Sounds like they nailed it.

The bearing is a wear item. Pay $1,800 and have it replaced. Porsche 911 are expensive to maintain, all of them. Doesn’t matter if it’s 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, or 2013. You will dump money into all of them. all.

It’s fairly clear the “writer” and most commenters have little to no factual knowledge of the Porsche 996. It’s similar to the concept of the “writer” and the commenters discussing what it’s like to live on the moon. It’s that far off. The fundamental reasons for the negative perception of the Porsche 996 are two…