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Sigma X posted:I'm talking about incidents like the door handles snapping due to heat fatigue after 6 years, door card seals rotting away after 6 years, dash upholstery fading out after 5 years, stretched shifter cables after 6 years, gas cap retaining leash snapping after 5 years, power steering pump failure, and general non-durability of items not critical to "this car moves". The IMS seal issue, and Porsche's non-acknowledgement of it, is an entire other issue on its own, and one I haven't run into, happily. The engine itself has been worry-free other than the occasional belch of smoke on startup. At least you haven't had the front control module and related issues that I had after I made the mistake of buffing the damned car. It set off a cascade of failing modules and random electrical gremlins--who knew that each door had a control module? I also had one of the ends of the shifter cable break, and it needed a clutch at 65,000 miles. It looked fantastic, no abuse, but was just worn enough to be out of spec. Right before this, at about 55,000 miles, the transaxle had to be rebuilt because third gear chewed itself up. No engine problems, though. I do miss the handling but I couldn't take that at least once a month it wasn't going to crank. I traded it in for a nice reliable Dodge.
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Sadi posted:I've tooled around in my brothers 2013 cayman s and that's about how I felt about it. It's an awesome car but I feel like day to day I have more fun driving my e46 m3. The cayman was like my miata with too much grip (I'm coming from thinking a NA miata with lovely all season tires is a ton of fun to running 225/45/15 RS3s and thinking those made the Miata boring). Fast (well the miata isn't fast) and fun but the limits were way away from what you'd want to do on the street. I bet it's a loving blast on the track though. I agree with my Cayman S feeling sort of like a Miata with more power, stability, and grip. It was easier to drive like a dong than the e46 M3 I had but not as easy as the E55 AMG, and more problems than both of those put together.
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Mar 14, 2015 06:26
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SlapActionJackson posted:Run away. Run away quickly Hahahahaha Jesus gently caress run away. Leopold Stotch posted:Word, that was fast. Thanks everyone, I'm gonna keep looking. Holy poo poo, somebody took advice. It's a fuckin' miracle. Good on you.
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Feb 4, 2016 07:46
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guidoanselmi posted:Had a feeling you guys would appreciate the ad. It was interesting reading some of the stories he wrote. Though TBH, you could expect someone who would write that ad would be really responsive and full of details. He also sent a sizable PDF on taking care of the car, I might post that later... They were saying that because fix-a-flat is a huge mess and makes it so patches and plugs don't adhere worth a poo poo without scouring the inside of the tire. It's an enormous dirty pain in the rear end and wipes out any money they would make on fixing the hole. In short, buy a plug kit for $5 and gently caress fix-a-flat forever.
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Oct 19, 2016 04:52
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Larrymer posted:What the hell, where is the engine? They put some paneling over it in the trunk? It's a mid-engine car, the engine is in the middle.
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Feb 5, 2017 19:36
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I serously want to get a 2010-ish Cayenne Turbo S and redneck the poo poo out of it. Mud Grapplers, fabricated bumpers, winches, lightbars, the works. I think it would piss off almost everybody and still be pretty quick.
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Mar 24, 2018 04:40
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Motronic posted:Mine pisses off the purists, but generally gets a lot of "hell yeah, I've never seen one actually dirty before" comments. I haven't gone as far as bumpers, because it's really not the kind of vehicle that you want to/will be good at crawling. I'm taking home hints from Taureg guys in attempting to fit a hidden winch, but it's kinda tough on the turbos because the front is slam full of intercoolers and poo poo. I definitely want low range.
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Mar 25, 2018 23:01
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kimbo305 posted:Figure 6?: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Porsche-996-997-Carrera/37-TRANS-Transmission_Removal/37-TRANS-Transmission_Removal.htm When that plastic socket retaining clip on the shifter cable broke on my Cayman, the only replacement cable I could find was a $600 aftermarket one with billet aluminum ends or the $600 OEM one from the dealership. I used two zip ties to hold it on and carried spares in the car with me. I had to replace the zip ties once before I got rid of it.
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Apr 19, 2018 02:39
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McTinkerson posted:I'm about couple months away from pulling the trigger on a Durametric. It seems to be the best in regards to cost/capabilities. I have an Enthusiast Durametric that's been sitting in my garage unused. I'll sell it to you for $150 shipped. PM me if interested.
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Nov 16, 2018 03:04
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Russian Bear posted:Good to know and agree that the cabrios look bad. Those gauges look like they’re a nightmare to read.
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Apr 23, 2020 01:23
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Motronic posted:They're fine. It's the picture that sucks. When the car is on the numbers are backlit well. Makes sense.
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What’s the consensus on the 1G Panamera? The prices are low enough to be pretty tempting. I have to have room for 3 and 911 prices are insane right now. I figure most Panemeras were bought by olds and lightly used so should be in decent shape.
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