There is a thread going over on the Porsche Club GB forums regarding 997 warranty claims - everyone is listing out what they have had done. It's effectively a survey to see whether it's worth coughing up the money for a new Porsche Extended Warranty given the recent price hike.

Anyway, one thing I have noticed thus far about my Turbo ownership is that the car and engine seem much better built than my old Carrera was. I have had not one warranty claim yet in 8000 miles.

I also notice on the PCGB thread that a LOT of 997 Carreras have had whole replacement engines.

So I wondering if this is due to the Turbo's having the bulletproof GT1-based Metzger 'professional grade' engine, compared to the Carerra's 'consumer grade one'

I would be interested to hear from you guys what warranty problems you have seen on your Turbo's.