Dec 9, 2003 2:17:36 PM
- WCH
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- Reply to: colorchange
Re: Imlied warranties vs. the written warranty
It doesn't surprise me that a street car needs replacement, at great cost, of a major system to become track worthy. The best manufacturers in the world produce pure race cars that are clunkers and need great development to be competitive; some models simply must be discarded.
Do the manufacturers tease us with performance figures and on track comparisons? Of course - and pretty girls, and anything else that works. We buy it all.
IMO, when you track a car, all bets are off. As RC says, I'm not aware of any manufacturer providing a warranty for a race car. After the money changes hands, you are dependent on good will and solvency (Heaven help you) for post purchase assistance.
Spending too much money to convert a street 911 to a pure track car (for US club racing) taught me that, no matter what anyone tells you, your street car is not a race car, or really even close. Having bought too many race cars, I have learned that, no matter what anyone tells you, it almost certainly will require a large investment of time and money to make it work right.
If the PCCB does not perform properly on the street, then Porsche should fix it. If it doesn't work on the track, well ....
Before you flame me, consider that I am expecting delivery in February of a Challenge Stradale with carbon ceramic brakes. If the Stradale CCB don't work efficiently and cost-effectively on the track, I'll be bitterly disappointed. If, on the other hand, the CCBs work great, but require frequent and Ferraristically expensive replacement, that's life. Notwithstanding the advertising, I do not think it is reasonable to expect any street car to perform optimally or even reliably on the track without expensive modification and development. I speak from unhappy personal experience.
Now I'm off to buy some Fosters.
Do the manufacturers tease us with performance figures and on track comparisons? Of course - and pretty girls, and anything else that works. We buy it all.
IMO, when you track a car, all bets are off. As RC says, I'm not aware of any manufacturer providing a warranty for a race car. After the money changes hands, you are dependent on good will and solvency (Heaven help you) for post purchase assistance.
Spending too much money to convert a street 911 to a pure track car (for US club racing) taught me that, no matter what anyone tells you, your street car is not a race car, or really even close. Having bought too many race cars, I have learned that, no matter what anyone tells you, it almost certainly will require a large investment of time and money to make it work right.
If the PCCB does not perform properly on the street, then Porsche should fix it. If it doesn't work on the track, well ....
Before you flame me, consider that I am expecting delivery in February of a Challenge Stradale with carbon ceramic brakes. If the Stradale CCB don't work efficiently and cost-effectively on the track, I'll be bitterly disappointed. If, on the other hand, the CCBs work great, but require frequent and Ferraristically expensive replacement, that's life. Notwithstanding the advertising, I do not think it is reasonable to expect any street car to perform optimally or even reliably on the track without expensive modification and development. I speak from unhappy personal experience.
Now I'm off to buy some Fosters.
Give me a break! 
That's really what we need in an off-roading vehicle: ceramic brakes!? How long is that going to last on the sorts of trails I like to drive on?
(sorry Stephen, couldn't let it go)
