911's officially unreliable. FACT
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Over in Porscheville...
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heebeegeetee said:
Traveling north up the M1 from Luton this evening, i passed 2 911s on the hard shoulder. First one was a 996 with RAC man in attendance, then about 40 miles later i saw a 964 Targa being winched onto the back of a truck.
What's going on guys? I also saw two Tuscans on the M1 this evening, both running fine. We'll be getting a bad reputation at this rate.
Anyone on here?
More here..What's going on guys? I also saw two Tuscans on the M1 this evening, both running fine. We'll be getting a bad reputation at this rate.
Anyone on here?
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-Edited by lazyitus on Friday 22 August 10:05
Reminds me of a conversation I had a couple of years ago with a guy who worked for a Porsche dealership....
I was dropping my daughter off at her GB in the Tiv, he spotted me and came over.
Ah TVR!!! lovely car etc etc...."I worked for a Porsche dealer for 10 yrs, most unreliable cars i've ever dealt with !"
I was dropping my daughter off at her GB in the Tiv, he spotted me and came over.
Ah TVR!!! lovely car etc etc...."I worked for a Porsche dealer for 10 yrs, most unreliable cars i've ever dealt with !"
pikey said:
Level the playing field first - the 964 could be 19 years old and the 996 10.
I'd be amazed to even see a Tuscan on the roads at 10 years old, yet alone 19!!
Yea right that why there are hundreds if not thousands of Ms, Ss, Wedges, Chimearas, Griffs, Cerberas on the road. All ranging from well over 20 years old to include (nearly) 10 yo TuscansI'd be amazed to even see a Tuscan on the roads at 10 years old, yet alone 19!!
I used to have a 964 C4
a bearing in the gearbox collapsed and it took 3 1/2 months for Porsche (worldwide!!) to find me a new one. "They" - award winning Porsche dealership - refitted the engine twice as they forgot to plumb it in properly first time then AFTER they had put it back in the second time I was tld the clutch needed replacing too (an engine out job)
mind you the Tuscan has had a new clutch and slave already.....
the most reliable car I had was.......a Lotus Esprit! (apart from daily hacks o' course)
a bearing in the gearbox collapsed and it took 3 1/2 months for Porsche (worldwide!!) to find me a new one. "They" - award winning Porsche dealership - refitted the engine twice as they forgot to plumb it in properly first time then AFTER they had put it back in the second time I was tld the clutch needed replacing too (an engine out job)
mind you the Tuscan has had a new clutch and slave already.....
the most reliable car I had was.......a Lotus Esprit! (apart from daily hacks o' course)
pikey said:
Level the playing field first - the 964 could be 19 years old and the 996 10.
My S has never stopped when I didn't intend it to. It does have slight issues with starting when I intend it to, but that's due to a Ford part from Cologne, not a TVR part from Blackpool. Reliability appears to be better than the similarly-aged Porsche
lazyitus said:
Over in Porscheville...
So 100% of the TVRs were working while some or all of the Porkers were broken.heebeegeetee said:
Traveling north up the M1 from Luton this evening, i passed 2 911s on the hard shoulder. First one was a 996 with RAC man in attendance, then about 40 miles later i saw a 964 Targa being winched onto the back of a truck.
What's going on guys? I also saw two Tuscans on the M1 this evening, both running fine. We'll be getting a bad reputation at this rate.
Anyone on here?
What's going on guys? I also saw two Tuscans on the M1 this evening, both running fine. We'll be getting a bad reputation at this rate.
Anyone on here?
Reminds me of:
An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician were on a train heading north, and had just crossed the border into Scotland.
* The engineer looked out of the window and said "Look! Scottish sheep are black!"
* The physicist said, "No, no. Some Scottish sheep are black."
* The mathematician looked irritated. "There is at least one field, containing at least one sheep, of which at least one side is black."
Terminator said:
pikey said:
I'd be amazed to even see a Tuscan on the roads at 10 years old, yet alone 19!!
What about the 1969 Tuscan V8 I owned from 1989 to 2001? It's still alive and well, in Holland.Never let me down. Ever.
grahamw48 said:
If we're levelling playing fields, let's have some production figures please,
relative to surviving cars and annual mileages.
Otherwise it's total bulls
t.
...Much like comparing our medals to China's....well they do have over a billion folks to pick from.
Graham, it's only a light hearted thread. Really, who gives a stuff ? We all enjoy our own choice of car.relative to surviving cars and annual mileages.
Otherwise it's total bulls
t....Much like comparing our medals to China's....well they do have over a billion folks to pick from.
lazyitus said:
grahamw48 said:
If we're levelling playing fields, let's have some production figures please,
relative to surviving cars and annual mileages.
Otherwise it's total bullst.
...Much like comparing our medals to China's....well they do have over a billion folks to pick from.
Graham, it's only a light hearted thread. Really, who gives a stuff ? We all enjoy our own choice of car.relative to surviving cars and annual mileages.
Otherwise it's total bulls
t....Much like comparing our medals to China's....well they do have over a billion folks to pick from.
Just mixing the pot.
Actually I've a feeling we might lose this one.
Just getting my pound of flesh here. When my clutch went kaput in the Tamora I got the AA relay to take it to David Hendry for a new clutch. The AA relay
was a bit late because he had to recover 2 (yes two) 911's that had broken down, one with a blown engine. It was sad to hear but just proves the point that any thing with moving parts can break down.
was a bit late because he had to recover 2 (yes two) 911's that had broken down, one with a blown engine. It was sad to hear but just proves the point that any thing with moving parts can break down.
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