My GT3 engine just blew up
12-27-2016, 09:54 AM
#421
Drifting
Rich, as well Thanks for the update news on your car and Good to hear how you felt PAG treated you ; likely your best solution down the road with that car given heat/ metal concerns many stated here . Best on your new quest .
Last edited by R.Deacon; 12-27-2016 at 11:42 AM.
12-27-2016, 10:09 PM
#424
Race Director
Hindsight is 20/20.. but I was wondering how the heck it made any financial sense for Porsche to just replace the motor when all those parts had been damaged. Just the labor or tracing a potentially burnt electrical line and reworking parts of a wiring harness which might go all the way to the front of the car for example. It sounded like a total rebuild of the car. Anyway, this full buyback by the OEM is what I think any owner would have wanted as evidenced by most posts on this thread. Sounds like Porsche is standing by their product which is more than many brands will do. Good for the OP, and good legal precedent for any other 991 GT3 owner whose motor potentially goes kaboom in the coming years.
12-28-2016, 08:01 AM
#425
Rennlist Member
Great resolution for the OP! PAG got a damage control deal too.
I wonder how many incidents don't ever get in public due to non-disclosure deals like this.
I wonder how many incidents don't ever get in public due to non-disclosure deals like this.
12-28-2016, 11:27 AM
#428
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that would be an idea! i mean it hasn´t to be 918VIP status but... 
good for the OP and thx for sharing!
no comments regarding trackuse? (which for sure can be checked in all the details of the ECU records (fuel used, g sensors, tire temps, gearing all in relation to operating hours ..)
if they were open all the time - straight away without extra efforts - then props to PAG!
good for the OP and thx for sharing!
no comments regarding trackuse? (which for sure can be checked in all the details of the ECU records (fuel used, g sensors, tire temps, gearing all in relation to operating hours ..)
if they were open all the time - straight away without extra efforts - then props to PAG!
12-28-2016, 01:48 PM
#429
Nordschleife Master
12-28-2016, 03:50 PM
#431
Good to know that if my GT4 and RS engines go KABOOM tracking that Porsche will stand behind their cars.
12-28-2016, 05:44 PM
#432
I'd love to keep this car for 30 years if I could feel comfortable with the worst case.
12-28-2016, 06:41 PM
#433
I'm sure there have been goodwill warranty repairs but one of the reasons why I retired my 997RS from tracking was because the warranty was coming to an end.
12-28-2016, 11:34 PM
#434
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There has been a change of plans. Once PAG got the repair estimates, they decided to buy the car back. I did sign a confidentiality agreement, so I can't disclose the details, but I can say I was treated more than fairly.
I'm now in the market for a car. I'm test driving a GT4 Clubsport this week and may go that route, or may pick up a used GT3 if I can find a good value. The options aren't apples to apples and come down to money, safety and whether I want to eventually move from DE's to racing and delay my retirement even further.
I'm now in the market for a car. I'm test driving a GT4 Clubsport this week and may go that route, or may pick up a used GT3 if I can find a good value. The options aren't apples to apples and come down to money, safety and whether I want to eventually move from DE's to racing and delay my retirement even further.
cs very different, but fun too.
12-28-2016, 11:49 PM
#435
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