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Old 07-16-2015, 06:47 PM
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A friend just sent the article to me. It's interesting that they have a specific number of cars and that it appears to be a camshaft issue. I wonder how Porsche arrived at 'about' a dozen cars?
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So how do we know which cars will have their engines replaced?
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takes time to get it right. Hope RS won't have the same issue.
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Jeesh!! What in the world is going on here, and how have they come to the conclusion that it only involves a limited number of cars? More info definitely needed here!
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What the hell is this now all about?
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Originally Posted by usctrojanGT3
So how do we know which cars will have their engines replaced?
I assume we'll know if, as one of the "dozen", Porsche writes to us and tells us to bring the car in. Until they do, I'm going to find something else to worry about.
Old 07-16-2015, 08:59 PM
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Seriously bad news for both the GT3 and the RS. The whole value is about tracking it hard and no worries. .....

At least, it was.
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Everyone do not jump to conclusions. They may actually have this isolated. In the end Porsche will do us all right
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A dozen cars out of the 2000+ produced doesn't seem like that big a deal to me. I don't own a 991 GT3, but if I did, I wouldn't mind getting a fresh new engine every so often, especially if I had tracked the p**s out of the old one.
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Originally Posted by Alan C.
A friend just sent the article to me. It's interesting that they have a specific number of cars and that it appears to be a camshaft issue. I wonder how Porsche arrived at 'about' a dozen cars?
Probably a faulty batch from a parts supplier? Since 4 are used as 'Ring taxis I imagine the cars were delivered at basicly the same time.
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Originally Posted by Superman32
Hope RS won't have the same issue.
Yes, and the 2016 GT3s.

Originally Posted by Jimmy-D
Everyone do not jump to conclusions. They may actually have this isolated. In the end Porsche will do us all right
Right. No need to go Stan Van Gundy just yet.
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I find this rather reassuring.

Porsche identifies the problem, isolates it to the best of its abilities, and resolves it proactively.

What more can a consumer ask for?

#AreYouPayingAttentionCorvette
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Interesting how many seem to react based on certain underlying assumptions about Porsche or a positive or negative outlook on things in general. Frankly, I can't tell what the heck is actually going on from reading that article alone.
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Don't worry you can still buy one with 6k miles for over sticker. I bet those prices will now go up because the sellers will say they now have zero miles.


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