 996 is for the most part a giant LEGO compared to most things I�ve worked on. Everything is well enough built you can take it off and put it back on, and things look pretty well designed under the plastic too. There are some esoteric service procedures but it�s a unique vehicle. I�ve been pleasantly surprised. My late model TT and Corolla break clips every time you open something, and they were clearly built for rapid assembly with little thought for service, other than some sadism for technicians and the promise the long book times will be a profit center for dealers.
I also appreciate my Chevrolet prompts you to reset the oil change interval from the steering wheel everytime you scroll past it!
Yeah, I am very happy that I own a 996 and not a later model Porsche. We know everything that can go wrong with the car and how to prevent it and fix it. We also have a large aftermarket industry that has produced the preventative solutions and replacement parts. Not to mention the 996 is not an electronic basket of techno wizardry.
But no question, Porsche has made a mess of how it handles and prices replacement parts and has made a mess of its corporate initiatives, focus and direction. Sales are down, profits have evaporated and Porsche has lost focus on what their customers actually want. So there is now a new CEO in town. I suspect there will be changes.
In the meantime, I will happily drive around my 996 with a smile from ear to ear.
Part of the reason I wanted to go 996 instead of a 997 is how much easier they are to DiY, but they still drive like a fairly modern car. The idea of any semi-significant work on a 997+ stresses me out.
They are all well designed to be sure, but the quality in the 996 seems to be deeper than final fit and finish. In fact the Audi (and maybe the Corolla) have tighter panel gaps and good sturdy assembly, but the components of those often suffer during disassembly/eeassembly. The age of the 996 might be helping it here as well.
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