has Porsche let us down?

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

In work since well before 2009... Its the true solution to the problem.

This one is a lot different than the retrofit arrangements as we are not selling it direct to the public for DIY installation. Cost is almost exactly twice as much as the standard retrofit, but it never needs future service, replacement or attention.

For 997-1 and 997-2 engines?

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by Jager

For 997-1 and 997-2 engines?

Details will be shared in Panorama in January 2013.

[Sanford_yee]

Jake...why not have the story told on 60 minutes? Sounds like the real reason is because you won't be able to profit financially....

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by Sanford_yee

Jake...why not have the story told on 60 minutes? Sounds like the real reason is because you won't be able to profit financially....

Another hater..
Trust me, sharing would have been much more lucrative than choosing not to.. I have also chosen not to be an expert witness on more than one occasion.

Look at what happened when 60 minutes covered 3 wheelers and CJ5 Jeeps..

[Ghostrider 310]

I don't think it's hate as much as misplaced frustration Jake, after all the current solutions are so cost prohibitive you really have to think hard about the endeavor. It's safe to assume based on past performance that this new bulletproof solution is not going to arrive at a cost effective price point.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Sanford_yee

Jake...why not have the story told on 60 minutes? Sounds like the real reason is because you won't be able to profit financially....

I knew someone who was friends with a director at the Supreme Court. The director invited us to have lunch at their famous cafeteria after a personal tour of the chambers. Very nice. Over lunch someone brought up 60 Minutes. His whole mood went sour in two seconds.
He said that if any of us were ever in a position to be visited by their reporters to immediately lock the door and ignore their calls. Lots of bad things to say about their ethics and integrity after they apparently tried to do a story on the Court. "their only goal is to make you look stupid or corrupt"

Personally, a story about Boxsters with exploding engines would really hurt resale without anything getting accomplished. Bad press is not going to hurt Porsche one bit. They're selling sedans and SUVs to Chinese billionaires who could care less.
Fewer folks buying Boxsters and Carreras would be bad for everyone. That being said if you do by one and don't immediately address the IMS I think you have to live with the consequences. Neither would I put off the IMS swap until the clutch wore out. Do it as soon as you get the car. The savings of putting off the clutch repair can cost you too dearly to be worth the gamble. Any mildly experienced Porsche mechanic can do this job in a day. My indy told me they've done like nearly 400 or something. Sounds like a standard part of the clutch job now.

[1olddude]

Yes but tell me what the failure rate is for the LN ceramic bearing? What kind of odds are there that the new bearing won't fail? I sometimes wonder if the vocal minority makes this problem seem worse than it really is. My 02 S now has 13500 miles on the odometer and I have a hard time throwing $1500 bucks toward something that doesn't guaranty the replacement bearing won't toast my engine anyway. I know there is money to be made the more the fear rages on with no clear numbers to tell us one way or another. It's a crapshoot for sure and I guess I am a riverboat gambler. To be honest, my 2005 Jeep Wrangler has caused me more lost sleep than my S. That Jeep is a money pit but a fun vehicle for what it was meant to do. Maintenance is a huge factor in keeping an automobile on the road for the long haul. I have a 1975 GMC pickup truck that is still going strong with only regular maintenance over all those years and yes, I know, 37 years is a long time to keep a vehicle and I am damn old.