[Jay Laifman]

I'm posting my support of PP and similar suppliers. This is a live and learn situation, nothing more, nothing less. OEM is as indicated - same manufacturer, not necessarily the same spec. It's meant the same for decades, nothing new about it. While perhaps the general public may not know (or care) about the difference, most saavy auto persons do know.

I've posted to this site many a time about my experiences in buying parts at Porsche, Pelican and Performance, and how there is often a noticable difference between Porsche direct parts. And as they say, you get what you pay for. Often times the part from Porsche is considerably more morey than the other suppliers (thus your comments about Stoddard prices). But, yes, the difference is there and, to me, it's worth it.

To me, it's all part and parcel of those frequent postings here about what tires to get for a Porsche. Why pay for and own a high performance Porsche which rolls off the factory ready to hit a track, and then put on sub high performance tires? Sure, for parts that don't matter for performance, buy the less expensive part. But, when it comes to vehicle operations, you get what you pay for.