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MKW said:
My high quality German built Turbo has been flat bedded 4 times . 1) Power steering hose coupling disconnected, engine bay almost caught fire ( known problem )..2) fuel lines disconnected inside the tank ( known coupler design flaw - never updated ) ...3)leaked oil left side ( known valve cover gasket sealant weakness - updated in later production ..4) car wouldn't come out of gear in upshifting without practically breaking the shift lever ( rusted clutch throw out bearing - another known problem ).
Honking broken OEM "$1" quality plastic divertor valves are a known problem which I had. Clunking front roll bars ( bolts were almost backed out ( common problem ) ...I'll stop here . I have a repair folder many inches thick - and this was a very late second year build Turbo and the end of 5th year of 996 series US production !
I'm due to get a very early first year 997 Turbo ( 6th 911 overall ) this summer - what a masochist and a valued longtime Porsche enthusiast who overlooks their poor reliabilty just like I'm sure many of our Corvette friends do likewise , huh ? These cars ( Porsches and Vettes )ain't Toyotas when it comes to reliabilty )

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MAVERICK said:

Would it have applied for the lemon law? Would it have been possible for you to trade it in for a better assembled Turbo?

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MKW said:

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MAVERICK said:

Would it have applied for the lemon law? Would it have been possible for you to trade it in for a better assembled Turbo?

Every problem was easily fixed . Lemon laws only apply if they can't fix it after repeated attempts , I think, as I've never " lemoned " a car. Plus , after owning 6 Porsches and 5 911s since March 1986, going to the shop is just part of the ownership experience as they have all had their various issues one way or another . I'm expecting to be in the service line often with the next one, too. ( By far the most reliable one was my first one, a 1987 Targa . They were still built like tanks back then inside and out. Now they are built like disposable cars in terms of material quality ) .

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rhino said:
RonnieC6Z,
When I get my 997TT TiptronicS I am going to race you in the Quarter mile and beat you every single time, you can bet on that

Seems kind of unfair to bag on ronnie for boasting about blowing the doors off a car that doesn't exist when you're doing almost the exact same thing by boasting about blowing HIS doors off with a car that doesn't exist. As far as I know the Turbo S isn't going to be available in 07.

And, if we must talk about the future, I have my order placed for an 08 Corvette SS (or blue devil). 2850-2900 pounds, 700 HP Supercharged LS9. It will move!!!

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rhino said:
RonnieC6Z,
When I get my 997TT TiptronicS I am going to race you in the Quarter mile and beat you every single time, you can bet on that

Seems kind of unfair to bag on ronnie for boasting about blowing the doors off a car that doesn't exist when you're doing almost the exact same thing by boasting about blowing HIS doors off with a car that doesn't exist. As far as I know the Turbo S isn't going to be available in 07.

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RonnieC6Z said:

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bondmid003 said:

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rhino said:
RonnieC6Z,
When I get my 997TT TiptronicS I am going to race you in the Quarter mile and beat you every single time, you can bet on that

Seems kind of unfair to bag on ronnie for boasting about blowing the doors off a car that doesn't exist when you're doing almost the exact same thing by boasting about blowing HIS doors off with a car that doesn't exist. As far as I know the Turbo S isn't going to be available in 07.

And, if we must talk about the future, I have my order placed for an 08 Corvette SS (or blue devil). 2850-2900 pounds, 700 HP Supercharged LS9. It will move!!!

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JimFlat6 said:

You hit the nail on the head about disposable. The EU now has volumes of regs about autonobile recyling requirements.

If Porsche adapted previous materials standards they would not be able to sell the car anywhere in Europe!

Love the car, hate the bureaucrats. At some point people will have to say enough is a enough to the EU's pie in the sky BS based upon projections that lack hard data and are just political pimping and agenda driving.

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RonnieC6Z said:

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bondmid003 said:

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rhino said:
RonnieC6Z,
When I get my 997TT TiptronicS I am going to race you in the Quarter mile and beat you every single time, you can bet on that

Seems kind of unfair to bag on ronnie for boasting about blowing the doors off a car that doesn't exist when you're doing almost the exact same thing by boasting about blowing HIS doors off with a car that doesn't exist. As far as I know the Turbo S isn't going to be available in 07.

