GT3 production delays.... again!
11-13-2013, 09:29 PM
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11-13-2013, 11:26 PM
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Hey mate. Thanks for the information. I looked at those a while back and asked my dealer in Europe, he asked the factory and they told him the 295 section tyre would not work on a 12 inch rear rim as its maximum width certification was 11 inches. Fronts were no issue but at that time I was told there were no rears that would work unless a narrower rim was used which is not available (yet?). I have zero experience in this area so not sure what to conclude?
11-14-2013, 05:29 AM
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macca,
pff is a german porsche form, here is the link to the 991 threads:
http://www.pff.de/porsche/board104-p...0-porsche-991/
check out the thread 'Liefertermin GT3', in particular the latest postings.
in german, sorry....
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pff is a german porsche form, here is the link to the 991 threads:
http://www.pff.de/porsche/board104-p...0-porsche-991/
check out the thread 'Liefertermin GT3', in particular the latest postings.
in german, sorry....
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11-14-2013, 06:12 AM
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Thanks Peter. I never knew about that one.
A colleague of mine has just advised me Porsche are trying to condense all production for 2014 into week 46-49 for all markets LHD and RHD. That is starting Monday just gone and ending 7 December. Looking at the quotes on that german site and also the British site that would seem consistent with clients now being advised their cars are completed (or 90% complete as in my own instance?).
A colleague of mine has just advised me Porsche are trying to condense all production for 2014 into week 46-49 for all markets LHD and RHD. That is starting Monday just gone and ending 7 December. Looking at the quotes on that german site and also the British site that would seem consistent with clients now being advised their cars are completed (or 90% complete as in my own instance?).
11-14-2013, 09:48 AM
#518
At 125 cars per week for 4 weeks that's only 500 cars. When will they start production of the 2015 GT3s? August 2014?
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11-14-2013, 12:14 PM
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Thanks Peter. I never knew about that one.
A colleague of mine has just advised me Porsche are trying to condense all production for 2014 into week 46-49 for all markets LHD and RHD. That is starting Monday just gone and ending 7 December. Looking at the quotes on that german site and also the British site that would seem consistent with clients now being advised their cars are completed (or 90% complete as in my own instance?).
A colleague of mine has just advised me Porsche are trying to condense all production for 2014 into week 46-49 for all markets LHD and RHD. That is starting Monday just gone and ending 7 December. Looking at the quotes on that german site and also the British site that would seem consistent with clients now being advised their cars are completed (or 90% complete as in my own instance?).
11-14-2013, 01:08 PM
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Interesting. my latest update (yesterday) from Porsche is my car will be built mid-Jan 2014. BTW, the reason for the delay is valve train durability at the 9000 rpm limit. Cars already produced before the problem surfaced were retrofitted with the fix. This is from Rennteam site.
So far we've heard from web sources that the delay was due to connecting rod failure, then RWS issues, and now (from another web source, of course) valve train durability. Obviously it was something, but I remain skeptical as to exactly what.....
11-14-2013, 01:08 PM
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Interesting. my latest update (yesterday) from Porsche is my car will be built mid-Jan 2014. BTW, the reason for the delay is valve train durability at the 9000 rpm limit. Cars already produced before the problem surfaced were retrofitted with the fix. This is from Rennteam site.
11-14-2013, 01:34 PM
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11-14-2013, 01:41 PM
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Sounds like a bucket list trip to me. ED is still on mine, and if I got my Q1 production, I would surely do it
But my dealer ended up doing some horsetrading and traded my allocation for a December build. Sooooo, looks like projected delivery is mid February, not when I'd want to do an ED!
I'm pumped at getting a crack at getting my car earlier, bummed about ED so I'll have to live vicariously through you!
But my dealer ended up doing some horsetrading and traded my allocation for a December build. Sooooo, looks like projected delivery is mid February, not when I'd want to do an ED!
I'm pumped at getting a crack at getting my car earlier, bummed about ED so I'll have to live vicariously through you!
11-14-2013, 01:45 PM
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That's all I know. I got a call asking if I'd take an earlier allocation. I said yes, thinking that with all these delays it would be pushed deep into Q1 anyway. Turns out not.
But that's fine, it was a bit of a tossup b/t euro del and earlier build.
But that's fine, it was a bit of a tossup b/t euro del and earlier build.