Stuart said:
ameer said:
This is a forum, as with most forums, is a place to learn/share stuff about something you are interested in... best to be open and frank!? No one is slating 911's as we all here seem to love cars and the 911!
Correct, and how do most people come upon forums? When they are researching potential purchases or when they have a problem... :?:
Look at Pistonheads, 6speed and PCGB forums, all problem related. There are thousands of 997 and 996 owners who don't use forums until that moment when they have a problem and need advice. Using them as a gauge for % of car problems is highly misleading. No one wants engine trouble, hell my CEL flashed on briefly and I almost had a heart attack. It's very rare that I go online and actually post how much I love my 911 but as soon as I have a problem I'll be straight online asking for help...
This is something I've wondered for s while: it would be interesting to know what percentage of 997 (or any 911 really) owners use forums like this one? I'd bet it's less than 20%...? It just makes you wonder how the rest are getting on with theirs..?
Forums do seem to be largely used to get information and solve problems - but it does worry you when you hear such catastrophic stories concerning such expensive cars. My Indi recently told me a woeful tale about a guy in his twenties who had saved up for ages to buy a 2.7 Boxter. He'd bought it with 53K miles on it and was never happier - until a pin that goes through the main shaft (?) let go and blitzed his engine at 60K.
Now I know that there will be some who'll not be that surprised at this from a 2.7 Boxter with 60K miles but this in itself proves what we've come to accept from this manufacturer(?).
This poor guy now has a four wheeled white elephant on his drive which (at best) he'd get about £8k for in its current state.
Let's not beat around the bush here: Porsche launched the 3.4 996 well over ten years ago and have
still not sorted the RMS issue!!! This is unforgivable and yet we've all just kept on buying them - myself included.