[Dennis Kalma]

I have been buying parts from Porsche for my restoration projects since 1984, and there is a marked difference in availability and pricing since Wendel Wunderkind took over....and not for the better.

The local dealer is very good and tries to help, but I notice a number of small things like NLA parts, or need to buy in quantity for small parts (like I have 24 of the special bolts for the front wheel bearing retainers) and then pricing that is borderline obscene.

I guess my view is that I expect Porsche to at a minimum cover their cost for old parts, and I certainly expect delays for shipping on specialty items, but Porsche ought to be DIFFERENT than Chevy..

Porsche owners have a higher percentage of marque fanatics than probably any other brand, wiht a higher percentage of people doing "stuff" to their cars than probably any other brand....so why don't they support the legacy, even if they don't make much money on it?

That group of fanatics (like me) are the source of the mystique and brand loyalty....IMNSHO

I think we, as a list (maybe get the Rennlist guys engaged as well) ought to lobby them to do all the simple stuff, like make manuals easily available (even the updates), keep PET up to date (they seem to be doing that), make technical information available to registered users for cars more than 10 years old. How about a classic parts pricing deal or remarketing to aftermarket parts if they can't source it themselves....how about running a freakin' bulletin board like this will their guys on it to provide input....no insult Wayne, you are great, but there is stuff that only the wizards at Porsche know...

Maybe we can engage one of the lobby group guys who push the NRA or Kyoto to help (any on the list....like l*wyers?), they seem to have success pushing basically antisocial activity to intelligent people....gotta be some smarts or sliminess there we can use?

Dennis