Class Action Law Suite 993 Door Check-Strap weld breaking
03-02-2011, 01:49 AM
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Is this price is for a "real" repair from inside the door jamb or the "butcher job" external weld repair I have seen on about one out of four 993s?
I'd like to know who does the "real" repair for $350. I'll have four 993s there next week.
I went to a Porsche approved body shop and got a quote of $1,500/ door. This quote was an ESTIMATE ONLY and it "could end up being more". Which I know means: It will cost more.
Could you please post a picture of the $350 repair you quoted?
I'd like to know who does the "real" repair for $350. I'll have four 993s there next week.
I went to a Porsche approved body shop and got a quote of $1,500/ door. This quote was an ESTIMATE ONLY and it "could end up being more". Which I know means: It will cost more.
Could you please post a picture of the $350 repair you quoted?
03-02-2011, 01:56 AM
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This must be a joke. Nobody can seriously want to take Porsche to court for a broken door-strap on a 13 to 18 year-old car. With age, mechanical things wear and eventually break.
You already have one of the best engineered and built cars on the planet, so why not accept that running an older car has a cost, rather than trying to pass the bill to Porsche?
For good measure, it is "suit" not "suite". Unless we all got you wrong, and you wanted to offer Porsche a hotel room.
You already have one of the best engineered and built cars on the planet, so why not accept that running an older car has a cost, rather than trying to pass the bill to Porsche?
For good measure, it is "suit" not "suite". Unless we all got you wrong, and you wanted to offer Porsche a hotel room.
03-02-2011, 01:57 AM
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That has been an on going Porsche problem going back before the 993/964.
$2000 are you insane?
It depends on how bad you door is. It's one thing to just break the strap or mount it's another to break the strap and swing the door out far enough to kink it over, which happens.
I have a broken driver's side door, and I picked up a spare door in good condition. the reinforcement parts are about $100 + labor. I am not quite sure what to do about, since the door I got is black and my car is Guards Red; however my door looks pretty bad in the jam and has been fixed once already.
$2000 are you insane?
It depends on how bad you door is. It's one thing to just break the strap or mount it's another to break the strap and swing the door out far enough to kink it over, which happens.
I have a broken driver's side door, and I picked up a spare door in good condition. the reinforcement parts are about $100 + labor. I am not quite sure what to do about, since the door I got is black and my car is Guards Red; however my door looks pretty bad in the jam and has been fixed once already.
I have never seen the check strap problem on a 964 or earlier cars. It is a 993 problem.
03-02-2011, 04:30 AM
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Cheers,
Mike.
03-02-2011, 08:04 AM
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I did what DIY to prevent problem from occurring in 2003. See link for reference.
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...strap-diy.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...strap-diy.html
03-02-2011, 05:41 PM
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No Judge and/or Jury is going to ever feel sorry for a Porsche owner, and award damages for something like this (or even IMS, or slipped sleeves, or SAI issues) in a Class Action.
03-02-2011, 05:53 PM
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03-02-2011, 06:05 PM
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Sorry, I meant...
More likely you'd see a class action suit against Porsche for the lack of power issue on the 95's since they were cheated out of Varioram.
Then again...you probably made a clock out of your SAI pump. So, No class action suit check for you!
More likely you'd see a class action suit against Porsche for the lack of power issue on the 95's since they were cheated out of Varioram.
Then again...you probably made a clock out of your SAI pump. So, No class action suit check for you!
03-02-2011, 06:07 PM
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CLASS ACTION SUITE?
Isn't that the room Charlie Sheen rented in NYC for his last action romp? Might have been an action suite...but I don't think there was too much class involved.
I'll be happy to take your car off your hands, but with that check door strap problem I want a $3K to $4K credit.
Isn't that the room Charlie Sheen rented in NYC for his last action romp? Might have been an action suite...but I don't think there was too much class involved.
I'll be happy to take your car off your hands, but with that check door strap problem I want a $3K to $4K credit.