"Certified Porsche mechanic"?????

[er8ser]

Thanks for the honesty about the plug for the airflow sensor housing and the abilities of certified mechanics at dealers.

I had a 1974.5 911T Targa when I was too young to afford it or fix it or know what I had. I got the '83 when I had paid off the debt I incurred for buying a car when I had no money. I rue the day I blew the engine on the '74.5 racing the first model year SHO from Ford (he beat me off the line but I beat him through 4th gear before the cloud of black smoke enveloped me!). I had to unload the car for next to nothing in rural Nebraska while I was on vacation(I know...Nebraska, vacation..oxymoron). Not too many foreign car Mechanics in Seneca Nebraska!

It sucks that Porsche hasn't forced their mechanics to know the premier older models. They could be making a killing with the millions of owners of older cars. We may not spend the big bucks all at once but I've put the price of an American car+ into the '83 since purchasing it...and I'm just one owner.

Thanks again,
er8ser

[Joe Bob]

That's what independent shops are for.....Dealers are forced to only maintain cars less than 10 years old...

[Jim Sims]

"They could be making a killing with the millions of owners of older cars."

I'm not sure Porsche has even made a million cars? I would estimate there were less than 300,000 air cooled "911's" made and many are now gone. I suspect there's more money to be made with the newer cars; one usually doesn't get the means to be a Porsche dealer by being foolish with money. I'm just thankful Porsche and Pelican (and SSF) keep providing parts for the older cars.