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Replying to: tomtomtom (Oct 23, 2007 2:28 pm)
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Replying to: upstatedoc (Oct 24, 2007 4:57 am) |
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Oct 23, 2007 6:07 pm)  The little one is 2 yrs and still in a child seat (Britax, if that makes any difference) Thanks
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They were child seats. Like the Britax marathon that my 13 month old son sits in.
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Oct 24, 2007 7:20 pm) |
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So... I accidently let the battery run down in my '07 Carrera S Cab... and I must warn all of you that are not aware of this... try NOT to let it happen to you. It's a bit of a royal pain. Since the front compartment can only be accessed with the electric switch, and since there is no electricity, the switch becomes useless and access is denied. There is no access to the battery without first going through a ridiculous procedure. The owners manual calls for the use of an auxiliary battery and jumper cables to hook up the aux battery to a special connection in the fuse panel by the driver's left foot well. Once hooked up, the cargo release button can be pressed from the remote control on the key... but only after the alarm is shut off in the event it is triggered. Once the cargo area has access, then the battery can be charged or jumped in the routine fashion. Surely, there must be another way around this Mickey Mouse way to access the battery. What about keeping one of those little devices that gives a boost through the 12V outlet? Anyway... just a small warning to those that haven't experienced THAT little delightful experience. TagMan
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Replying to: tagman (Nov 02, 2007 10:58 am) And don't feel bad about the process...we have to utilize the same proccedure... |
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It kills me to have to post this, but if you think you had problems due to a low battery... ..Don't leave your Porsche out in the rain! My car is completely dead, has been at the dealership for over a week and all they can tell me is that the controller unit is "red ordered" from the factory and hopefully will arrive in another week or two. Apparantly, both the 911 and Boxster are susceptable to clogging of the drains located in the front cowl area, as a result, water building up and leaking INSIDE the car. As soon as that happens, the controller unit located under the driver's seat gets wet and things start to short out and/or fry. The tail lights came on, the spoiler popped up, the alarm went off and could not be deactivated (truned off by itself after 25 minutes), and evenutally, everything goes completely dead. The only thing we could do with the key is mechanically open the drivers door and they the key got locked in the ignition when I tried putting it in to turn the wheels for the flatbed driver. The fuse box in the driver's footwell is also fried out. This all happened after we had our first rain in a couple of months in the DC area and I left the 911 outside and uncovered. The dealer suggested I call my insurance company to file a comprehensive claim. I expressed disbelief that this would not be a warranty issue - and pointed out that the car had just been in for a $750 service that was supposed to include a check and cleaning of those drains. The dealer backed off and said they would get back to me after they were able to get a controler and start looking at the full extent of the damages. This is ABSURD, IMO. Apparantly, this is a common enough of an occurance, that whenever we have widespread rain after periods of drought (that supposedly allows dust and particles to buildup), there is a nationwide run on controler units for 911's and Boxsters. I have never had another car in 30+ years that ever had a drop of water leak into it being left outside in the rain. Can anyone say "design flaw"?? The good news is that I was at a school social function Friday night and one of the other dads is a lobbyist/consultant for Porsche. He had just left a BBQ at his house with the senior guys from Stuttgart and Atlanta. So I have an inside track on getting "satisfactory resolution" as he would put it. That might also include getting a Cayenne GTS at employee pricing (below invoice), so I'm going to be polite for at least another week or two. But the idea that the drains are so susceptible to clogging and that could result in "several thousand" dollars worth of damage becasue the car is left out in a medium rain (1") for 2 hours? |
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That is awful, I have never heard about this problem. I assume this is for all 911's and not just the cab, correct?
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