macfly "incredibly angry"
01-25-2006, 06:29 PM
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Aluminium is a nightmare to maintain. The number of Elises that get written off due to small amounts of tub damage is unbelievable. They are particularly bad as they are bonded aluminium (i.e. glue). This means you can't be certain the bond has retained enough strength once it has been damaged. Other manufacturers are using this tech now. Oh great...
01-25-2006, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DanH
Current plan is to continue to talk to Porsche (I can be persistent). If that doesn't work, I'll have to raise the profile of the problem as best I can and find out all the people affected. I don't think it will take long for me to show a problem on at least 10% of the UK cars. The fact that one of the 2 main specialist shops who maintain these cars (track setup, dampers etc) says its commonplace just makes it a no brainer to me.
Of course all of this will damage my relationship with the marque and is not something I want to embark on, especially when they should be standing behind their product.
Fallback option is indeed to get them stripped and redone, but its a complicated finish and I don't know who could do it. Given the OEM can't even do it properly, one has to wonder... Then again I don't see why I should be picking up a bill on this one.
Suffice to say, its not just Macfly who's 'incredibly angry'!
Of course all of this will damage my relationship with the marque and is not something I want to embark on, especially when they should be standing behind their product.
Fallback option is indeed to get them stripped and redone, but its a complicated finish and I don't know who could do it. Given the OEM can't even do it properly, one has to wonder... Then again I don't see why I should be picking up a bill on this one.
Suffice to say, its not just Macfly who's 'incredibly angry'!
Dan sorry to hear your having a problem with your rims, which OPC do you use?
This sounds like another case of Official Posche Stealers GB, cant believe they try to fob you off in this way, how much did you pay for the car for f***s sake??.
Arhh and ye olde chestnust wrong cleaning fluids, heard this wheeled out as an excuse far tooo many times for all sorts of problems.
Good luck mate let us know how you get on.
...rob
01-25-2006, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 911 silverback
Dan sorry to hear your having a problem with your rims, which OPC do you use?
This sounds like another case of Official Posche Stealers GB, cant believe they try to fob you off in this way, how much did you pay for the car for f***s sake??.
Arhh and ye olde chestnust wrong cleaning fluids, heard this wheeled out as an excuse far tooo many times for all sorts of problems.
Good luck mate let us know how you get on.
...rob
This sounds like another case of Official Posche Stealers GB, cant believe they try to fob you off in this way, how much did you pay for the car for f***s sake??.
Arhh and ye olde chestnust wrong cleaning fluids, heard this wheeled out as an excuse far tooo many times for all sorts of problems.
Good luck mate let us know how you get on.
...rob
01-25-2006, 08:20 PM
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The Americans seem "much more fearful" about that prospect, he says. "For the structure of the aluminum frame to be compromised, you would need a huge impact," such as a high-speed encounter with a massive pothole.
If hitting a pothole equals "huge impact," the fears are warranted.
If hitting a pothole equals "huge impact," the fears are warranted.
01-26-2006, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DanH
Awesome to get coverage like that. A load of us UK owners are having problems with wheel corrosion on our GT3 RSs and Porsche is telling us its not a 'warrantable defect'.