silverrules

Nick, I think our cars will not need major work done to them. I think the cars that had major issue are/were held up at Emden port. If our cars had the major issue it would have been held up at Emden. There was one other car that was to arrive in our dealership before mine and it sat at the port for a month since December and it just went back to the factory for the fix according to my SA. So you have to read in between the line to see whats going on.

Mike in CA

silverrules, what you say is completely true and I don't mean to minimize the frustration you and others must be feeling. All I'm saying is that it's not a reason to speculate on ever more calamitous scenarios for *why* there is a problem; it is what it is.

Nick, having worked for a large private corporation for many years, I'll just say that providing copious details to the public and customers isn't in most company's DNA. It's more like, "we have a problem, and we're working hard to restore service and minimize inconvenience". From a liability or other standpoint, maybe they just aren't ready to give specifics until they've dotted all the I's and crossed the T's.

I'm not defending the speed that they're working at this or the fact that they aren't talking much. But it's perfectly possible that even if it's just bolts and brackets in a new car, that it could take as long as it's taking.

JB991

Which is really weird considering this "issue" concerns newer builds supposedly. I'd be in the boat that had a car sitting at Emden for a month. Again, really confusing. If it was sent back to be fixed, that would be great...... but now that it's here, I just want it in my hands to enjoy it, problems or no problems.

silverrules

Agree Mike, I have been working for a large corporation for 32 yrs and have gone through 2 of these recalls. The 1st thing that happens is the employees involved on the recall get a letter from the corporate attorney informing them that basically says everything you do will be monitored including your phone calls and email's and they are dead serious. You can't even trade company stock until notified otherwise. Meantime the task force works around the clock to come up with a game plan and fix the issue. This issue is probably all they work on right now. So I guess we just have to be patient.

jonsack

My black GT3 arrived at the dealer today It was completed on Jan 16th. There is a stop sale order, with instructions not to drive it or start the PDI and the dealer has no more information or when it will be released. It was great to see it today. Now the wait continues!

jonsack

Apologies for the up side down pics, not sure how that happened???

silverrules

congratulation. My car finished assembly on Jan 17th so we must have been pretty close on the assembly line.

llstuey

Those are some dramatic markings! Hang in there - car looks great.

0Q991

Sure hope that pen they used had a soft tip!

Hang in there--I'm sure it'll all be worked out soon enough.

hemeoncdoc

Well, guys according to Porsche AG I am apparently the one lucky owner of a 991 GT3 in all of North America that made it off the lot before the stop sale went through. I got a call Friday afternoon that was "no nonsense." He said not to start it, not to drive it, and they will come pick it up this week. As of further discussions today, PCNA has yet to get the official story re the problem and the fix. Fortunately mine did not self-immolate in the few hundred miles I drove it. By the way, the car is better in EVERY way than I could have imagined. Makes it all the more painful to park it until we know more. It is a beautiful thing to look at, though a very expensive garage ornament right now

MaxLTV

I think I know what's wrong with it - Porsche assembled it upside down LOL. Good luck with the wait. I hope it's nothing serious. Having driven the car, I know I would have taken the delivery no matter what, even if they had to take the engine apart to fix it - it's that good.

silverrules

hmmm, Why can't you keep the car at your house and ask them to call you when they have all the parts? That's what I would request rather than having your car in service department.

hemeoncdoc

Exactly what I did! Noone coming for it now until they can do sth about whatever it is. Maybe I should go get a couple of good bolts... just kidding.

silverrules

Good for you Meantime you can work on getting it ready with radar detectors, bra's, tinting, etc, etc..

hf1

PAG's silence on this is obviously hurting them -- and the longer the silence, the bigger the PR damage it will produce -- but if they chose it, they must have concluded that speaking out would hurt them even more.