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Message: One comment about Porsche reliability--atleast since 2009 MY
Changed By: MikenOH
Change Date: October 14, 2014 03:25PM
One comment about Porsche reliability--atleast since 2009 MY
Change Date: October 14, 2014 03:25PM
One comment about Porsche reliability--atleast since 2009 MY
One thing that I like about how Porsche brings new models/new technology to market is that--for example--when they brought out the 9A1 motor it was introduced on a largely existing platform--997.2/987.2.
With the engine all new and the chassis 4 years in, fewer things going wrong with the new model should have been expected and I think it has turned out that way. With the 981/991, it was a new car with a largely existing powerplant which I think contributed to another fairly trouble free new model.
Contrast that with the new C7 Corvette--brand new chassis (top-bottom) and new drivetrain. From the various Corvette forums I've read, there have been some issues with the new car--cooling at the track/paint quality/electronic gremlins and some motors going boom to name a few. Given the reports I've seen, it hasn't been a disaster, but the reliability doesn't seem to be at the level of the 991/981 models which I think are at the top.
With the engine all new and the chassis 4 years in, fewer things going wrong with the new model should have been expected and I think it has turned out that way. With the 981/991, it was a new car with a largely existing powerplant which I think contributed to another fairly trouble free new model.
Contrast that with the new C7 Corvette--brand new chassis (top-bottom) and new drivetrain. From the various Corvette forums I've read, there have been some issues with the new car--cooling at the track/paint quality/electronic gremlins and some motors going boom to name a few. Given the reports I've seen, it hasn't been a disaster, but the reliability doesn't seem to be at the level of the 991/981 models which I think are at the top.
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Author: MikenOHDate: October 14, 2014 03:23PM
One comment about Porsche reliability
One thing that I like about how Porsche brings new models/new technology to market is that--for example--when they brought out the 9A1 motor it was introduced on a largely existing platform--997.2/987.2.
With the engine all new and the chassis 4 years in, fewer things going wrong with the new model should have been expected and I think it has turned out that way. With the 981/991, it was a new car with a largely existing powerplant which I think contributed to another fairly trouble free new model.
Contrast that with the new C7 Corvette--brand new chassis (top-bottom) and new drivetrain. From the various Corvette forums I've read, there have been some issues with the new car--cooling at the track/paint quality/electronic gremlins and some motors going boom to name a few. Given the reports I've seen, it hasn't been a disaster, but the reliability doesn't seem to be at the level of the 991/981 models which I think are at the top.
With the engine all new and the chassis 4 years in, fewer things going wrong with the new model should have been expected and I think it has turned out that way. With the 981/991, it was a new car with a largely existing powerplant which I think contributed to another fairly trouble free new model.
Contrast that with the new C7 Corvette--brand new chassis (top-bottom) and new drivetrain. From the various Corvette forums I've read, there have been some issues with the new car--cooling at the track/paint quality/electronic gremlins and some motors going boom to name a few. Given the reports I've seen, it hasn't been a disaster, but the reliability doesn't seem to be at the level of the 991/981 models which I think are at the top.