And, if we must talk about the future, I have my order placed for an 08 Corvette SS (or blue devil). 2850-2900 pounds, 700 HP Supercharged LS9. It will move!!!

Alright ronnie, now you're making the Corvette people look a little silly. You know as well as I do that NOTHING has been confirmed about a possible SS corvette. Therefore you can't have ordered it because GM hasn't even announced it.

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bondmid003 said:

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RonnieC6Z said:

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bondmid003 said:

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rhino said:
RonnieC6Z,
When I get my 997TT TiptronicS I am going to race you in the Quarter mile and beat you every single time, you can bet on that

Seems kind of unfair to bag on ronnie for boasting about blowing the doors off a car that doesn't exist when you're doing almost the exact same thing by boasting about blowing HIS doors off with a car that doesn't exist. As far as I know the Turbo S isn't going to be available in 07.

And, if we must talk about the future, I have my order placed for an 08 Corvette SS (or blue devil). 2850-2900 pounds, 700 HP Supercharged LS9. It will move!!!

Alright ronnie, now you're making the Corvette people look a little silly. You know as well as I do that NOTHING has been confirmed about a possible SS corvette. Therefore you can't have ordered it because GM hasn't even announced it.

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

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RonnieC6Z said:

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

And your point is??????

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VGA18 said:

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RonnieC6Z said:

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

And your point is??????

It is a fast no doubt on it to be a competitor to these cars i count.
But do u feel stable and safety on higher speeds like a porsche or a gallardo, on curves or etc etc.No i dont think so.Is it a stable car? DO u feel safe in high speeds? I dont think so. It is a vette typical powerful usa drag type vette.
That C6 is made of plastic yes its like a MADE IN CHINA type of toy car. And the its shape is no more than a vette. Its interior made of all plastics as same as kia sportage or sorento quality.

My point is that yes it is a fast car but it is a vette nobody can have courage to go above 300+ kmh on that car. For exampla me

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Crash said:
Lighten up and enjoy your car, why do you give a damn what we think?

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Crash said:
Ronnie, your "My Vette will smoke all of your girly german cars" statements are getting old.
You seem to have many insecurities, since trying to defend a CAR at all costs isn't considered a behavior of a mature and confident man, at least not with such high-school-type statements. Lighten up and enjoy your car, why do you give a damn what we think? We sure don't care what you do, so go out and enjoy your car, instead of trying to prove to everyone how cool that car is.

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VGA18 said:

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RonnieC6Z said:

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

And your point is??????

It is a fast no doubt on it to be a competitor to these cars i count.
But do u feel stable and safety on higher speeds like a porsche or a gallardo, on curves or etc etc.No i dont think so.Is it a stable car? DO u feel safe in high speeds? I dont think so. It is a vette typical powerful usa drag type vette.
That C6 is made of plastic yes its like a MADE IN CHINA type of toy car. And the its shape is no more than a vette. Its interior made of all plastics as same as kia sportage or sorento quality.

My point is that yes it is a fast car but it is a vette nobody can have courage to go above 300+ kmh on that car. For exampla me

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95jersey said:

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VGA18 said:

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RonnieC6Z said:

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

And your point is??????

It is a fast no doubt on it to be a competitor to these cars i count.
But do u feel stable and safety on higher speeds like a porsche or a gallardo, on curves or etc etc.No i dont think so.Is it a stable car? DO u feel safe in high speeds? I dont think so. It is a vette typical powerful usa drag type vette.
That C6 is made of plastic yes its like a MADE IN CHINA type of toy car. And the its shape is no more than a vette. Its interior made of all plastics as same as kia sportage or sorento quality.

My point is that yes it is a fast car but it is a vette nobody can have courage to go above 300+ kmh on that car. For exampla me

So would you jump off a bridge if Porsche and Ferrari told you to do so? A lot of these opinions have absolute no basis. How the hell would you know what a Z06 feels like? Have you driven one? The absolute mindless cult mentality you guys have for your cars is just unbelievable. Do you actually read your own writing?

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95jersey said:

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VGA18 said:

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RonnieC6Z said:

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

And your point is??????

