Not impressed so far, Porsche!

[eslai]

Final update:

I got the car back today with a new transmission. My service rep showed me the warning counts and there were a lot of times that I hit the rev limiter, which is no big deal, but then as far as over revs go, they had 225 hits in the "level two" warning and three hits in the "level three" area. i forget how high level two is, but level three was "up to 7900 RPMS". So apparently I'd spent three engine rev cycles in dangerously-high RPM ranges and a good 225 cycles in the rather-high range.

There's also levels four five and six, which I didn't register on.

Now, to me, those don't seem like outrageous revs or counts, nor do they seem hard to avoid, as the only time I ever did a "whoopsie" shift was when i was still figuring out the car and obviously I caught it pretty fast.

However, I was warned that they could void the engine adn drivetrain warranty if they saw that sort of activity increase.

A little annoying, and I'm not certain that I can see how that'd hold up in court, but since I dont' plan on having to worry about it, no problem. I'll fight that battle IF I have to.

I'm left in a certain conundrum though. I don't think I beat on the car, Porsche thinks I've been beating on the car. I think the car had/has a glass tranny, Porsche doesn't. With that weakened trust that I now have in the car, will I still be able to enjoy it as I have?

We'll see.

[KRZTACO]

So Basically you can't beat the motor or tranny up like a B16 motor with constant redlining and 3500 RPM launches on a daily basis for 180,000 miles with no problems.


How could the tech guy even say..........."Your driving habits may void the warranty." Well, probably because your not a 60 year old dude in retirement that drives the car 40 miles a week!

They make you feel like you've driven the car in Porsche Cup races for the season. EVEN IF YOU DID, and the motor or tranny broke, they should fix it under warranty.


KRZ :troll:

[eslai]

Basically I came out of there thinking, "Geez, Mitsubishi makes beefier transmissions than Porsche!?"

I've had the car for five thousand miles. It only takes one bad episode to wreck a part, sure, but uh, well... I didn't do anything "bad". The problem got progressively worse too, so if they want to tell me that one episode of high revs caused progressive failure over a part for the next four thousand miles.... I don't know.

[SD987]

Just out of curiousity did the dealer "bill" show a figure on how much the tranny replacement would have been if not covered under warranty? or did you get an indication from talking to anyone?

[eslai]

Hmm.. that would have been interesting... I'll take a look at the paperwork tomorrow but I doubt it has any sort of figure on it.

Porsche North America was a little reluctant to release this tranny to my dealer too since there's so few of them in the US at this time. But sheesh, what else are you going to need a tranny for besides warranty work?

The more I thought about it and the more I drove the car today, the more I couldn't see any way that I could have caused the damage.

Ah well.

[eslai]

Okay, I'm looking at the paperwork and yeah, no prices listed, sorry.

[xavier405]

Man, sorry to read about this entire episode! I think the best thing youve got going for you is your relationship with the dealer. That service center is either gonig to bail you out or shoot you down. As much as you hate going there, I suggest you check in there every few weeks and ask them to check the engine codes. Ask them for advice. Keep them engaged. You will be 1) educating yourself, 2) educating them, 3) making friends, and 4) due diligence in case you need to defend yourself in court!

Are you sure you weren't just showing off for that cute girl in the right seat?!