Not impressed so far, Porsche! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

KRZTACO · 08-29-2005, 01:40 PM

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 · 08-29-2005, 02:01 PM

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 · 08-29-2005, 07:30 PM

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 · 08-29-2005, 09:47 PM

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 · 08-30-2005, 12:59 PM

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

xavier405 · 09-02-2005, 07:17 AM

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?!