09-26-2007, 06:44 PM
Advice from a former VW & Porsche Factory Trained Master Mechanic (who was working on these things at the dealer when they were new) that's me of course, before I got this cushy gig spinning wrenches at FedEx... :-)
It depends on the car and it's owner(s).
There are basically 2 kinds of Porsche owners, the first group buys the car as a status symbol...beats the hell out of it and never does the scheduled maintenance, then bitches and complains when they finally have to bring it in to the shop to fix something that probably would not have broken had they done there maintenance, and only fixes something that is broken that renders the car inoperable. Generally they will not keep any records of repairs on the vehicle.
The second group are the enthusiasts, real Porsche lovers. This group treats the car like a member of the family, lovingly lavishing care and maintenance on the car at the appointed interval without fail and keeping spotless records of everything they do!
It should be readily apparent which group the car/owner falls into when you go to have a look.
Stay far far away from one in the first group but give the second group some consideration.
The latter models of 944 were actually quite nice and had very few problems (same goes for the 928) stay away from any Porsche with a sunroof!
It depends on the car and it's owner(s).
There are basically 2 kinds of Porsche owners, the first group buys the car as a status symbol...beats the hell out of it and never does the scheduled maintenance, then bitches and complains when they finally have to bring it in to the shop to fix something that probably would not have broken had they done there maintenance, and only fixes something that is broken that renders the car inoperable. Generally they will not keep any records of repairs on the vehicle.
The second group are the enthusiasts, real Porsche lovers. This group treats the car like a member of the family, lovingly lavishing care and maintenance on the car at the appointed interval without fail and keeping spotless records of everything they do!
It should be readily apparent which group the car/owner falls into when you go to have a look.
Stay far far away from one in the first group but give the second group some consideration.
The latter models of 944 were actually quite nice and had very few problems (same goes for the 928) stay away from any Porsche with a sunroof!