Quote: Originally posted by Alessandro on 25 February 2005
Porsche 996 and 997 still is probably the best car in the world, the problem some of them had did only put in evidence a low attitute of some Porsche Dealer to help their client. The Porsche 911 reputation is still very good even pheraps only because the other sport cars are much worse then Porsche.
I do take my 2001 996 Carrera 2 cabrio in the track almost every week just adding some oil and getting very good results. Probably the 996 engine problems are the 1999 and 2000 year but even on those model a large number are running fast and without problem. Porsche should just understand that acting like Ferrari (that hide all the problem on their cars) paid back instead of having few unhappy clients goining around complaining for the 996 engine problem. I hope this will be learned by Porsche AG that should simply fit with a new engine for free the client who experience such problem with the engine.
I heard also tha some 997 have engine problems but still it is hard to get a new 997 as the market request is so high. So I do agree with the persons who suffered engine problems but the problem is not the 996 as a car but the low attention & care of Porsche with their client. If you had a Ferrari or an Audi probably you get more attention from the factory, but the cars as a product is much less reliable then a 996.