Originally Posted by neanicu

This is not a '68 Camaro or a '69 Charger : the engine matching numbers is not an argument anymore these days. Engines get swapped left and right without issue. However I can see why someone would be a bit upset about all this...
Value wise I think you'll be fine,these cars sell at a very good price regardless of engine replacement...that's just my opinion...

Originally Posted by Myporschelyf

Porsche swiftly offered, and acted to replace the car with a new engine. Very grateful, but I’m extremely concerned. I feel I no longer have the pristine factory built car, I shamefully paid a market premium for.

Originally Posted by npalacio

I may be in the minority here but this is my opinion; you are getting a new motor in a pretty new car. Completed by Porsche. I do not see the issue here. You are talking about its effect on resale value and all that, cars are not investment tools. If you are looking to make money, put it in the market and not a car. Get the new motor and enjoy the car.

Originally Posted by Gus22

That sucks. I agree with most here. Porsche is only liable to fix/ maintain a viable working vehicle. They did their job. It just isn’t possible that every car produced will never have a problem, that’s why there is a warranty. I can understand your concern on value. If I personally was purchasing I would spend my money on the car with no history of problems. That said, Porsche did not price the vehicle above msrp. The dealership did based on market value/ capitalism. No disrespect, but the buyer determines if the price of that consumable is worth it for them to extend themselves with a higher price in order to obtain what they want.

Originally Posted by RG88

They complied with their minimum legal obligations. They don't care to do any further to satisfy a customer. It's their right, but just feels wrong to me as well. Loyalty is a two way street. How much was the tow bill? And if the locked engine at highway speeds caused a catastrophic accident? You would think they'd be grateful you and your wife
were unharmed?

Originally Posted by chance6

Of course they do bare minimum. You are just a number. Someone else will buy, right?

Originally Posted by Myporschelyf

Hi guys, sharing my frustration here and concerns. I’m also wondering and would like your feedback, on whether or not I’m being rational here.

it’s been a little over a year since I picked up my “dream” car, a “992 GT3”. Like most, I wasn’t blessed with an allocation despite my tall purchasing history with Porsche. It’s a very hard ask in the city of Miami. There’s always a bigger spender, more connected individual, etc.- anyhow, that’s not the point..

I purchased my car CPO with 300 miles (new in my eyes), through a Porsche franchise dealer. Financed the vehicle through Porsche Financial, etc.

One Friday evening, coming back with the Mrs. from dinner, my engine suddenly locked on me while on a major highway at about 80mph. I lost all power, including electrical, hazards, etc. Scary moment with cars zooming by us at night. I was able to safely push the car to the shoulder. Called roadside and had the vehicle picked up. The towing company decided to take the car to their yard overnight as the dealer was closed and would take it in the morning. They did not want to leave the car unlocked without power outside, made sense to me. Around 4am, I receive a call from the towing company that Porsche roadside was not covering the tow bill. This was a very rude awakening call at 4m, frustrated enough, I paid for the tow bill and decided I’d deal with it later.

Upon arrival to the dealer, I was notified the engine was locked. It wouldn’t turn. Not even manually using a large bar. They removed the oil filter which had metal shavings. The dealer and I were surprised as the car has only 2,500 miles (PDK) has never been tracked, essentially a garage cars and coffee queen.

Porsche swiftly offered, and acted to replace the car with a new engine. Very grateful, but I’m extremely concerned. I feel I no longer have the pristine factory built car, I shamefully paid a market premium for. To make matters worse, porsche has not paid the tow bill and keeps pointing fingers at their roadside company which they clearly outsource. I’ve made plenty of calls nobody has taken action or had a manger reach out. Part of me feels, be happy the car was fixed in 3 weeks, but the other part of me worries about the car fax showing an engine replacement and what effects could that have in its value.

Had I paid MSRP I would be content, but Porsche willingly financed through its franchise a car with a market adjustment. I would want the opportunity to just have an allocation to a new one that has not been put through such repairs and I would sell this at a loss to the dealer that issues the allocation. I’ve escalated the matter to Porsche North America and they’ve been firm on their statement that they don’t have access to allocations. My car is now repaired. Have to break it in once again the 932 miles, and Porsche tried to offer a very disrespectful “customer experience” payment which doesn’t even amount to a car payment. I declined it. They said that’s all we have to offer. Take it or leave it, as if I was in need of petty change. I’m extremely disappointed on the company and the opportunity to make things right. As an enthusiast for over a decade with a long roster of both classics and new vehicles, these recent games have been frustrating.

if they would of at least offered a respectable amount, I guess you forget about the bad. However, to offer a compensation well below a monthly payment, and not yet to have covered the tow bill is just insulting. I get it, they fixed the car— but they did nothing special. Their vehicle failed with 2500 miles. It’s their contractual duty to do so, under the warranty agreement. Sure this can happen to any brand- but I feel if I drove any economic transportation class vehicle under warranty, which cost a fraction of the GT3, they would have done the same or better.

