Search Porsche Customer Satisfaction. Afaik, main bearings do not normally fail if that is the issue. Maintenance records would be crucial. Worth a phone call but....

 

a nicely built raby engine will cost much more then 15k.

i think your best way to contact corporate is through the dealer you bought it from (unfortunately)

 

Seriously? Have read of the OP's comments about his budget? To say that the only rebuilt engine you can put in a 997.1 is a Raby one is total nonsense.

 

See update posts.

 

Raby is a very nice and smart guy and truly a genuine Porsche guy. he should be your Option 2 to getting a Goodwill from Porsche personally.

 

OP, now that you have aired out all of your problems on here, hope you don't plan on selling it on here! You bought a used car man! Things go wrong. You bought a high end sports car and even though most have less problems, you should have been prepared for the worst. Surprised the clutch was slipping at 72k miles? Don't want to come at you in a rude manner but good grief....

 

have to agree with this one. 50-60k miles i would change, 72k is not surprising at all.

 

So knowing the facts: you owe $15k on the car & sounds like you're on a tight budget. ( I thought you owed much more)

Here's what I would do in your situation.

I think if you do some research on forums and get in contact with places that buy junked cars with blown motors …etc or post on craigslist in AS IS condition you could probably get $7-10K for the car. Then you're on the hook to pay off your loan between $5-7K. …which by far seems the cheapest option possible.

A new engine any way you cut it will cost in the ballpark of $15K + installed. WIth that being said, 911 market is small …so it would take you a long time to find a buyer to pick up your car with a swapped motor. It's a huge turnoff to your average buyer and only a small percentage would be interested.

The Jake Raby option doesn't seem viable because 99% of people have no clue who he is or what he does and therefore could care less about this guy.

Doesn't make sense to dump money into this sinking ship that is your car. Selling car in current state is cheapest and easiest option.

You learn a $5-$7k lesson and move on with your life.

Next vehicle you'll be sure to buy Fidelity warranty.

For what it's worth a mechanic buddy of mine about 1-2x a year buys random vehicles with blown transmissions and motors, fixes and resells. …so what I'm saying is there are guys who like side projects to make some money that might be interested in buying your car AS IS.

 

Also, for what its worth and to be brutally honest you seem to have bought your car and threw caution into the wind. You're a forum rat, you know when SHTF with a 911, it's big bucks. You could have taken preventative measures to insure yourself against this sort of event but you CHOSE not to. Cut your losses and move on. This is a car after all.

Anyways, my previous post I think is cheapest option.

 

Not sure what OP is looking for here. Doesn't have money or desire to fix it, doesn't want to fix and keep it, can't afford to take the hit by trying to sell it as is ..... There is no such thing a Porsche repair "Fairy" to come to the rescue so where is all this going ??? Lot's of realistic options offered already. Time to pick one and move on. Just saying....

 

It looks like one of three things happened: 1) You got a car that is cursed; 2) You got a car that is being attacked by Porsche hating gnomes, or; 3) You got a car that had the ever living life beat out of it before you bought it.

I have had all three in my life. The first was a 1976 Ford Granada that my parents sold to me in 1978. I don't think they liked me at the time. If anything could go wrong with that car, it did. Among the shifted frame, rust and failed suspension, it also ate an engine. The second was a 2002 Chevy Malibu that was attacked by mice three times who made home on top of the gas tank and chewed through the fuel line each time. That required three fuel tanks and pumps. I believe the car was shipped to Uzbekistan where it continues to serve in the Uzbekistani presidential fleet. The third was a 1996 Ford Crown Vic that was driven in various rally races from the owner's retirement home to a Denny's located in East Peoria Illinois. In each case, I took my lumps and moved on.

Sell the Porsche. Accept that you got a bad one - for some reason - and look for a new car.

 

The good old Granada, the car Ford tried to market as a Mercedes Benz look-a-like.

 

Methinks OP is waiting for us to pass the hat

 

While i empathize with you, your emailing the dealer telling him your dissapointed 4 years later? Get real man! if i were them i'd tell you to go kick a can & not waste the minutes out of their lives it took to read the email!


Now back to the thread, id suggest just buying a used motor off ebay!

 

If you are thinking of selling it as is, then you'll need to come up with the loan difference by the time of the sale. The bank has issued a car loan based on the car as collateral. If you sell the car they will want the balance due. That also complicates things for a prospective buyers because they can't get title until you pay off the loan. That requires some trust and may out off some buyers.

If you can swing a loan for a new engine, not sure how you're going to pull that off but, at least you'd have a functioning item to sell.