993 vs 996 (again) (996TT, GT3 & GT2 please ignore)

[GG33]

Yesterday I was in the service department of a well know independent Porsche facility. I casually asked if there was any elements of truth in the build quality difference between the two models. He informed me that to buy a new engine from Porsche for a 996 would cost £12000, whereas a new 993 engine would cost £34000. He went on to add that they had never had to buy one for a 993 whereas they had bought several for 996's. I was surprised that the difference was so large. - go figure.

Discuss (and please dont stone me - it's only a conversation piece :-)

GG

[G T 3]

More 996 made cost may reflect that..
Hows the exhaust?

[Fidgits]

wow.

You know - this subject hasnt been done to death. No really, it hasn't. Nope. Not every 2 months or so. No sirree!

[G T 3]

You extracting the urine?
People may have forgotten since then

Edited by G T 3 on Wednesday 29th August 16:37

[GG33]

The exhaust is ----- AWESOME

GG

(ps - Agree it has been done, but I thought I would re-introduce it. Cant have enough of a good conversation piece :-)

Edited by GG33 on Wednesday 29th August 16:43

[cardigankid]

Did they not trumpet proudly when they introduced the 996 that the engine though of smaller capacity was more powerful more economical but composed of massively fewer components than the previous model, so that must make it cheaper to build, certainly, but is it not also engineering progress, and therefore probably better, once the glitches have been sorted out. Don't shout at me I'm only discussing the question!

[sleep envy]

993 engine - £34k???



he's pulling your dick - don't think any GT or RS engines are that much