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JFP in PA · 05-27-2021, 05:48 PM

It gets worse than that. The current version of the PIWIS is PIWIS III, and the last update I have seen for it was version 40.000. As all these units operate only when fully networked back to the fatherland, older versions cannot be updated to current standards, and the networking requirement also allows Porsche to literally kill any unlicensed versions remotely. This system is lease only; it was never offered for sale; first year's lease outlay is $20,000 for a legitimate system.

05-27-2021, 05:48 PM	#28
JFP in PA Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: It's a kind of magic..... Posts: 6,273	It gets worse than that. The current version of the PIWIS is PIWIS III, and the last update I have seen for it was version 40.000. As all these units operate only when fully networked back to the fatherland, older versions cannot be updated to current standards, and the networking requirement also allows Porsche to literally kill any unlicensed versions remotely. This system is lease only; it was never offered for sale; first year's lease outlay is $20,000 for a legitimate system. __________________ “Anything really new is invented only in one’s youth. Later, one becomes more experienced, more famous – and more stupid.” - Albert Einstein Last edited by JFP in PA; 05-27-2021 at 05:52 PM.