Another RMS

[BoxsterSbob]

It really is outrageous that cars at this price point and a brand with such an engineering heritage has this (known) built in defect. If I were aware of this prior I probably would have bought a Corvette.

Very simply-it’s a Porsche! We should expect, and they should deliver more! A group letter is a good idea. I support getting this issue on the record.

I wonder if Subaru owners have this problem?


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[Ronzi]

A friend of mine had a Ferrari 348, and if you think Porsche is unresponsive to customer complaints, you should have heard him wail about his treatment from Ferrari.

I'm sure I will be painted as an apologist for Porsche, but the fact of the matter is that low-volume, high performance auto manufacturers frequently seemingly take their sweet time about resolving design issues that the Toyotas of the world have squared away by the next model year.

It will be interesting to see the results of the ongoing "survey" of RMS complaints.

Who is doing this survey, and how do we get the results?

Will it delineate betweeen the 986 and the 987?

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Ronzi

A friend of mine had a Ferrari 348, and if you think Porsche is unresponsive to customer complaints, you should have heard him wail about his treatment from Ferrari.

I'm sure I will be painted as an apologist for Porsche, but the fact of the matter is that low-volume, high performance auto manufacturers frequently seemingly take their sweet time about resolving design issues that the Toyotas of the world have squared away by the next model year.

It will be interesting to see the results of the ongoing "survey" of RMS complaints.

Hi,

I DO think Porsche has been unresponsive. I have no doubt that Ferrari may have issues in this regard as well, but I fail to see any relevance. They're not even in the same league. Ferrari is a Limited Production Manufacturer - 8k Units/Yr., while Porsche is a Low-Volume Mass Producer - approx. 80k Units/yr. - a significant difference.

Ferraris problems don't let Porsche off the Hook. Besides, I own a Porsche, not a Ferrari.

But, when I did own a 328 GTS, it was a marvelous Car. Gave me 30k mi. of trouble-free driving. I sold it because it was about to take a big hit to depreciation... 'nother story...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[Brucelee]

Porsche has no excuses on these types of issues, which have existed over the year.

All you have to do is read the tech section of excellence mag each month.

[Ronzi]

I don't know whether Porsche has an "excuse" for RMS problems or not, as they are the only ones that really know the frequency of this problem, and as far as I know, they ain't talkin'.
I'm sure their lawyers have them firmly by the throat, so they stonewall and admit nothing.

[Brucelee]

The proper legal route would force them to cough up the data.

That would be illuminating.

[BoxsterSbob]

agreed!

legal recourse-there is no substitute!


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