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Starter time 2... MarcW - 9 years ago |
Re: Starter time 2... SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans) - 9 years ago |
You raise a good point. However, $750 for a 2 year 24K mile warranty is a steep price to ... MarcW - 9 years ago |
I am curious on the relationship between the dealer and the starter rebuilder.... Tony in Whittier - 9 years ago |
Re: I am curious on the relationship between the dealer and the starter rebuilder.... MarcW - 9 years ago |
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Tony in Whittier
Are you paying the rebuilder directly or paying the total price to the dealer? What I am implying is that the dealer is assuming responsibility/liability by recommending this expert. I would go that route. It seems odd to me that a Porsche dealer would allow anything but a new OEM part. You have some recourse in the event that it does not work. Good luck.
Are you a PCA member? SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans) - 9 years ago |
Re: Yes, I'm a PCA member and would get IIRC a 15% discount on parts, including the starter. Next week.. San Rensho - 9 years ago |
Ok, I spoke with the tech today. He said there is a less expensive alternative to the Porsche... MarcW - 9 years ago |
When you do get your new starter mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - 9 years ago |
Will do. *NM* MarcW - 9 years ago |
I would be very comfortable with the similarity... grant - 9 years ago |
Different is not the same, but I hear what you are saying. I'm not really qualified... MarcW - 9 years ago |
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grant
Why would they engineer two? Why would they have double the part numbers, and hence half the run lengths and twice the inventory of components? Its not like they are segmenting the market with a hgiher priced "good" unit and a lower priced "cheap" one. You didn't get a choice. You got "bosch that fits"
In fact, i suspect that the same basic starter, maybe identical, maybe castings with holes in different places, is sold to multiple manufacturers, and all are essentially the same. Mating holes here and there, shaft length this and that, etc.
Commonality is the name of the game for many reasons - cost, complexity, design effort, documentation, repairs, and sanity.
Might Porsche demands something unique? Yea, maybe. But RFPs often request things that i shake my head at and wonder, and they rarely end well.
Its a little different for components that often have some adjustments - e.g. shocks where valving is typically customized and changed regularly - even year to year, or tires where small compound differences achieve different trade offs.
Grant
Agree. The entire 986/996 project was about... grant - 9 years ago |