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johnycarrera

The above 3-6 month delay is a really sore one! I hope it’s nothing like that!

people in Scotland (my country) are already taking delivery of post 4th March build date unaffected cars!

im beyond angry now that they are getting do drive around in theirs when we’ve got no resolution and potential huge delays!

no offer of a loan car in fact **** all but silence 🤬

QWKFLAT6

My Spyder was built during this timeframe (end of January) and is not involved in the stop sale/recall.

sassdouille

haha, yes we are on the same page, I find that scenario very funny, although probably less fun if it was my car

sassdouille

Yeah that definitely hurts, it's like seeing people being served at a restaurant before you even though they arrived later ( I keep giving restaurant analogies, you can see what i've been missing the most with this crappy year )

TTFLT6

Has anyone’s vin come up as under recall on Porsche’s website? Or does that only flag delivered cars?

UncleDude

Mine hasn’t and probably never will because they still own the car so there’s nothing to recall. I could be wrong though.

rennlistmember

3-6 month delay! Why not simply order a new one then?

psuwcc112

To be fair, I think most of us would if the allocation is easy to come by.

Garagemahal

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I have learned one thing here- its that dealer know nothing. Let’s wait till PAG comes out with the plan

patdonahue

I think the main problem here is logistics. Porsche has a LOT of cars that need engines replaced. Lets assume that they will replace the engines: Hopefully a good assumption.
Does Porsche take all the production engines needed for these cars and stop production on cars in the assy. pipeline?
Does Porsche add shifts in the engine shop to make up the deficit in engines for the recall cars and new production?
Can Porsche's suppliers meet increased demand should they ramp up engine production? This was a supplier induced problem not a engineering / assy. line problem
Does Porsche charter aircraft to get the engines to overseas locations or put them on a boat?
Does Porsche send specialty teams to say the USA / Canada to work 24/7 to get the engine swaps done in a quick fashion?
When I took delivery of my GTS 4.0 last November a point was made specifically in the paper signing that Porsche NOT the dealer would be responsible for warranty work, so this is not a dealer problem in THAT sense but from public optics it is a dealer problem, and not a pleasant one for the dealer. Many S/As probably want to stick their phones in the fridge.
I would think Porsche probably knows what it has to do and has a plan but the logistics and exactly how to do it may take some time to flesh out. Lots of moving parts here that have to mesh to get this solved. I feel for the folks who have had their cars delivered or have paid and see them sitting on the lot.

Mercuriell

All good questions - the forthcoming answers will be a good guide to P’s corporate responsibility to the end users - us.

sanderabernathy

It says delivered cars will get a new engine. They don’t say whether undelivered cars will get a new engine or replacement connecting rods.

Specracer23

My Spyder is just about to land in Halifax and after numerous “we don’t know anything “ from my dealer i’m Here for some insights. I am extremely disappointed with the lack of transparency from Porsche and It’s lack of courtesy to often very loyal customers who just want the truth thus far. I can accept that the solution may take time to implement . My understanding is that these are production engines taken from main engine facility and sent to GT division for modifications. I would imagine that the GT division is more hands on with its engine mods and limits its potential numbers. I’ve gone through enough exotic cars in my lifelong vice to know that we are paying for a premium product that should contain what we spec’d out a factory spec GT engine from the GT division I will not compromise on that end I do believe that the cars sold and taken and waiting for delivery should be absolutely the priority to new production Should finished cars really wait in dealers lots or ports while they continue delivering new cars ? Any defects in the warranty period are Porsche problems and the dealer network is their conduit to the public. Warranty work is not sent back overseas. I’m not at all concerned with engine replacement at a dealer as engines are dropped for a variety of service cases I agree that most here are not comfortable with a dealer service Dept replacement of the conrods but I would certainly hope and assume that all dealers have factory trained techs to deal with issues. Again I am backing engine swaps as that is what I feel is deserving to all. There would have to be some pretty compelling perks starting with a full extended warranty to convince me otherwise

987SCoupe

Same here. My VIN says no recalls (undelivered car).