Hi All from the U.K.
After reading the Ims debate, on many Forums, for the last 6 months since buying a Boxster, I felt I would make a Post.
I have come from 45 years of Lancia ownership, and after using my Son`s car, has been the only car that compared to a Lancia in road manners. I bought the car for peanuts" because thats all they sell for in the U.K. I was unaware of the IMS "Cockup"
Removal of the Oil Filter, and tearing it apart, I saw the the shiny dust. The car has sat in the Garage never to be started, till a replacement Bearing is fitted.
The "Solutions" appear to be:-
The Ceramic Bearing, which I assume can only be fitted by Vestal Virgins judging by the price.
The Plain oil fed bearing, which looks to small to last.
Then there is the "Feelyx" design. This Guy must be the only one who has ever dismantled an electric motor, car alternator and the like, to reveal a bearing held in a housing, and the spindle goes round and round.
I can only think of a Bicycle Wheel and a cheap cooling fan, where the middle is held, and the Outer moves.
I understand his design has been sold off, Will it ever reach the market? Is it over Oiled for a ball race?
I find all the above "man in a shed" fixes" takes some believing, with a car coming out of a Large factory like Porsche.
There is a common mind set these days, which I call the "The Emperor`s new Clothes trick" ( from the Children`s fairy Tales) whereby only the very intelligent are able to see the fine weave of the cloth, and not that the Guy was naked.
Porsche have made these "garments", and are laughing all the way to the bank, with your money.
In the UK in the 70`s the joke doing the rounds was "What the difference between a Skip ( a skip is a roadside Rubbish container) and a Skoda, answer: the Skoda has 4 wheels.
Skoda went broke bought up by VW.
It needs a rubbish Porsche Campaign, On your track racer have Decals " Porsche designed by cretins" Etc. with enough bad press to make new buyers ask questions. And Maybe a Factory Mod for the IMS.
Remember the Lancia Beta in the late 60`s, after recognizing the poor sheet metal used. They offered to "Buy Back" all the Beta`s instead of just injecting some Waxoil in the box sections.
Would Porsche have done this? No, there advice would be go and buy our new model, you "Very Very Intelligent people" feel the new weave of the cloth(
The Emperor's New Clothes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Apologies for any offence caused. John
