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Sold The Cali T and bought a 15 Turbo S

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  1. Xeron

    Xeron Formula Junior

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    #1 Xeron, Jul 28, 2015
    After owning four Ferraris, I decided to try something different until I get a 488 allocation. I bought a Porsche Turbo S. I've had it for a few days, and what I like is the stealth super car performance and nobody pays any attention to it. It'll depreciate like a rock but I'm really liking it as a daily driver. I'll post comparisons to the Cali T in a week or so once I get to know it better.
     
  2. Need4Spd

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    #2 Need4Spd, Jul 28, 2015
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    Good choice! I have a '15 Turbo in Sapphire Blue. Get a SharkWerks exhaust. It will sound much better and still be great to drive all the time.

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  3. FarEastFerrari

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    #3 FarEastFerrari, Jul 28, 2015
    I sold a 911 Turbo after I heard a 12 Cylinder Ferrari up close. I got sick of the cheaply made everything of Porsche's. I guess you may not keep it around long enough to get your sticky buttons or a catastrophic engine failure due to it having no cylinder liners. At least the 997 Gen 1. Turbo I sold had the Mezger engine. All the new Turbos are based on the cheaply made next gen engines with no cylinder liners.
     
  4. Need4Spd

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    #4 Need4Spd, Jul 28, 2015
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    Well, nothing is a good match for an F12! But I don't agree that the 991 911 is cheaply made. Ferraris are also notorious for sticky buttons. Don't know about engine issues because typical Ferraris aren't driven as many miles as 911s.
     
  5. FarEastFerrari

    FarEastFerrari Formula Junior

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    #5 FarEastFerrari, Jul 28, 2015
    After owning a couple of Porsches I developed this opinion. Hopefully your experience will be much better. The engines do however have no cylinder liners because they wanted to save money. You can check that yourself from many sources.
     
  6. Need4Spd

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    #6 Need4Spd, Jul 28, 2015

    I have no doubt you are correct about the engines being sleeveless. Since my 991 Turbo is a DD and leased, however, I'm not too worried.
     
  7. ChalStrad

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    #7 ChalStrad, Jul 28, 2015
    Says who?

    Did 180,000 Kms in my 512 TR.

    My 599 GTO has over 20,000, F40 36,000, CS 30,000 etc etc

    Never had an engine failure in over 500,000 Kms over the past 27 years

    Yes the buttons were a disaster on the 348. But then the whole car was disastrously bad. One bad one compared to how many Porsche goofs??
     
  8. Need4Spd

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    #8 Need4Spd, Jul 28, 2015

    Wow. That's serious mileage. I don't doubt Porsche's mistakes. They've already recalled 991 GT3s for engine swaps, some twice.
     
  9. MARMIST

    MARMIST Formula 3

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    #9 MARMIST, Jul 28, 2015
    No workshop has yet offered to add cilinder liners aftermarket ? :O
     
  10. Xeron

    Xeron Formula Junior

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    #10 Xeron, Mar 10, 2017
    Ended up dumping the Turbo S this week. Car developed a foul A/C smell that was impossible to get rid of. Tried everything including replacing the evaporator coil box too. Drove great but good riddance.
     
  11. iloveferrari

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    #11 iloveferrari, Mar 14, 2017
    Oh boy! how long did you have the turbo s? and what caused the smell?
     
  12. Nautilus1

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    #12 Nautilus1, Mar 21, 2017
    Was it a 991 or 997? I had a Boxster, C4S and Turbo Cab and had no issues. I have been thinking of trading my '11 Cali for a '12 Turbo S cab bec I was getting afraid of maintenance issues so I am curious.
     

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