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Old 10-26-2011, 06:01 PM   #20
Dragonwind
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Originally Posted by DenverSteve View Post
It's called preventative maintenance for a reason. Take it to a dealership and have it adjusted or repaired to eliminate the rattle or electrical drain. I would not drive a vehicle, especially a Porsche, that had any issues especially annoying rattles. If I had a vehicle, of any type, with which a live/dead short couldn't be found, I would install a Cole-Hersee (or similar) Automatic Low Voltage Disconnect Switch to disengage the battery while not being driven. Or keep it on a trickle charger.
Well I find the tone of this a little condescending but that may be just because it is hard to translate it into text. Of course he has brought it to the dealer...multiple times and they have never been able to eliminate it. Apparently word is 2009's are notorious for electrical issues.

Chris
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