So are they going to prorate payments for your car since they want you to bring it back to the dealership?

 

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Mr. B

 

This is just sad coming from Porsche. Hope they get to the bottom of it and quickly.

 

Frustrating. I currently have a 991 GT3 in my garage that cannot be driven, because it, along with every other GT3 in the US, have to go back to the dealer on a flatbed for inspection, diagnosis, and repair, so it doesn't catch on fire. Makes the routine arguments on here about Porsche quality being vastly superior over Corvette (or Nissan, for that matter), that much more laughable to me.

 

Well, yeah but this is like the first major screw up in a long time. If I was GM I'd jump on this opportunity to sell more Vettes. The magic question should be which one of us will say to hell with their GT3 and scoop up a regular turbo. Meanwhile, guys like me will buy those GT3's and will be roasting marshmallows on the track 6 weeks later.

 

I got the call today, and email. It's not that big a deal to me. It'll sit for a while till they sort it out. They were very professional and caring, offered a loaner, pick up and delivery. I applaud the way Porsche is taking care of things. I have no problem with their approach. They'll get it taken care of. Like this is the first car that has teething problems.

 

Ridiculous

 

theres an article in USA Today today discussing the indefinite stop

 

First off, I'm sad to hear about the problems with the GT3, but doesn't Porsche do thousands of miles of testing before dropping the car on the market and then having to deal with this mess. Would they not of had similar problems???
I'm happy in a way I bought the tts but still real sad for all the guys who got so pumped and then having to sit there idle while solutions are being sought.

 

This may just be me, but I have always waited a year or two after a new model is introduced to allow for bug fixes.
I waited on the BMW e46 M3 until they got the engine problem fixed, and had zero problems with mine.
I was planning on waiting for this new GT3, and I will continue to wait.
Mr. B

 

So for those making the "Vette" argument, would GM do the same? I don't believe so. Problems happen and this is a significant one that maybe some more R&D could have prevented. Still, how companies respond to problems shouldn't be lost in all of this. Porsche has stepped up and seems to be taking good care of those impacted. Hard to fault them, at least for their responsiveness.

 

Agreed. The issue probably has to do with someone's/group decision to use some low-budget part causing the failure. It is very un-Porsche like and I'm confident it is their priority to will sort it out ASAP.

 

Good point. So far, only two engines have caught fire out of 785 GT3s. It's possible that only a very small percentage (like less than 1%) of the 785 cars will have the fire problem (recognizing that a portion of those 785 cars haven't been delivered yet).

Many of the GT3s delivered to customers already have 1000s of miles on them including many hours on the track. We haven't read that any of those have caught fire (a few bad thermostats and cam sensors, sure but no fires). So, it's quite possible that the pre-production cars that were tested had no problems. And perhaps the tested cars weren't assembled on the main production line.

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Your last point is interesting because this is the first GT3 not built by the motor sports division. Remember previously the race cars and GT3's (996-997) were built on the main line initially and then finished by the motor sports division elsewhere. At least that is what I thought, so if this the first time a GT3 (991) is solely being built on the main line that may explain the errors on these few chassis.

 

This was certainly not the case with the 997 GT3. There is a well known (NatGeo) Ultimate Factories episode showing a blue GT3 being assembled in Zuffenhausen alongside Carreras and driving off the production line on its own power, fully finished.

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