Well, my opinion doesn’t really gel with some others on this forum. I have been disappointed that on a £67k car I had to have body work done because the door and bonnet didn’t line up. Others think it’s perfectly acceptable that the sunroof’s have been known to leak and the transfer box can fail within a few thousand miles. Also there is a LOT on this forum about satnavs not working, and I had an issue with the data I was paying for not being available. Add generally poor customer service and I personally think you have a right to be upset, others will undoubtedly disagree.Macanori wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:38 pmYeah true!THHGTTG wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:31 pmI think the problem is there are so many sensors and micro-processors on cars these days that any one failure could cause issues. You’d expect any actual failures to show up on the diagnostic devices though.Macanori wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:55 pm Quick update from today:
Car has been back and forth from the garage and is now there for the next few days given then can’t find a fix.
Basically they’ve now installed a new high pressure fuel pump, a low pressure pump (I think this is located in the fuel tank) and a fuel sensor and it still persists. The dealer isn’t sure yet what’s causing it so it’s a process of elimination.
To recap, it’s only 8m old, 8k miles and a Macan S. Quite concerning! Oh and the fuel is fine so it wasn’t that. What to look at next? Coils / injectors?
Arguably the “only 8 months old” thing can be seen as actually quite good ( for you ) as all this will be covered under warranty. And as much as I am not shy when it comes to pointing out the failings of Porsche, or the Macan in particular, I do feel that in this instance you’ve just been really unlucky.
I hope they get it sorted soon. Presumably they’ve at least given you a decent loaner.
Tell me if I’m overreacting but I guess I’m concerned / disappointed as this is the most expensive car I’ve ever bought and I expected a lot from Porsche as a result, so now not sure how I feel about the car…
However, to put this into context I genuinely think in this circumstance you’ve just been unlucky. The Macan is a pretty good car and as long as its under warranty these issues are an annoyance more than anything else. Ultimately if you got the car on finance you can drive it until the finance and warranty run out, hand it back and buy something a bit more reliable. If you paid it outright you can always sell it. There are a massive number of people who are Porsche fan boys inside and out and totally blind to their failings, as you can see on a lot of posts on this forum ( which is sort of fair as it is a Porsche forum )
Having said all that, on the whole I’m perfectly happy with mine now they have sorted the door out ( a build quality issue I have NEVER had with any other car in nearly 40 years of driving ) and its a fantastic long distance cruiser and a pretty good SUV as long as you don’t confuse it for a sports car.
Let Porsche sort it, see if you bond with it and if not sell it. It is a slightly disappointing approach to buying or owning a car but you own it now so make the most of it. When they have sorted it you’ll enjoy driving it again.
