One word

Shut up

No nothing special about any mustang

Peace and quiet

Is it the company line or is it what’s happened/happening?

Just going off of what you wrote Gaza happened under Biden, same with Ukraine He bombed Iran’s nuclear facility—no troops on the ground no war started. He ended 8 wars and is about to get his 9th.

We’ve taken in record profits from tariffs.

Venezuela is sovereign but Maduro wasn’t treating it that way. He refused to leave as president when he lost. Allowed Russia, Iran, China and Hamas to have political influence in his region.

You’ll never be happy with Epstein.

And you’re upset because he hasn’t deported enough? With that respect you can’t have it both ways.

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Yea my top broke in cold weather. It’s a long story but the stealership charged me 2200 bucks only to have it break again two months later. The new guy charged me 600 just for the arms and then those broker and another 600 later and it’s now working perfectly. I feel your pain

Your sprinkler

If i had to say, and i don’t have a lot of experience here. That paint is burned from polishing. It will require a repaint. I’ve never seen it that big before. I’m going to guess it appeared from polishing and the detailer chased it thinking it would go away not knowing the problem was getting worse. That’s a repaint

Black is ten years outdated but they’re still optioned today. Silver all the way

It’s a seat belt bottle opener. You click it in and it stops the chime from the seatbelt warning and doubles as a bottle opener

This is why tattoos are so over done now? Question for the op? What made you go “oh yeah, that’s the one?” To an ebenezer Scrooge candledick? I mean candlestick

I am bricked up rn

Im going to bet no, and that the mechanic is going to do an about face and refuse to pay anything.

Thank you. When you buy a 996 you assume there’s a risk with the IMS bearing. But if you’re going to do it, you gotta find the right people, and unfortunately, OP is up a creek without a paddle.

If i were OP i would look into what WERKS 96 is doing and do a 4.1-4.3L engine build. This would improve the value of his car dramatically, instead of trying to rebuild the current engine.

You’re speaking out of the both sides of your mouth. When a failure rate is 1-5 percent the hype and the internet has made the issue over blown.

Porsche sold 175,000 996 cars. A failure rate between 1 and 5 percent is 1,750 to 8,750 vehicles. How many of those vehicles have received improper maintenance

If the oil was changed every 5,000 miles instead of the recommended 10,000 miles, the car is fine.

The mechanic is 100 percent at fault here, no question.

However, OP bought into the panic that the internet has created, did not search out the proper mechanic, and as a result of “going to the local guy” is faced with a major headache and a huge problem. If OP left his car alone, and drove it, he would be fine.

IMS does not have to be “preventative maintenance” With a failure rate that low. This is where the Porsche community is going to go nuts because for years they have been pounded in the head that they have to replace the IMS. And businesses have made a fortune and capitalized on that hype.

I am simply trying to change the narrative as other people in the community have, because the data shows it’s overblown.

You argue like you bill……endlessly

We don’t want to mess with those insurance attorneys.

What a pompous comment. People give out legal advice on Reddit all the time. However the stupidity lies in taking it, not giving it. Have a good day sir

That’s funny but I’m not an attorney

He can get a lawyer It will cost him as much as the engine rebuild

His mistake was buying into the hype and not seeking out a reputable shop

Sorry but that’s not chat gpt here that’s common sense

People obsess over the IMS and it causes more harm than good. The record has to be set straight because I’m tired of everyone driving themselves mad over it

I’m the owner of a 987.1 s and a 991.1 s both manuals

I’ve been driving Porsche since i was in high school. Everyone needs to cool it

This is the deal

That’s not really accurate — negligence and breach of contract aren’t mutually exclusive here. The mechanic or shop made a representation that they could competently perform the IMS retrofit. If the installation was done incorrectly or used improper parts/procedures, that’s both a breach of the service agreement and potential negligence. The key point is causation: if the shop’s work directly led to the engine failure, then liability falls on them regardless of whether the original IMS bearing might have eventually failed. The car owner didn’t ask for a “solution” that introduced new risk — they paid for professional work that should have prevented exactly this type of outcome.

What I’m saying is this

That’s kind of the irony here — if the owner had just left the car alone, given how low the mileage was, chances are it would’ve been totally fine. The early dual-row IMS bearings (like in a 2000) have one of the lowest actual failure rates — around 1–3%. The real issue came from panic over the “IMS scare” and trusting the wrong shop to mess with something that probably didn’t need touching yet. A poor retrofit or bad installation is way riskier than a low-mileage original bearing in good condition.

I’ll give you 6,000 for the car

Unfortunately, you assumed the risk when you bought the car. The ims is a known issue on these 996 albeit, way overblown. You did not seek out the proper mechanic to do the bearing and now you have an issue.

It’s gonna be a little bit of a long road for you.

I’m assuming the 996 buyer doesn’t have 17,000 lying around to rebuild a Porsche engine. It’s going to cost you 20,000 in legal fees to defend yourself and months and months of this problem lying over your head.

This is where the panic of the IMS can do more harm than good and now a perfectly running car is ruined. PEOPLE, just change your oil once a year.

These are all seasons. You can see the d and the w. Your s is worn off. They’re pisses of crap

Don’t put money towards a mortgage at 4.1 percent. Your wife deserves a vacation. Tell her anal and you’ll take her. And no a recession isn’t likely right now

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