Future 718 vunerabilities ......

[mikeg]

I decided to give the rear arches a good clean today but was disappointed to find two potential future vunerabilities.....

1 - an electrical connector (to the ABS ??) behind a 'half' arch liner - it was covered in dirt and mud

2 - surface corrosion on one of the subframe members - I can see in a few years time that developing into an MoT failure (yellow highlight)

Neither match Porsche's reputation for good engineering

 

[Scrounger]

I really can't understand why Porsche are doing half liners. I'm sure you wouldn't get it on a 911 or Macan.

 

[Motorhead]

Couldn't agree more regarding the ridiculously inadequate rear wheel arch liners. I think you'll find that the 911 is exactly the the same, but I reckon that the SUVs - being VAG-derived - will have full liners, probably using that fluffy carpet-like material which also helps to reduce noise from the tyres as well as splash during wet-road running.

With it's enclosed cabin my 987.2 Cayman acts as a sound box and seems to amplify the noise when loose stones are flicked up on the rear wheel arches. A full liner using such a material would reduce that effect, but I can only assume that Porsche are misguidedly try to save weight and money.

Jeff

 

[Brian_Innes]

I can only concur with the opinions already expressed.

The sound of loose gravel stones being flicked off the rear tyres and hitting the rear wheel arches I am already acutely aware of. Especially apparent when the tyres are warm and sticky.

I am comforted by the fact that my new Macan Turbo currently on order will supposedly have the full wheel arch liners fitted. I shall check that on hand-over day.

Brian

 

[Outinthewild]

Hi,

The rear lateral rods on my 2013 981 shows signs of corrosions, currently just surface but pretty extensive in the upper U section and where mounting to thebody.

Currently looking at removing it and re-coating or replacing, funny enough this is only on the drivers ide, passenger side is still like new.

 

[911hillclimber]

Not just the 718's, I think the engineering quality of my 987.2 is very inferior to my Skoda Superb of the same miles, the Skoda being 1/2 the price.

I thought I would get a Cayman next, but they are as bad of course...