Centerisl, believe any or all the stats you want if it makes you feel better. I'm still of the belief that if Porsche made as many cars as the Camry or Accord and all the Porsche owners drove them as much as those cars, the stats and ratings would be very different. It is because of factors like this, that I don't place too much weight on those stats.

As for the 30% that is not on the road must be the 944 models. LOL

 

That stat is from Porsche. 70% of all p cars ever made still on the road sounds like a lot. But I don't know how comparable that is. I just can't feel it for the sharks, but I'm sure they like being different from the other p cars. But I was an exec at 2 USA car plants. I have been to BMW in Munich. I'll stick w my German car. I had a Toyota that was almost indestructible. I think that the court of public opinion rules everywhere 4 better or worse

 

To reiterate what I said earlier in regards to the 70% stat from Porsche doesn't surprise me at all as owners that generally buy these cars are more meticulous in preventative maintenance and care. These cars are after all exotics and not considered to be appliance cars you can just throw away like others. Owners cherish these cars more than your avg car so of course there are going to be more on the road still. It doesn't necessarily mean they haven't had their fair share of repairs or troubles. I haven't seen any 911 owner scrap their car for parts yet due to IMS or engine damage yet.

 

and back on IMSB replacement there's no pressurized oil flow to the bearing, retrofit or not. The LNE bearing gets a limited, 1 yr warranty (check out their website for the details) and it is not a onetime fix it and walk away replacement for the original. LNE recommends that IMS bearings be considered as a normal wear and tear item that should be replaced every 4-5 yrs or 50-60K miles or "maybe even sooner with the case of the single row bearing." So if you follow the logic, and follow the money – you can also replace your OEM bearing “every 4-5 yrs or 50-60K miles or "maybe even sooner with the case of the single row bearing."

 

I also wonder how many of the "failure modes" the IMSR (and Guardian) could have prevented (alerted). As Jake said in December of 2010:http://986forum.com/forums/general-d...tml#post233378