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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Yep. The internet can be a blessing for information or a horror story that builds out of nothing.
Anybody reading this forum would be positive all the crank bearings are going to spin. When I was on the DSM forum it appeared that every car would develop crank walk. In the Porsche example people are convinced they will all blow up as soon as warranty expires. None of any of those are true of course but since people only hear about the issues they forget (or ignore?) that these examples are a very tiny minority of the cars.
If there is indeed an issue with the majority of any car there will be a recall (i.e. the 2014 911 GT3 or the Focus RS).
Back in the day before the internet people were not nearly as worried about failures since you didn't hear about every single one and only found out if it impacted the majority of cars.
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I've noticed this myself. The hysteria people build up in forums or Facebook groups around certain models of cars and the issues they have often turns into a monster. I try to take these kinds of things into consideration, as the stories exist for a reason. But I also take it all with a grain of salt.