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Old 04-14-2014, 08:46 PM
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Old 04-14-2014, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by duxsi
Wow...
Your assumption is misplaced and truly misguided.
But you're entitled to your opinion as to why your car gave you grief.

Warm regards,
From the offspring of a "complete bozo, ex-Communist"
No offense intended. I thought the tongue-in-cheek nature of that post would probably speak for itself, but I'm often wrong about such things.
Old 04-14-2014, 09:18 PM
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*I'm afraid to go to a DE in a couple weeks because I fear an expensive habit coming on..
??? Bob, relax. The "expensive habit" you fear coming on has been going on since you got your C4S! The C4S led to the Cayenne Turbo S. Having these two around, now even your wife wants a Cayman. So relax. I'm sure you will just do as many track days as you can, maybe finally wear out those rear tires. No big deal. Then they come out with the 2016 GT3 4.0 RS, and you got your track, daily, wife and family Porsches. Everything's under control.
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All my Porsches have been reliable, except for an oil leak on my 97.1 GT3. Porsche builds a reliable product and it's only the exceptions, like negative news, that we are more likely to hear about.

I'm very satisfied with my new 991 50th Anniversary -- probably the most fun I've had in a Porsche since my GT3.
Old 04-14-2014, 10:38 PM
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I'm with you being so happy with my 911 that it makes me want to get on the Audi forums and complain about my S4. I feel like I'm driving on edge in my S4 due to the massive difference in braking.
Old 04-14-2014, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck911
??? Bob, relax. The "expensive habit" you fear coming on has been going on since you got your C4S! The C4S led to the Cayenne Turbo S. Having these two around, now even your wife wants a Cayman. So relax. I'm sure you will just do as many track days as you can, maybe finally wear out those rear tires. No big deal. Then they come out with the 2016 GT3 4.0 RS, and you got your track, daily, wife and family Porsches. Everything's under control.
I like your definition of "under control" Chuck! btw, my wife is getting a Macan S because the Cayman doesn't come with a 911 motor

Oh...did I mention I was driving my 991 today and swerved to avoid Kate Upton (who stepped into the road thumbing for a ride,) and I almost hit a unicorn?

Am I happy with my 991? You bet!!
Old 04-15-2014, 08:39 AM
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My 991 is "better than I deserve".
Old 04-16-2014, 01:56 AM
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Great posts everyone. We are truly lucky to be able to enjoy such wonderful machines!
Old 04-16-2014, 02:36 PM
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My only complaint is that I don't drive it as much as I should!

I think pretty much every product forum is skewed towards complaints because if you're happy you just say you're happy, but if something is wrong you go into detail and follow up, etc and it seems like a lot more coverage.

The 991 is awesome in general. It better be too. There are some fantastic choices out there for the money. So far the quality seems pretty good, especially for a massive, borderline slightly revolutionary redesign.

Nicks issue needs to be resolved though, or Porsche deserves mass quantities of negative press. I'm watching it closely as I'm considering adding a second Porsche to the garage (Macan) next year. But if they can't/won't fix a leaky and smoky car there's no way I'm double exposing myself like that.

911's are awesome though. That is all.
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My 991 is the best car I have owned and driven, bar none.
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Originally Posted by Mercel
All my Porsches have been reliable, except for an oil leak on my 97.1 GT3. Porsche builds a reliable product and it's only the exceptions, like negative news, that we are more likely to hear about. I'm very satisfied with my new 991 50th Anniversary -- probably the most fun I've had in a Porsche since my GT3.
Here is another extremely satisfied 911-50 owner. What a car ! - I never had a better car in 40+ years going through countless cars and brands.
PORSCHE is #1
Old 04-17-2014, 04:29 PM
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I've only had my car for 18 days, but I'm still enjoying it!
Old 04-17-2014, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Noah Fect
I had a ton of grief with my '92 968 bought new off the lot in a time when (I assume) German industry was still struggling to absorb an influx of complete bozos from the other side of the Wall. The only question was who was less competent -- the recent ex-Communists who assembled my car, or the good ol' boys in my dealership's service department whose loyalty could not be questioned but whose skills were a bit on the pink side.
Originally Posted by duxsi
Wow...
Your assumption is misplaced and truly misguided...Warm regards,
From the offspring of a "complete bozo, ex-Communist"
duxsi is correct. There was, to my knowledge, no influx of adult East Germans workers at Porsche Zuffenhausen after the Wall fell. In modern times, Porsche rarely hires older workers (e.g. recent arrival from Turkey or eastern Germany) for its assembly line! Porsche in 1992 (as today) relies on its apprenticeship programs to create its future workforce. These young people usually choose a three year apprenticeship program at Porsche - working three to four days and spending one or two days in vocational schools (mostly local in Stuttgart & environs). And the German technical colleges (Fachhochschulen) are also increasingly providing graduates for the other highly skilled positions at Porsche. That doesn't mean that the faces of these 'German' workers are all old-stock Alemanni. Today, these German Porsche workers ALSO include second generation descendants of the initial Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish (et al.) guest labors that were imported as 'guest workers' during the 'Wirtschaftswunder' or post-war 'Economic Miracle'.

Originally Posted by Noah Fect
My current 981S, which was apparently assembled with both care and skill by the elves of Osnabrueck.
Yes, the Karmann elves of Osnabrück! They are not bad. At least your 968 was built in Zuffenhausen. My old 944 and 944 Turbo were built by the Audi elves in Neckarsulm!

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