Intermediate Shaft Question

[Soetekouw]

Thanks for the responses.

So the problem is the sealed bearing and it will cost approx. $1500 to replace it with a better bearing, later. Could Porsche have done that for only a few dollars extra when they build the engine? If they don't want to do this as part of their quality build, maybe they should have this fix as an Option. I much prefer spending an extra $50 for an engine fix than I would selecting a leather covered ash tray liner, when I option out the car on purchase.