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Originally Posted by Grizzly
We've had this same discussion over and over. I'll say it again...Cars break. All of them break. If the car breaks, fix it. If you don't want to fix it, sell it. But quit yer friggin' whinin' about it.
You are not a prisoner of the Marque. No one is forcing you to own the car. If you don't like your odds and you find others' failure rates more appealing, by all means trade in your junk and buy one of their offerings.
Oh, it leaks. Oh, it breaks. Oh, it's not quick enough. Oh, it eats tires. Oh, my Pacer was much more reliable. Oh, my Vega never had these problems. Oh, my Ford dealer never put me through this when my Aspire imploded. Blah, blah, freakin' blah.
The car has flaws. The company is not doing enough to correct them. You may have certain difficulties with it. It is an expensive car to fix. It's also the most fun you can have with your clothes on (unless you drive naked and then, well it's immeasurable  ).
If bulletproof reliability is what helps you sleep, buy a Camry. I like beige Camrys with brown corduroy interiors. I think they're very attractive. My Grandmother has one. It leaks...and sometimes...it breaks. |
Hi,
That isn't the point of the discussion here. The point is value and that's what you expect when you pay the premium price for a Porsche. It may drive like stink, but the anxiety factor can heavily dilute any joy you get from that.
There are a lot of 1st time Porsche owners in this group, buying pre-owned Boxsters. They aren't necessarily sitting on loads of surplus cash which they can earmark to fix a problem that even Kias don't experience.
Add to this that a $12k engine replacement in a $20k-$25k used car, not because it was pressed, but because Porsche chose to design an engine which was simple and cheap to manufacture (not so they could lower their price point, but so they could better line their own coffers) and prone to failure, means that these owners are basically buying a car in the low-mid $30's, but without realizing it. Many would not, or could not do that. If they'd known this upfront, they would have likely gone for a lower priced
and performanced, but vastly more reliable, Miata, Mustang or Z3, or one of the Japanese Sport Coupes.
And, unlike many other manufacturers who've experienced their share of failures, Porsche, after more than a decade, isn't getting out in front of this or candidly informing the Public. Many view this as a form of deception, leaving Forums like this to expose that the
Emperor really does have No Clothes, despite the urges from the Marque faithful to Hush.
You own a '97. If it implodes, I suspect you'll simply dispose of it. But, for others, they simply cannot take the hit...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99