Originally Posted by TEST DRyVer
This is fairly accurate and also a bit blown out of proportion. I'm a car guy first, then a Porsche enthusiast and Porsche Ambassador 2nd & 3rd. The last air-cooled Porsche was the 993 in the 911 (98 was the last year) lineup. The first generation water-cooled 996 911 (99-04 for the US market) had a small portion of IMS bearing issues, but on the internet, it was a massive phenomenon! Truth is, if the car was regularly maintained and driven often, the odds of the IMS failure was beyond minimal. To keep this in perspective to the topic, Porsche is German to a fault! They test, re-test, and put the cars through a hell that 98% of owners will never duplicate. You can't compare the anal retentive behavior of Porsche's desire to be perfect to the majority of luxury car brands, exotics, and even supercars. You especially can't compare it to Chevrolet in that aspect. I'm not knocking Chevy, because I believe they're currently building performance cars and trucks that can stand proudly on the world stage with just about anyone.
C'mon, I sold my 1 off 2018 718 Cayman (which my wife and I built to our exact specifications) to buy a used ZL1 6mt. Worst of all, I drive it to work and have metaphorical poo thrown at me from my colleagues and management staff. After I toss them the keys to my ZL1, they come back from the test drive with a completely different attitude and outlook on a "Camaro."
All that said, I believe the number of problems form the first 2 years of the C8 are inevitable... Keep in mind, I'm not the guy that thinks all first model cars are problematic. The new C8 is 100% appealing to me! I have things about it I wish were different, but I can say that about EVERY car on the road, no matter the manufacturer. I definitely like it! I would even venture to say I'm interested, but I'm not interested in buying one immediately, paying probably over sticker (for a mass production sports car), and driving an Aveo or Malibu (if I'm lucky enough to even get a loaner car) while my car spends months in the shop due to recalls, fixes, and Chevy techs learning how to troubleshoot problems they've never even heard of. Going from front to mid-engine is a huge undertaking for any brand that doesn't have the time and experience with one...
One more thing, there were a lot of Porsche guys (colleagues and clients) that were really excited about the new C8 today!
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