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Porsche Sales Numbers for 2021 – Another Record Setting Year

2021 – Porsche sells 55,000 new four-door models vs. just 14,000 new sports car coupe models!

Back in 2019 when no mask was needed, Porsche set record sales numbers. 2020 was a year of turmoil and included a shutdown of production during the pandemic. Porsche’s sales in 2020 were still remarkable, but 2021 new car sales have exceeded the 2019 numbers by a record amount. And, order books for 2022 are full – apparently!

While American manufacturers are moaning about no semiconductors, VW ensured enough of the little rascal chips were available for Porsche to deliver their new cars. The strategy worked with more than 70,000 new cars sold in the USA in 2021. Porsche now makes more money per vehicle sold than any other manufacturer in the USA. Not bad considering the financial mess Porsche found itself in some years ago. Read Full Article »

Porsche Flat Battery – No-Start and Battery Draw Problem Solving

How Healthy is Your Battery? Diagnosing the Flat Battery, No Start or Battery Draw Problems on Your Porsche.

Good battery goes flat? – no power or weak power after overnight parking? Finding a draw on a battery that causes it to go flat or have very weak power after a relatively short period e.g., overnight parking, can be a real pain in the you know what! Finding the problem can be a long drawn out and frustrating process – often this can also be expensive because of the hours involved to establish the source of the problem.

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Porsche North America Reports Sales Volume for 2020 – Not Many Suprises

Reading Between the Lines of a Crazy Pandemic Sales Year

2020 was certainly a wild ride from many perspectives and the business climate was generally disrupted throughout the country. You therefore, don’t need to be a rocket scientist to predict lower sales results from most enterprises. Having said that, Porsche posted results that actually are not too shabby and in fact, still show growth when compared to 2018.

Yes, overall sales declined by a little over 4000 cars, but volume held up pretty well considering the obscure environment or “new normal” that we find ourselves in. Don’t worry though, uncle Joe and the blue cavalry will sort it all out real soon and everything will be back to…well, different. So what do the sales numbers really tell us? Read Full Article »

Porsche Technical Q & A – October 2020

Porsche Technical Q & A – Highlights of the Most Recent Technical Questions We’ve Answered – Some, No One Knows the Answer to Yet!

We receive thousands of visits every month to our common problems pages. We encourage you to contact us if you don’t find the answer to your particular issue and we do our best to try to find a solution.

We receive hundreds of questions every month in this way and we try to gather them together to identify any trends. The type of question varies dramatically from what appears to be design issues on new cars, to very unusual mechanical behavior. Here are some of the issues that have come up most recently.

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Porsche Maintenance Plan – Is it worth it?

Porsche Maintenance Plan for New Cars – Is it Worth Paying for Maintenance Upfront and What Do You Get for Your Money?

Porsche offers the optional prepaid ‘Scheduled Maintenance Plan’ for its new vehicles. There were changes to the plan more recently, as all new cars now include a complimentary first annual or 10K mile service. Some of these maintenance plans on offer, can run into multiple thousands of dollars.

So, what do you get for your money if you decide to pay for maintenance up front and what are the benefits? We remove the smoke and mirrors to give you a better look at what is actually going on here. No Refunds! Read Full Article »

Porsche Diagnostic Trouble Codes – OBD2

Porsche DTCs, Fault Codes or Trouble Codes – How to Make Sense and Take Advantage of those OBD2 Codes on Your Porsche.

So, you’re working from home, bored and hooked on Amazon shopping. You decide it’s time to get one of those fancy new DTC OBD2 code readers and do a spot of that there mechanic stuff yourself – how difficult can it be? You plug in, read the code and there’s your answer – simple, right?

“This little thing will save us a fortune in repair bills, babe,” you proudly announce to your wife, as you rip open the box and head for the garage. Let’s see what that check engine light on the Porsche is really all about. You got this, no worries, right?

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“I’m Taking The SUV Out For A Ride”

Different Perspectives

Porsche means iconic coupe or does it any more? Porsche – for many, the word conjures up an icon and unmistakable coupe with a rear mounted flat 6 engine and bags of history. For a new generation, this image and the whole concept could well be changing. Our kids have no idea how they could live in a world without mobile phones, so are we arriving at a time when people don’t think of the iconic coupe when they see the Porsche brand?

Look on any facebook, blog or repair shop website and you’ll see beautiful images of all sorts of coupes from air cooled classics to monstrous GT3 RS coupes. We’re also a victim of this thinking – that’s Porsche, right?

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Special edition Porsche Panamera – 10 Years

Happy Birthday Darling – One Day You’ll be Beautiful

It only seems like yesterday we were admiring the arrival of the Porsche Panamera. Well, that is provided you didn’t look at the outside, that is!

Things of course have improved – the 2020 car has better flowing lines and now has a better overall feel. It’s ten years since she first appeared and Porsche is celebrating with a special edition.
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Porsche Panamera GTS Sport Turismo 2020

No It’s Not A Wagon, It’s A Turismo

OK, it’s a wagon, but Turismo sounds so much better, especially if for you the word wagon conjurers up images of wooden wheeled, horse drawn carriages.

The 2020 Porsche Panamera GTS Sport Turismo is quite a beast with 453 HP from a twin turbo V8. Room in the back for a couple of sets of clubs and enough power to still make your tee time when your partner is running late.

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