Originally Posted by Porsche757

Was supposed to pick her up last month but now its late august. She got her new engine already. Stuck in Jacksonville and I have heard that the long term storage cars are kept in a better area. Headed to Atlanta soon, at least there it can be stored away from the elements. Looking forward to meeting her!

Originally Posted by UncleDude

I’m confused, you have had the engine swap already?

Originally Posted by Porsche757

Was supposed to pick her up last month but now its late august. She got her new engine already. Stuck in Jacksonville and I have heard that the long term storage cars are kept in a better area. Headed to Atlanta soon, at least there it can be stored away from the elements. Looking forward to meeting her!

Originally Posted by halfmonkey

If I may chime in to just add a different view point to the frustration that everybody is experiencing on this thread and maybe a little bit of encouragement. I know some or even all will say that my opinion doesn't carry any weight since my car wasn't affected by the suspension nor con rod fiasco but please allow me to share a different view point.

So first off, although my car wasn't held back due to the suspension and con rod fiasco, my car was delayed 4 times during production. This isn't to say that it was delayed like the fixed date got pushed back or leaving Emden got moved later. My car was literally delayed 4 times while on the production line. M original completion date was scheduled for 1/29/21. It ultimately was 3/11/21 so basically 1.5 month delay. Yes, I know this isn't the same as getting delayed 6 months but my car did get delayed while on the production line and for all I know, I could have been affected by either/and suspension/con rod fiasco but maybe it was caught while on the production line and fixed there.

So anybody on RL is to some extent considered an "enthusiast" of the brand so we're going to be above the average person that just wants to buy a Porsche. In other words, we care about the deviated stitching or whether or not the red calipers go with Miami Blue or how long the Alcantara steering wheel will hold up, or if there are any benefits to getting PCCB, etc. With that being said, we're all a bunch of people that WANT and NEED information about the cars. We follow them through the build timeline and get excited when we have a VIN issued but on the flip side, we get annoyed when Porsche identifies an issue and doesn't communicate anything to the public for 3 days.

So having said all of that, I would like to just offer another side to Porsche not keeping in communication with everybody to the level that you're looking for or expecting. I had a BMW with the N54 engine. BMW's first go at direct injection turbo (that I know of.) I'm sure most of you have heard about the high pressure fuel pump failure and if you haven't look it up on BMW forums. You think this forum gets a lot of action, you haven't seen anything yet. I bring this issue to share a scenario when there truly is no communication with the public so in comparison, I think Porsche has done a "great" job of appeasing the customers with their offer and also communicating at least to some extent. BMW on the other hand did not communicate ANYTHING! The only communication came when the official recall letter came in the mail and this was after a couple of years of BMW not knowing how to fix the issue. ...and yes, my HPFP did fail not once but twice. First time, they tried fixing it with a remanufactured HPFP. Second time, they tried a different manufacturer HpFP. After this didn't work, they replaced again and if I remember correctly, they did a software update. When I brought in the car and talked to the service advisor about it, they would all just say you're the first car that I've heard about this failure occurring on. Give me a F-N break.

Not only did BMW not know what the problem was, they couldn't figure it our for like 2 years and not once did they ever send anything to affected people. We were literally all on the forums trying to figure out how to fix it ourselves with people reporting the model numbers of the different pumps they used and if it worked or not and discussing all kinds of datapoints. When the recall came out, the "freebie" was basically an extended warranty of the emissions equipment as I believe it falls under emissions control but it wasn't like they gave $4000 for you to spend or anything like that. BMW is just the worse!

I share this because I know many people have debated whether or not to jump ship. Just know that if you do decide to keep your car and wait it out or try for another allocation, you will be getting a great car. The wait will be worth it. This is my first Porsche and I have a little over 700 miles already. Took my dad out for a drive along the PCH last night and then to dinner and then drove home at night with the top down and he said this is what a convertible is all about. "It's so nice to drive a convertible with the top down and the fresh air all around you and being able to see the stars at night." My older son who is not into cars said he likes convertibles now and would like to get one when he grows up. My middle son asked me to downloaded Gran Turismo on PS5 and then all of the sudden I see my oldest son playing it and he bought a GT3 RS as his first car in the game.

Hang in there everybody. It'll be so worth it!

Originally Posted by Porsche757

Yes that's what I was told.

Originally Posted by Porsche757

Was supposed to pick her up last month but now its late august. She got her new engine already. Stuck in Jacksonville and I have heard that the long term storage cars are kept in a better area. Headed to Atlanta soon, at least there it can be stored away from the elements. Looking forward to meeting her!

Originally Posted by sanderabernathy

So you got your BMW and over two years you had to take it in for new fuel pumps twice and then a recall. Each one took what, a week? So in the first two years you had your car 99 of 102 weeks. And you had a loaner when it was in the shop. All at no cost. And you’re still complaining about it years later. Let me see if I can help you understand the difference. YOU HAD YOUR CAR.

Originally Posted by halfmonkey

Maybe you missed the point of me sharing that part of the story and glossed over the fact that I stated that I know it's not the same situation but I shared the story to demonstrate the complete and total lack of communication. It wasn't about whether or not I had my car. It was about an issue that a manufacturer clearly had with their car and not communicating with the public at all to even acknowledge the problem.

If you're not familiar with the situation, search HPFP, N54, and limp mode.

Originally Posted by johnycarrera

Update from Scotland, agree with all the above sentiments and feelings, I’m still not getting as much communication as I’d like, but down to my persistence all my parts arrived last Wednesday.

After a couple of “no replies” the manager got back to me and said my rebuild will start in the next day or two but couldn’t say how long it would take but they’ll be in touch (unlikely).

I’m on my 3rd PPF booking on 13th July so hope I don’t need a 4th that company keep juggling their books for me. Think I’ve heard it’s 40 hours to do the rebuild so it’s definitely doable but unlikely if they start next week.

horrible experience same as everyone else and totally down to communication and transparency.

Hopefully my next update will be pick up day!

Originally Posted by halfmonkey;[url=tel:17521880

17521880[/url]]Maybe you missed the point of me sharing that part of the story and glossed over the fact that I stated that I know it's not the same situation but I shared the story to demonstrate the complete and total lack of communication. It wasn't about whether or not I had my car. It was about an issue that a manufacturer clearly had with their car and not communicating with the public at all to even acknowledge the problem.

If you're not familiar with the situation, search HPFP, N54, and limp mode.

Originally Posted by Porsche757

Yes that's what I was told.

Originally Posted by sanderabernathy

I had an E46 M3 that was subject to the con rod bearings recall. BMW didn’t acknowledge that problem for a couple of years. But it was much less a problem than this because I had my car.

I really think you’re comparing apples and kittens.