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993 Tiptronic reliable ???
Hi guys.
My brother is considering buying a Porsche 911 and there's a 993 that seems a good deal in our area. It's a 1995 993 C2 cabriolet with a tiptronic transmission. Question is : is there any issue or anything to ask for about the tiptronic trany ?? Is it reliable compare to a standard 5 speed unit ? Thanks very much. Nico
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Good buddy of mine had one as a daily driver in LA due to traffic, never gave him any trouble in several years. Got stolen out of his driveway one day.
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Never going to be as reliable as a standard transmission.
Also I have OT heard terrible issues, but the places I visit are not full of late model tip tonic guys....so you may not get a ton of reliable data...meaning there may be more manual transmission guys here. |
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very reliable, never had any issues with mine. I have owned several variants. There are other threads on this topic.
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Never heard of a Tiptronic failure minus one I heard that was ran low on fluid.
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Only issue I've ever he with mine was a crack in the oil cooler associated with it. New cooler later and all fine
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only issue I know:
ATTENTION ALERT TIPTRONIC PROBLEM FAILURE VERY SERIOUS PLEASE SPREAD NEWS - Rennlist Discussion Forums |
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