Very sad...Please include me as well.

 

Why shouldn't a Targa roof be a body part? Because it is not welded in? Then a front fender wouldn't be a "body part" either. No, that does not make sense. The Targa roof is part of the body structure. You cannot compare this with a convertible top, even though the Targa and Cabriolet are similar cars.

The DSM has considered this a warranty issue and he was right!

This sounds like Porsche's management is trying to avoid their liabilities under warranty.

Quite dissapointing.

Felix

 

Count me in as a disillusioned customer. I currently am driving my 17th Porsche over many years. It happens to be only the 3d one that I've bought as pre-owned. I've been considering a new 997 C4 Cab and have put that "on hold" I'm hoping for a satisfactory resolution for you, Mike.

 

Count me in

 

Mike, count me in. I wish you the best and hope you win this battle.

 

The new Aston Martin V8 is starting to look pretty good to me right now. I am sooo disappointed with the way the Porsche, the world's most profitable auto manufacturer had to be "forced" to warranty the wiring harness, still won't handle the valve guide wear issues or the SAI smog issues. Shame on you Porsche. You charge plenty of money for your cars... now start standing behind them.

 

Mike, I support your effort in dealing with PCNA and wish you the best of luck. I went through the SAI issue on my 97 with no resolve. A body panel is a body panel and is part of the roof support structure.This should be covered. I too was also considering the purchase of a 997S and the determination on this one may sway my decision. I'm in. This is no longer about wishing you "Good Luck" with this. It's the consequences to PORSCHE from PORSCHE owners and customers. If we don't buy it effects their bottom line. - Don Dietrich

 

Count me in too Mike.

Best Regards,
Paul

 

ditto. i'm in. good luck fighting the fight.

 

Count me in too.

Even though the Porsche and Porsche dealers treatment of Porsche owners in the US is bad, their treatment of owners in UK is even worse.

 

Mike,

Just a thought, once you get the number of supporters you want/need, perhaps if Porsche does not see things your way you could mention your intent on forwarding this thread to auto customer satisfaction survey groups like JD Powers and the like.

Good luck... you seem to have lots of support from this board both here and abroad.

 

Hello all,

Here is the current list of supporters as of this posting time:

1 - Pedro356C
2 - DJF1
3 - Flying Finn
4 - pcar964
5 - ca993twin
6 - Bull
7 - fbfisher
8 - kkim
9 - hotrdd911
10 - Air Kuul TT
11 - c993k
12 - sidned
13 - Adrienne
14 - shafo
15 - mrsullivan
16 - ed devinney
17 - Ms Kita
18 - Ron
19 - Williet1324
20 - Alan C.
21 - sptschoice
22 - C4S_fan
23 - Terry Adams
24 - touf
25 - Mark in Baltimore
26 - cabrio993
27 - STAR57
28 - karry993
29 - 993polarsilver
30 - curveraider
31 - Rob993
32 - the_buch
33 - pjc
34 - a17sbn
35 - Rick
36 - Jeff
37 - MN993
38 - SS 81 SC
39 - Paul E. Dodd
40 - mnmblu
41 - epj993
42 - RS man
43 - FisterD
44 - jmriggie
45 - Jason M.
46 - vjd3
47 - Acropora
48 - Dan V
49 - Soltino
50 - Greg Bell
51 - FlatSIx911
52 - nels415
53 - Feehliks
54 - MikeAlwaysWins
55 - a18agy
56 - jkuniverse
57 - ca993twin
58 - diet97997
59 - psulion1
60 - k lee
61 - Bins

Given PCNA is essentially a sales organization I think some of the comments bout holding back on buying various Porsche cars is pretty strong.

I will try to do a seperate posting to answer some of the questions that have been asked.

Cheers,

Mike

 

I am going to attach this thread to my letter to PCNA if it comes to that. If they need names/numbers then I can asked the individuals via PM.

Nice point...I might use that one!

I think that Porsche should replace the entire roof which consists of cross members and rails that run down each side of the car. The side rails are listed in PET as "Targa panels" but I guess that is not a "body panel"...


Yes its for preferation and the wording is weird "from the inside out". Anyways from a strict legal sense they do have the advantage but from a marketing and product brand approach they might have some problems.

I am not so sure about that. I could just be that the rep was after a pretty expensive top (I have heard its worth $22K CDN ) and someone in Germany counted the beans and said NO.

Not these are the kind of comments that they will listen too..

We are thinking alike on this one...I already have my letter drafted and am waiting for my meeting with the factory rep on Wednesday before launching it out (with this thread of course)!

Again this is the kind of postiion that PCNA will listen to...

Another good arguement which I am likely to use...thanks!

And again...

and again

I had not thought of that angle...great idea! With the advent of the internet bad news can travel pretty fast and its also easy for a single individual to get information out to a lot of people. I am not sure how aware Porsche is about the the effect their decisions may have.



Thanks every one for the support and the ideas...keep it coming if anything more occurs to you.

Cheers,

Mike

 

sorry for the late reply.

Count me in as well.

 

You have my support.

I try to be a loyal customer and stay with the brand I love. There are many on this list with multiple Porsches and newer cars as well as the 993. There are also many who have moved up to the newer cars.This group is in one of the best positions to be customers of the new Porsche cars as they come out. We also are in the best position to recommend Porsche to others. The support or lack of same by Porsche as a nit pick of the leagal-ize in their warranty makes me take a step back. Your car was serviced by a authorized Porsche dealer with Porsche on the building. It scares me theat they are hiding behind a technicality.