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Old 07-30-2021, 06:45 PM   #21
ike84
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Originally Posted by paulofto View Post
I'm just curious as to when the problems with the new 4.0 in the 718 GTS models will take over online discussions and the IMS discussions will be a thing of the past. Probably never, IMS discussions are just too much fun. I appreciate valid, educated opinions from people who have actual experience with the issues. Thing is some people who have never worked on an M96 or even know what an IMS bearing is have opinions. One idiot at a PCA event told me that he'd never own a Boxster because of the IMS and he'd rather buy a 2001 911 because now they are affordable. The Boxster he snubbed was a 2011. I just shook my head and walked away.
For as storied of a history that Porsche has, their engineering blunders are legendary in my mind. No engine builder is perfect, but damn Stuttgart...soy based wiring looms, lifetime sealed bearings (lifetime anything...hah), now ****************ty suspension hardware and weak con rods on an 8k redline application? VAG group as a whole has had a rough go over the last 30 years and I can only hope they do better with electric applications.

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