YouTuber Rails Against, Corrects the Sins Porsche Owners Commit
From locking away their cars to going cheap on the wash, these are the seven deadly sins Porsche owners need to avoid.
Porsche ownership is its own reward. After all, you have one of the finest combinations of performance and luxury around, plus a heritage few others can touch. It’s little wonder how reverent some owners of these machines can become, defending them from not only those outside of the gate, but sometimes, the heretics within the walls.
Al Satch, host of the YouTube channel The Porsche Network, is one such defender of the Porsche faith. In his latest video, he presents the seven deadly sins any Porsche owner can make, and the ways in which to repent.
“What I want to say to you is… this is in no way, shape, or form me having a go, or me calling out Porsche owners for doing something wrong,” said Satch. “A lot of it is simply down to education; a lot of these guys don’t even know what they’re doing wrong, myself included in that… As long as you’re learning from these mistakes, the chances are that you’re prolonging the life of your Porsche.”
The first sin is not using the proper octane rating when fueling any given Porsche. As Satch says, the cars have high-performance engines, and thus, need to be fueled according to what Porsche recommends, if not above that level (race fuel doesn’t count, per Satch). The right octane level may cost a few bucks at the pump, but the car will be happier for it in the long haul.
The second sin is taking one’s Porsche to either a cheap car wash with brushes, whether it’s one at a gas station, or the school fundraiser at the parking lot of a pizza place. For Satch, those brushes aren’t washed properly, meaning they contain the dirt and grime that could ruin the finish of the factory paint.
Instead, Satch recommends either hiring professionals, or taking the time to learn the ropes yourself. Either way, your Porsche should be in good hands, inside and out.
The next sin on Satch’s list isn’t a major one, but one that does cost time in his eyes: warming up the Porsche. Rather than start the car up, then wait for it to be ready, he suggests starting the car, wait until it drops to 900 rpm, then take it out while keeping the revs under 2,000 rpm. Once the engine is fully warmed up, it can then be given the beans.
“The servicing of the car is obviously very important,” said Satch, “to make sure that your engine and the rest of the car is running correctly, and as smoothly as possible, and as efficiently as possible.”
According to Satch, failing to service the Porsche regularly devalues the car, as a cheap Porsche up front leads to an expensive Porsche over the long haul. Thus, it’s not only important to keep the maintenance up, but to also use tools like an OBD diagnosing tool and a battery tender to guard against the three sins of sloth, greed (of the parts store and mechanic), and ruined electric systems.
“The biggest mistake that Porsche owners are getting away with is not actually not driving their cars,” said Satch. “It’s letting them sit in a garage, just so they can maybe increase the value, or they want to sit them in a garage because they don’t want to the mileage to go over a certain clock at a certain time in the car’s life, because it’ll devalue the car.”
His solution is one we can definitely get behind: drive the Porsche, for it was meant to be driven. This advice can apply to nearly any car, unless said car is so rare or old that it would be too risky to weekly, let alone daily. And besides, sharing the wealth with the public will definitely get you past the pearly gates.
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