It is a fast no doubt on it to be a competitor to these cars i count.
But do u feel stable and safety on higher speeds like a porsche or a gallardo, on curves or etc etc.No i dont think so.Is it a stable car? DO u feel safe in high speeds? I dont think so. It is a vette typical powerful usa drag type vette.
That C6 is made of plastic yes its like a MADE IN CHINA type of toy car. And the its shape is no more than a vette. Its interior made of all plastics as same as kia sportage or sorento quality.

My point is that yes it is a fast car but it is a vette nobody can have courage to go above 300+ kmh on that car. For exampla me

So would you jump off a bridge if Porsche and Ferrari told you to do so? A lot of these opinions have absolute no basis. How the hell would you know what a Z06 feels like? Have you driven one? The absolute mindless cult mentality you guys have for your cars is just unbelievable. Do you actually read your own writing?

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SoCalHoosier said:

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95jersey said:

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VGA18 said:

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RonnieC6Z said:

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VGA18 said:
Fill in the blanks:
New C6 Z06 is so fast that........
a) It is much much fast and better than Ferrari's F430, Lambo's Gallardo, Porsche's 997TT and GT3. It is the fastest car in the universe

b)If it has wings on it will fly by near a Airbus new face(Geneva Motorshow) A3XX

c)You can dog fight with any of F15,16,18,22 etc etc

d)It broke the sound speed record achieved 10 moach

e)All of above

Good Luck for all competitors

And your point is??????

It is a fast no doubt on it to be a competitor to these cars i count.
But do u feel stable and safety on higher speeds like a porsche or a gallardo, on curves or etc etc.No i dont think so.Is it a stable car? DO u feel safe in high speeds? I dont think so. It is a vette typical powerful usa drag type vette.
That C6 is made of plastic yes its like a MADE IN CHINA type of toy car. And the its shape is no more than a vette. Its interior made of all plastics as same as kia sportage or sorento quality.

My point is that yes it is a fast car but it is a vette nobody can have courage to go above 300+ kmh on that car. For exampla me

So would you jump off a bridge if Porsche and Ferrari told you to do so? A lot of these opinions have absolute no basis. How the hell would you know what a Z06 feels like? Have you driven one? The absolute mindless cult mentality you guys have for your cars is just unbelievable. Do you actually read your own writing?

I love Porsches like many on this forum. But my love only goes so far...
When competition passes them by I get upset and voice my opinion.

With that being said... as much as you and RonnieGoldChainWearingZ think that these guys here sound cult-like... so too do you guys with your ever emphatic GM rhetoric. Lighten up and realize that GM makes cheap cars whether they go fast or go slow. They may go faster than some German cars however they are what they are... GM cars. Not being arrogant... just stating a fact about the current plight of US car manufacturing.

If Wal-mart wanted to come out with their own line of clothes they could do it easily. In fact I have no doubt they could sink in more money and resources than ANY of the boutique lines. But guess what... it'd still be from Wal-mart. And whenever you approach the above 100K market you have to understand that the badge matters. Not arrogance, just a fact of life... sorry if this isn't what you wanted to hear.

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I have owned every German car there is.

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schmuy said:
Come on guys, I put this thread up to inform and maybe have a little chuckle not to start a childish arguement. There are build quality issues and recalls etc on all vehicles.

Ronnie replied inappropriately in his first responce, someone called him on it; then someone else and someone else...WHY?

It appears to me that this has become the 10year old's arguement of "my big brother can beat up your big brother". "Maybe we can get a separate board for Nick and Ronnie?"-Grow up guys. People like different cars and provide different perspectives on the same topic; its what makes rennteam so great. Lets not kill it by ganging up on certain people because of what they like...well Nick might be an exception

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SciFrog said:
Lets settle this once and for all:

http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publish/Features/article_1253.shtml?page=2

Donkervoort D8

Cheaper than a Z06, convertible and will atomise the Z06 and much much nicer car.

Sorry to burst you bubble Ronnie.

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SciFrog said:
Lets settle this once and for all:

http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publish/Features/article_1253.shtml?page=2

Donkervoort D8

Cheaper than a Z06, convertible and will atomise the Z06 and much much nicer car.

Sorry to burst you bubble Ronnie.

That is not a car, that is a kart and not a daily driver for sure.

Why not throw the Ultima into the mix? I'll tell you why, because is has no warranty / resale / comfort / etc....