Stop Sale?
03-13-2014, 01:54 PM
#1951
Three Wheelin'
Porsche NA backed themselves into a corner last week. They said they "almost know" whats wrong, and they will let us know the solution this week. So... If they simply don't call this week, even though they said they would, it will really put people over the edge.
I do not think GT3's would continue to roll off the assembly line if Porsche was going to buy them back, and we have multiple accounts of them still being produced (in person at the factory, as well as orders progressing). Most recently, mine, which I am watching carefully as it progresses through production.
I do not think GT3's would continue to roll off the assembly line if Porsche was going to buy them back, and we have multiple accounts of them still being produced (in person at the factory, as well as orders progressing). Most recently, mine, which I am watching carefully as it progresses through production.
Ryan
03-13-2014, 01:56 PM
#1952
Rennlist Member
Called PCNA - They were fairly consistent with their letter of last week. Engineers have made progress and we should be hearing something soon... I believe she said a "few days".
03-13-2014, 01:59 PM
#1953
Rennlist Member
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but there was a post last week from a member who visited the factory and saw them being produced. I guess that could mean being produced up to the point of engine install... I don't remember the specific verbiage.
03-13-2014, 02:00 PM
#1954
While I really do feel the pain of the owners of 991 GT3, and wish a speedy and fair solution to the issue, I cannot just glance over the following:
(i) Porsche does not stand for values it claims it stands for in its marketing communication,
(ii) Porsche does not stand for the values it used to stand for in previous years.
Using a line from one of the GM's failed brand exercises:
It (Porsche) is a different kind of company,
it (GT3) is a different kind of car.
I stick to my team even when it is going through rough times, and I will do so with Porsche. But I do hope they find the proper course soon.
Best,
w
03-13-2014, 02:02 PM
#1955
Nordschleife Master
Because I've heard AP in multiple interviews talking about the 991GT3,that 80% of GT3 owners track their cars!
03-13-2014, 02:04 PM
#1956
This is the most disappointing fact coming out of this fiasco...
While I really do feel the pain of the owners of 991 GT3, and wish a speedy and fair solution to the issue, I cannot just glance over the following:
(i) Porsche does not stand for values it claims it stands for in its marketing communication,
(ii) Porsche does not stand for the values it used to stand for in previous years.
Using a line from one of the GM's failed brand exercises:
It (Porsche) is a different kind of company,
it (GT3) is a different kind of car.
I stick to my team even when it is going through rough times, and I will do so with Porsche. But I do hope they find the proper course soon.
Best,
w
While I really do feel the pain of the owners of 991 GT3, and wish a speedy and fair solution to the issue, I cannot just glance over the following:
(i) Porsche does not stand for values it claims it stands for in its marketing communication,
(ii) Porsche does not stand for the values it used to stand for in previous years.
Using a line from one of the GM's failed brand exercises:
It (Porsche) is a different kind of company,
it (GT3) is a different kind of car.
I stick to my team even when it is going through rough times, and I will do so with Porsche. But I do hope they find the proper course soon.
Best,
w
03-13-2014, 02:07 PM
#1957
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I was the post last Friday from the factory. The GT3s I saw were in various phases on the production line. I did witness one drive out of the factory, one that was married as I stood and watched and one getting its wheels and tires (happens after the marriage obviously). What I didn't see was a parking lot full of quarantined GT3s. I saw a handful parked (and marked) around the facility presumably waiting to go to transport. When I asked if they were all being quarantined and held there in zuffenhausen the tour guide said yes.
03-13-2014, 02:07 PM
#1958
Burning Brakes
My car still says it is scheduled for V260, Vehicle entry to body shop (CP 0.0) tomorrow.
Porsche just must be producing the chassis and waiting to marry the engine.
Porsche just must be producing the chassis and waiting to marry the engine.
03-13-2014, 02:12 PM
#1959
Three Wheelin'
I was the post last Friday from the factory. The GT3s I saw were in various phases on the production line. I did witness one drive out of the factory, one that was married as I stood and watched and one getting its wheels and tires (happens after the marriage obviously). What I didn't see was a parking lot full of quarantined GT3s. I saw a handful parked (and marked) around the facility presumably waiting to go to transport. When I asked if they were all being quarantined and held there in zuffenhausen the tour guide said yes.
Thanks - Ryan
03-13-2014, 02:17 PM
#1961
Burning Brakes
03-13-2014, 02:21 PM
#1962
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Ryan
03-13-2014, 02:26 PM
#1964
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Oh the irony. Here I was very early on the wait list at my dealer and what does it get me? A car sitting on a dock, buried in snow for the last month. When it gets to the dealer: heart transplant. And all of this so it gets to me at the same time, maybe even later than someone behind me on the wait list gets their factory-fixed machine!
03-13-2014, 02:28 PM
#1965
Rennlist Member
Hey, I am grasping at straws.
