British-based owners of the Porsche 911 GT3 are banding together to demand compensation for costs incurred stemming from the recall of the sports car last February after two GT3s caught fire earlier this year. Customers behind the GT3 Worldwide Action Group aren’t too happy that GT3 owners from other parts of the world are getting compensated for their affected cars while those in the UK are getting nothing.
In a letter sent to Porsche AG senior management, the GT3 Worldwide Action Group is demanding a compensation of �145 ($243) per day payable from February 18, the day when owners were first advised by Porsche to stop driving the GT3 because of problems with piston-rod connectors that has forced Porsche to take the unprecedented step of replacing all of the car’s engines.
The compensation being sought by these owners is intended to cover lease costs, deprecation, reduced warranty, insurance costs and lack of intended use. On top of that, the group also wants Porsche to pay &euro100 ($138) a day for customers whose cars are still in production and 50 euros for owners who have paid a deposit but have yet to be given a build slot.
It seems like a fair deal given that according to a statement the group released, U.S. owners of the GT3 are being compensated $2,000 a month for the duration of the recall while owners in Germany are getting &euro175 ($241) a day, the same amount the group is seeking for British-based owners of the sports car. The UK’s Daily Telegraph has even corroborated these claims, saying that it had seen email from Dubai?s official Porsche dealer confirming to one GT3 customer that it will pay the owner $12,000 in compensation for the recalled GT3.
But UK customers have so far received nothing in compensation from Porsche, and the group, which represents around 30 to 35 owners in the UK, are rising up to force Porsche to pay them up. ?We are massively disappointed by the way the manufacturer has conducted itself with its lack of transparency and blatant discrimination between markets,? Sunil Mehra, the founder of the group, said.
Interestingly enough, one of those British-based customers who was forced to return the Porsche 911 GT3 was McLaren Automotive. Turns out, McLaren brought a GT3 and had plans to use it as it prepared to develop the McLaren P13, the company’s two-seat sports car that it plans to launch as a direct competitor to the Porsche.
Click past the jump to read about Porsche GT3’s fire problems.
UK-Based Porsche GT3 Owners Looking for Compensation for Recall originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 24 April 2014 11:00 EST.
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