how many believe.........
12-06-2023, 09:50 AM
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12-06-2023, 09:55 AM
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2023 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
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RobbC (12-06-2023)
12-06-2023, 10:02 AM
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12-06-2023, 10:40 AM
#44
With 130k+ of these cars on the road, there could be a large number of failures, but the actual odds of any individuals failing would still be pretty low.
This whole DCT thing only occupies my mind when I’m reading a forum or Facebook group and people are acting like 90% of them are failing. It just isn’t worth worrying about since there isn’t anything any of us can do to prevent it.
Now someone go ahead and say this post isn’t helpful. Thats the usual response when someone chooses to not feed the hysteria.
This whole DCT thing only occupies my mind when I’m reading a forum or Facebook group and people are acting like 90% of them are failing. It just isn’t worth worrying about since there isn’t anything any of us can do to prevent it.
Now someone go ahead and say this post isn’t helpful. Thats the usual response when someone chooses to not feed the hysteria.
12-06-2023, 11:43 AM
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My question is if the DCT has some design issues would the manufacturer try to correct the problems or just keep producing it until the next re design of the car- C9?
Wouldn’t they be liable for fixing everyone’s trans if they come up with a bunch of improvements to solve the issues for the current DCT??
When Porsche came out with water cooled engines a bearing problem started happening. The company never acknowledged the issue but all the Porsche guys know about it- IMS bearing…
The Porsche’s made in those years that have been known to sometimes have the costly problem are worth way less in the expensive used Porsche market.
Wouldn’t they be liable for fixing everyone’s trans if they come up with a bunch of improvements to solve the issues for the current DCT??
When Porsche came out with water cooled engines a bearing problem started happening. The company never acknowledged the issue but all the Porsche guys know about it- IMS bearing…
The Porsche’s made in those years that have been known to sometimes have the costly problem are worth way less in the expensive used Porsche market.
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kromdom (12-06-2023)
12-06-2023, 12:21 PM
#46
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When Porsche came out with water cooled engines a bearing problem started happening. The company never acknowledged the issue but all the Porsche guys know about it- IMS bearing…
The Porsche’s made in those years that have been known to sometimes have the costly problem are worth way less in the expensive used Porsche market.
The Porsche’s made in those years that have been known to sometimes have the costly problem are worth way less in the expensive used Porsche market.
Just recently traded it in to buy my 1st ever Vette (i.e. a 1-owner 2020 coupe with 10K miles) in spite of the "DCT scare." Looking forward to years of smiles per gallon and will not "allow" the fear to diminish/erode the pride and joy of driving my C8. Of course, YMMV
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Phil1098 (12-06-2023)
12-06-2023, 01:44 PM
#47
Impressive numbers for 2023. Typically production ramps down quite a bit that much into the life cycle of most sports cars. But post-COVID, nothing is like it used to, so not surprised.
Of course it's low, but still a lot higher than it should be. But if it happens to you, then it'd be 100% failure rate, no? With the paltry '24 DCT changes, I don't see anything changing for the rest of the C8's life. Just hope some valve body changes were done quietly. Apparently the sump got an O-ring seal (apart from the sump redesign), which is great news for sure. But apparently they didn't get things quite right initially, since many '24s are still having some kind of issues.
. But if it happens to you, then it'd be 100% failure rate, no? With the paltry '24 DCT changes, I don't see anything changing for the rest of the C8's life. Just hope some valve body changes were done quietly. Apparently the sump got an O-ring seal (apart from the sump redesign), which is great news for sure. But apparently they didn't get things quite right initially, since many '24s are still having some kind of issues.
12-06-2023, 01:48 PM
#48
12-06-2023, 03:59 PM
#49
If you want to ignore the facts, then yes. Ha ha.... which is what many here suggests we do. Lol. The trick is to learn to read between the lines with any such information, since most forums mostly exist to report problems, so that might give the impression to some that the problem is bigger than it really is. On the other hand, if you want to ignore known issues, you do it at your own peril. I'm of a small minority that do NOT want my vehicles to ever touch a dealer again after taking delivery (for good reasons), so I'm a little more thorough in my decisions since I don't want to deal with having to take a car to a dealer for ANY issues (let alone mechanical ones), even if covered under warranty. But others who don't care about that, then it's mostly a non-issue. So really depends where you are in that scale. And that brings me to the ridiculous service needs of the DCT, which I'm researching if I could do myself, or it'd be a very significant detraction to get this car. Chevy dealers are especially crap where I live. But I just drove a used 3LT for the first time the other day, when I had to drop the Porsche for consideration, so it'll be a finalist for sure. Just have to drive the Lexus LC500 and Jaguar F-Type P450 RWD to decide. But I'm having a hard time justifying 100 grand for the Lexus when it's a little too far of the sporty scale at 4,300+ lbs (I want a GT car, but the LC is probably more like a touring one). So most likely between the Jag and C8.