Thought I needed a band-aid turned out to be heart surgery.
Well I was driving (black/black 997s) and heard a rattle coming from the back, didn't sound bad but luckily I was only a half a mile from the dealership. Service guy gave me a loaner and said he would call me later.
After a couple of hours in my beautiful new Hundi (sp), I get a call from the dealership and it turns out the Intermediate Shaft (or the bearing that holds it in place, heard two different stories) took a dump. They are going to replace the entire engine and it should be up and running by Monday of next week.
Couple of questions:
1. Do I have to do the break in again? I am guessing yes, but this time around I am only going to do it for the first 1,000 miles.
2. The dealership said that it will be a new engine and not a refurbished unit. Should I verify this?
3. Will my warranty change, shouldn't the engine portion start from new?
4. Generally, if you had this car with 9,000 miles and the factory offered you a new engine would you want it? I am trying to figure out if this is a good thing.
5. This is pretty major, am I missing anything? Any advice would be welcome/appreciated.
I really am not complaining, I love the car and still would argue it's the best quality sports car out there (beat the hell out of my 964 with never a problem). Stuff happens, and it will all be better soon.
After a couple of hours in my beautiful new Hundi (sp), I get a call from the dealership and it turns out the Intermediate Shaft (or the bearing that holds it in place, heard two different stories) took a dump. They are going to replace the entire engine and it should be up and running by Monday of next week.
Couple of questions:
1. Do I have to do the break in again? I am guessing yes, but this time around I am only going to do it for the first 1,000 miles.
2. The dealership said that it will be a new engine and not a refurbished unit. Should I verify this?
3. Will my warranty change, shouldn't the engine portion start from new?
4. Generally, if you had this car with 9,000 miles and the factory offered you a new engine would you want it? I am trying to figure out if this is a good thing.
5. This is pretty major, am I missing anything? Any advice would be welcome/appreciated.
I really am not complaining, I love the car and still would argue it's the best quality sports car out there (beat the hell out of my 964 with never a problem). Stuff happens, and it will all be better soon.