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911rox:
Porsche under- engineered and under-estimated their system, put customers lives at risk, forced youtube to remove videos to stop their disgrace from being witnessed, left customers with totalled cars at best and injured at worst and now they've passed the buck... I will never be buying anything from Porsche that has CLs on it or unproven components moving forward because I've now experienced first hand how they address problems of their making!
You are aware that Porsche is monitoring this forum?
Stupid question: Have you ever contacted Porsche Germany directly? Also, another stupid question: What do you expect them to do in the end? There is a simple solution here: Do not track race your car. I know that you don't like to hear that but you bought a street car, not a race car. Many other so called "sports cars" may not have the CL issue but they have other issues which make them almost unusable for the track, especially not for 50-60 laps.
I also hate to repeat myself but the whole track racing advertisement is marketing. I still think that Porsche cars are better suitable for track fun than most of the other so called sports cars on the market, with few exceptions but there is track driving and track racing. 50-60 laps surely isn't some harmless track fun but more serious stuff. Expensive hobby, I get it but if you drive 50-60 laps very hard, what about your tires and brake pads? What about your brake fluid? You get my point.
Right now, we are discussing the new GT3 here, not the CL issues of the older cars.
Feel free to open a new thread in the 997 section of the forum and you can discuss the CL issue as much as you want. I just think that this thread isn't the right thread for it. We get it...the CL issue is a serious issue for you and others but right now, I don't see how it affects the new GT3.
Answers in the order asked:
- I hope so, I doubt it though
- Can't comment on this one, although I'm sure you can read between the lines
- I expect them to put pen to paper, re-enginner the parts in question and fix their mistake so we as customers don't have to go to the track wondering if this is the lucky day we lose a wheel, a fortune in $$$ and maybe our lives
- We were sold a car market for track as you wronglt dismiss and another poster pointed out with the marketing material from the 991 gt3. We all budget on tyres, brakes, brake fluid and several alignments- just not $10k worth of hubs every other year because a manufacturer F'ed up and passed the buck 3 years after model release so your point is pointless, thanks anyway...
-It has everything to do with the 991 gt3 because they are standard fitment with the new cars, guess what, you guys will be in the same boat so it is something that should be understood. Just because you may be happy to bury your head in the sand, it doesn't mean others should too... Right?
I don't really understand your motive for defending Porsche's position on this one with such ordinary arguments that have been convincingly dismissed? I hope a wheel doesn't snap off your next GT3 should you come to buy one because you'll kick yourself for defending their ridiculous position!
ps.For the statement in bold- If the car is not capable of being tracked (contrary to their marketing and hype) and they'd said that before they took my money, I would have spent it elsewhere... I bought a track capable street car... I've yet to witness a Porsche promo vid for the GT3 that doesn't consist completely of a GT3 on the limit around the track. I'd suggest based on the manufacturer's material that you may be ill informed on the purpose of this vehicle... Especially considering my dealer had me invited to a track day within three weeks of having purchased it at their expense!