Dispeling M96 engine rumors

[Brucelee]

No stats available.

Who would supply them Porsche?

[mikefocke]

Publishing stats would be like admitting there was a problem, they were aware of it, and they were tracking it.

And it would be raw meat for plaintiff's lawyers and salespersons of competing brands.

Not to mention I don't know of another company who has made public such statistics except while under lawsuit from a well financed legal team.

I don't think we'll ever learn em.

[jmatta]

What ever happened to Brian Porsche Tech, AKA "The Phantom"?

2 posts and gone (or lurking under another name, yet again?)

[Steve Tinker]

Originally Posted by jmatta

What ever happened to Brian Porsche Tech, AKA "The Phantom"?

2 posts and gone (or lurking under another name, yet again?)

I was just thinking the same as I re-read this thread.
Sure caused a stir and then poooffff, vanished - only to start somewhere else...........

[Paul]

Or perhaps it's because no one on this board believes anything from old Porsche techs especially when they have no agenda and nothing to sell.

[Boxtaboy]

Yep. I think he was only trying to help out and explain things as he saw it from his perspective. If no one wanted to listen, then fine...no sweat off his back. Personally, I'm glad he posted.

[landrovered]

I will call it like I see it. Take it however you want.

All makes have problems. All engine series have problems. If you think Porsche has problems try a Land Rover. A perfect example of high dollar vehicles with sophisticated engineering and lots of problems. This does not make them a bad marque, their products are fantastic and IMO worth the effort. I should know I have three at present.

Porsche is another marque that suffers from "unrealistically high expectations" from the buying public at large. Again they have their problems but they are quite remarkable in their dependability given how they are used and abused.

Many think that every car off the line should be able to be driven as a daily driver and run like a banshee on the track every weekend and never ever have a mechanical fault or failure. "After all I paid $80k for this thing". This attitude is why I think service writers at dealerships are the most underpaid folks on the planet.

Knowledge is power.

The impossible dream of 100% reliability can be approached but never obtained. With intimate knowledge of the vehicle, an informed owner can head off failures and minimize the cost of repairs when those failures occur.

Knowing what can go wrong should not make you stay up at night worrying about impending failures or change the extent that you enjoy your car. That is not the point of gaining knowledge.

The other thing I see in this thread is a pissing contest.

Jake has installed himself as the forum guru and does not take kindly to others questioning his knowledge, character or cred.

I have spoken to Flat Six about my Boxster and have no beef with their accumen, professionalism or ability.

In the same vein I have no reason to doubt the character of Porsche mechanics offering their experience here either.

The feeling I got from Flat Six was that my Porsche engine was a ticking time bomb that was destined to fail at any minute. It made me worry.

After further reasearch, I don't think that is the case. It is something to be aware of, but should not ruin my driving experience.

I have the ability to make up my own mind, to seek my own data, draw my own conclusions.