Originally Posted by gonz911

gr8330: I'll always be a Porsche fan, however, the "issues" and Porsche not standing behind it became too much for me. I could live with the RMS although after reading 6 months worth of posts I had to think if repeated problems even after several repairs is something that I wanted. What did it for me was the oil in the expansion tank and havng been told by the Porsche dealer I would need a new motor. I was entitled to have a brand new motor according to my warranty but that also meant dishing out additonal cash on my own for incidentals. I struggled over this for about a week (while the dealer who sold it to me no doubt worried I would go with the new motor). Eventually, they refunded all of the money I paid for the car, plus what I put into it (H&R springs, new Yoko AVS, belt), plus split the difference with me over the refund of my car and the selling price of the '02 M3 Cab. Like I said earlier it was my first experience in the car and I had it for 2 days plus the coupe for 1. After it was all said and done I obviously did it. Regrets? Yeah somewhat. I figure I'll own another but would rather buy a newer one under warranty later on. Perhaps a newer generation. In the meantime I'll be lurking between the Porsche boards and the Bimmer boards. Can't wait to race a 996 though.