"Bullet-Proof"...What's Your Definition?
03-10-2014, 10:08 PM
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The 996 and 997 NA engines are not "bullet proof", but the TT and GT3 Mezger versions are widely accepted as bullet proof.
Proof that the NA versions are not bullet proof is provided below:
{Note, however, that the front and rear bumper covers are made of the same material as the Mezger engine, and therefore, are indeed bullet proof}
Proof that the NA versions are not bullet proof is provided below:
{Note, however, that the front and rear bumper covers are made of the same material as the Mezger engine, and therefore, are indeed bullet proof}
Last edited by Cuda911; 03-11-2014 at 01:55 AM. Reason: typo
03-10-2014, 10:28 PM
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The 997 and 997 NA engines are not "bullet proof", but the TT and GT3 Mezger versions are widely accepted as bullet proof.
Proof that the NA versions are not bullet proof is provided below:
{Note, however, that the front and rear bumper covers are made of the same material as the Mezger engine, and therefore, are indeed bullet proof}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IC4Rpl0_dW8
Proof that the NA versions are not bullet proof is provided below:
{Note, however, that the front and rear bumper covers are made of the same material as the Mezger engine, and therefore, are indeed bullet proof}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IC4Rpl0_dW8
03-10-2014, 10:39 PM
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Absolutely nothing is bullet proof! Ask any serviceman who has served in a war.
There's always somebody with a bigger bullet, bigger gun, or bigger bomb. The closest to bullet proof is coming back in one piece with all your pieces.
Any mechanical device yet conceived or built by man will fail. It is only a matter of how and when.
There's always somebody with a bigger bullet, bigger gun, or bigger bomb. The closest to bullet proof is coming back in one piece with all your pieces.
Any mechanical device yet conceived or built by man will fail. It is only a matter of how and when.
03-10-2014, 11:25 PM
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The 997 and 997 NA engines are not "bullet proof", but the TT and GT3 Mezger versions are widely accepted as bullet proof.
Proof that the NA versions are not bullet proof is provided below:
{Note, however, that the front and rear bumper covers are made of the same material as the Mezger engine, and therefore, are indeed bullet proof}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC4Rpl0_dW8
Proof that the NA versions are not bullet proof is provided below:
{Note, however, that the front and rear bumper covers are made of the same material as the Mezger engine, and therefore, are indeed bullet proof}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC4Rpl0_dW8
03-10-2014, 11:33 PM
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03-11-2014, 12:58 AM
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The P-car "bullet proof", standard is a very low bar in my opinion. If the car reaches 100K miles, that's thought to be an achievement even for non tracked cars. We should be talking bullet proof, when 200K miles is routine in P-cars (non-tracked). Until then, IMHO they cannot be called bullet proof.
03-11-2014, 01:01 AM
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yup if you have the first half of the 2005's just get the LN ims bearing replaced and your as good as the rest of the 997.1s. other then the pcm and maybe lack of tpms sensors the cars are virtually identical in every way that matters.
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997 is one of the most reliable sports cars you can buy, period! Even 997.1 (post 2005) is extremely reliable,
Other than the overblown IMS issue I have heard/read/seen nothing to suggest 2005s are less reliable than other 997.1. I'm at 75K miles with nothing other than routine maintenance for the almost 2 years I've owned her.
Other than the overblown IMS issue I have heard/read/seen nothing to suggest 2005s are less reliable than other 997.1. I'm at 75K miles with nothing other than routine maintenance for the almost 2 years I've owned her.
03-11-2014, 01:13 AM
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03-11-2014, 01:40 AM
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Thanks for the stake in the ground, yashagrawal. Do others agree hitting 100k for a non-tracked 997 is an achievement? I for one hope this is not the case for a car of this cost. Would hope Porsche, of all sports car makers, would have the engineering capability to build cars with power and durability (when reasonably driven and cared for).
