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You raise an interesting question. The consensus is that using the stock suspension (springs and shocks) and merely winding down the lower perches...
"Money talks, bull**** walks" is not always a fair way to evaluate the merits of a product, meaning the more expensive product may indeed be the...
Thanks for the feedback - the H&R route is significantly more cost effective (both springs and spacers) and H&R's reputation is excellent - I...
Has anyone lowered their 458 Italia with the H&R sport springs - the H&R springs are a single spring design like the OE design unlike Novitec's...
TheMayor - Lots of reassuring comments here. Clearly, if one doesn't drive the car and waits an eternity to uncover a defect the manufacturer...
Entropy - Thanks for your explanations and reassuring feedback; by your calculations/extrapolations, we're looking at a 1 per 500,000km failure...
Ski Bum - Thanks for your input on the flatcrank logic in the 458 -v- the MB application- it still leaves open the question why Porsche switched...
leead1 - Thanks for your feedback - encouraging
Randyslovis - Thanks for your feedback, much of what you've been told would seem to make sense. Although: In-warranty replacement of the Getrag...
Sandy Eggo - Your point was raised in an interesting article comparing Ferrari's and MB's implementation of the Getrag 7DCL750 transmission. Did...
166&456 - Thank you, that's exactly my point - It would seem that it's not only Ferrari but also Getrag who aren't talking. Porsche used Getrag...
Noblesse Oblige - Thanks, 4k is certainly less than 28k ! Do you know whether the replacement sensor is a revised part incorporating a (hopefully...
secondsole - thanks for replying, your experience is reassuring TheMayor - I never said warranty coverage was refused - merely that Ferrari...
There are plenty of well documented 2010 thru 2011 model year Transmission failures with some owners reporting multiple transmission replacements,...