I’ve been a die hard fan but man I’m i disappointed. I would have never imagine a GT engine to fail at such low miles and certainly not for Porsche to really be so inconsiderate with their customers.

Originally Posted by Myporschelyf

Hi guys, sharing my frustration here and concerns. I’m also wondering and would like your feedback, on whether or not I’m being rational here.

it’s been a little over a year since I picked up my “dream” car, a “992 GT3”. Like most, I wasn’t blessed with an allocation despite my tall purchasing history with Porsche. It’s a very hard ask in the city of Miami. There’s always a bigger spender, more connected individual, etc.- anyhow, that’s not the point..

I purchased my car CPO with 300 miles (new in my eyes), through a Porsche franchise dealer. Financed the vehicle through Porsche Financial, etc.

One Friday evening, coming back with the Mrs. from dinner, my engine suddenly locked on me while on a major highway at about 80mph. I lost all power, including electrical, hazards, etc. Scary moment with cars zooming by us at night. I was able to safely push the car to the shoulder. Called roadside and had the vehicle picked up. The towing company decided to take the car to their yard overnight as the dealer was closed and would take it in the morning. They did not want to leave the car unlocked without power outside, made sense to me. Around 4am, I receive a call from the towing company that Porsche roadside was not covering the tow bill. This was a very rude awakening call at 4m, frustrated enough, I paid for the tow bill and decided I’d deal with it later.

Upon arrival to the dealer, I was notified the engine was locked. It wouldn’t turn. Not even manually using a large bar. They removed the oil filter which had metal shavings. The dealer and I were surprised as the car has only 2,500 miles (PDK) has never been tracked, essentially a garage cars and coffee queen.

Porsche swiftly offered, and acted to replace the car with a new engine. Very grateful, but I’m extremely concerned. I feel I no longer have the pristine factory built car, I shamefully paid a market premium for. To make matters worse, porsche has not paid the tow bill and keeps pointing fingers at their roadside company which they clearly outsource. I’ve made plenty of calls nobody has taken action or had a manger reach out. Part of me feels, be happy the car was fixed in 3 weeks, but the other part of me worries about the car fax showing an engine replacement and what effects could that have in its value.

Had I paid MSRP I would be content, but Porsche willingly financed through its franchise a car with a market adjustment. I would want the opportunity to just have an allocation to a new one that has not been put through such repairs and I would sell this at a loss to the dealer that issues the allocation. I’ve escalated the matter to Porsche North America and they’ve been firm on their statement that they don’t have access to allocations. My car is now repaired. Have to break it in once again the 932 miles, and Porsche tried to offer a very disrespectful “customer experience” payment which doesn’t even amount to a car payment. I declined it. They said that’s all we have to offer. Take it or leave it, as if I was in need of petty change. I’m extremely disappointed on the company and the opportunity to make things right. As an enthusiast for over a decade with a long roster of both classics and new vehicles, these recent games have been frustrating.

if they would of at least offered a respectable amount, I guess you forget about the bad. However, to offer a compensation well below a monthly payment, and not yet to have covered the tow bill is just insulting. I get it, they fixed the car— but they did nothing special. Their vehicle failed with 2500 miles. It’s their contractual duty to do so, under the warranty agreement. Sure this can happen to any brand- but I feel if I drove any economic transportation class vehicle under warranty, which cost a fraction of the GT3, they would have done the same or better.

I’ve been a die hard fan but man I’m i disappointed. I would have never imagine a GT engine to fail at such low miles and certainly not for Porsche to really be so inconsiderate with their customers.

Originally Posted by Timur

To original poster what year is your car?
Mine is a 2024 manual and with 1010 miles same thing happened. Car was driving fine and heard a ticking noise pulled over to check car would not start. It’s been over 3 weeks in the USA dealer and Porsche Germany is dragging their feet asking tech to slowly diagnose the problem. I believe there is a quality control check in the engine assembly step. My speculation discussing with the tech is that a bolt inside the oil pan was not properly torqued and it got lose, circulated into engine oil. I am still waiting for my engine rebuilt which is way slower than your 3 weeks.
I believe you are the 3rd person on this forum with a similar experience. I was initially not going to post here but seeing this issue pop up I thought I should, and is leaving a very bad impression of Porsche. I also believe we are not hearing about this openly from Porsche. I spoke to the tech working on my car and he believes there are more cars out there with this defective assembly and my car is currently the test mule where they are asking to disassemble the engine in stages.
I too believe Porsche should do more than what you got. It’s not a Hyundai and I don’t agree with others on this forum to just move on with a new engine. Resale will be impacted as if you were buying a used CPO with this history would what would you do?
If others were in our shoes I would believe they would have a different mindset.