TMc993

The stupid, cheap little wire clip that holds the low beam bulb in and weakens due to heat letting the bulb unseat and thereby leaving the car "one-eyed."

cabrio993

Terry,

You know there is a fix for this right?

Here is an old thread with part numbers...$5 from dealer takes care of it. I did it on mine, 3 years ago and no mor "One-eyed" 993.

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ip#post2467849

Sapper

Lets look at the progress Porsche has actually made. My first Porsche, a 1973 914, had an hour of fix it time for every hour of drive it time. My new Porsche, a 1998 993 Targa, has a day at the fix it shop for every month of drive it time. Not too bad.

Leander

And don't forget the occasional puff of smoke on start-up.

f8vr993

I still get mixed up between sunroof and manual rear spoiler buttons...

race911

I kinda jumped to the end here, but wow are you guys either: new to the party, or whiners. Go get yourself a nice short wheelbase '68 like I started out with almost 30 years ago, drive it around for a couple of months, then kiss your fat (or narrow) bodied *** every time you can just twist the key and GO...........

TMc993

Ken,

I think most of the posts were more in jest than whining...

As a former owner of both a 1962 356 Super 90 and a 1966 912, I can remember a "tune-up" taking most of a day what between gapping both spark plugs and ignition points, adjusting and re-adjusting valves, soaking cork valve cover gaskets overnight before you started the tune up (Or running the risk of having oil leak onto your headers and the resulting smoke circulate into the cabin via the heater boxes), "balancing" the dual carbs (Which often leaked gas via the throttle shafts and recirculated gas fumes into the cabin via the heater boxes (Anyone see the heater box theme here?)...

And don't even get me starting on adjusting those old drum brakes on the 356 so that the car didn't swerve violently in one direction or the other upon braking...

Yeah, these 993 are really sweet little cars.

autobonrun

1) The green center console that I thought was black when I bought the car.
2) Brand new OEM brake parts that still squeal
3) The bark on startup with the Motorsound package
4) The fact that 3 wheels leave the ground from a single jack point.

c993k

Here are a few you guys forgot~
The nuclear device installed in the rear glass that explodes suddenly for no apparent reason!
The valve cover gaskets that leak if the car sits for more than a week
The shifter rod plastic bushings that turn into fine yellow powder
and leave you wondering "Who stole my tranny?"
The steering rack that saves the fluid from the leaky seals in the boots till you get to your friend's brand new $40,000 designer driveway
and then suddenly leaves two huge round circles of permanent decorations! My ex-best friend's new name is now the "PLAINTIFF"
Whatever the common quirks are, there's is no other car that makes me smile when I see it and when I drive it. ~Chris~

early_grayce

Pedals not aligned for heel-toe.....

WHB Porsche

Ken - these are quirks, not problems. Quirks are endearing things that make our cars different and enjoyable.

Raptor

636. Inability to replace rear plastic on a convertible top
637. Convertible motor alignment issues
638. Door pocket crappy plastic part under the lid that easily splits
639. Rear spoiler motor noise and cost to replace electric motor

race911

Don't take me so literally. All I'm suggesting is that these are the most refined of the lot that still has SOMETHING in common with the '64 (or '63 I guess if you want to get picky) originals. With what I (and a few others) have put up with over the years, these cars are p-e-r-f-e-c-t-i-o-n.

993C4Smontreal

with the stock steering wheel, I can never see if I hjave the A/C on....you have to bend over sideays while driving to see if you have the A/C button pressed.......or feel it off

Wilder

20k mi Monroe shocks on US cars...