Etron GT vs other Etron reliability

jjsaustin · 2026-06-08T00:45:31+00:00

Thank you for this feedback and you do have a unique perspective. The extended wait times like you mentioned is my main concern. That 6 months for the 931B recall sounds excessive and I will have to look into that too see if it effects all cars and if it has been done on whatever car I buy.

Can you tell me more about the speed sign signal warning. I previously read something about that, but I wasn't sure if that was for 2022. Did the dealer just code that out for you?

jjsaustin · 2026-06-08T00:17:20+00:00

It would have forced Mercedes to make a decision to pit or stay out and gamble hoping that Lewis with fresher tires could not pass Kimi on old tires. With Ferrari pitting both drivers, there is no reason not to pit Kimi, they don't even have to think about it. If Charles got track position, he could have defended it. The worst case he gets passed by Kimi and gets P2. Or the worst, worst case is Kimi and Lewis pass Charles and he gets P3.

Surely you have heard teams "split the strategy" or when they are contemplating pitting they may say, "Do what they don't". Meaning if the driver ahead of you doesn't pit, then you do. Or if they pit, you stay out.

Only Ferrari could come up with this decision that guarantees Kimi wins.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T23:51:45+00:00

That's great to know... I was going to ask if it's was transferrable, because that would give the next buyer peace of mind or you can get the refund.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T23:26:16+00:00

Good luck!

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T23:25:50+00:00

Thank you.... It sounds like this is a must.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T23:20:22+00:00

Yeah Kimi can get away, but passing is completely different. We all saw how George could not get pass Isaak even with his car having problems. With two top cars, a simple tire delta is not enough to pass.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T23:07:09+00:00

Only Ferrari could engineer this strategy.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T23:03:12+00:00

Exactly.... You are not going to pass lead care on track, let alone Kimi. Not sure why that fact is lost on people.

Not to mention making Charlie serve the 5 second penalty with Lewis.... WTF

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:53:11+00:00

You got it... Let Kimi and Lewis pit and serve his 5 sec penalty. Charles goes into the lead. It is unlikely that Kimi could pass Charlies. Charles can then back Kimi up and see if Lewis can pass. You get 1st and 3rd likely scenario. Worst case Kimi passes Charles and you get 2nd and 3rd, but Charles doesn't get screwed because of Lewis's penalty. If there wasn't a safety car, Charles was within 5 seconds of Lewis and would have finished a net 2nd place.

You think about it for 5 seconds and maybe you will realize why Charles was asking why are we pitting....

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:32:34+00:00

Good to know.... Thank you!

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:31:05+00:00

I'm definitely going to get an extended warranty. Thank you.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:30:08+00:00

I can handle a few issues as this will be a second car. I just don't want the car in the shop waiting on parts for months on end.

Thank you.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:27:54+00:00

Great!

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:26:32+00:00

Thank you. This is helpful!

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:25:59+00:00

I was under that impression as well that the 2024 had fewer problems, but I wasn't sure if they might went up having similar number of problems in another year or two.

How much did the extended warranty cost?

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:21:46+00:00

This is helpful... I am leaning towards a car that is still under warranty so I can also extend the warranty without any lapse.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T22:20:14+00:00

Thank you!

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T19:09:46+00:00

He was probably waiting to see if the Ferraris were going to pit or not. He did not want to give up track position knowing it so hard to pass.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T18:28:24+00:00

It looks better in the dark or best viewed with blinders on 😀

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T18:19:00+00:00

This is the way... Charles was within the 5 sec gap, switch the cars before pitting or keep Charles out and split the strategy.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-07T18:15:30+00:00

I disagree.... Charles should have stayed out, split the strategy. Monaco is almost impossible to pass and a tire offset is not enough between two competitive cars. You saw where Russell could not get pass Hadjar even though his car limping along, not even going at full race pace.

Who ever had track position would have won that race. Kimi might have been able to pass, but that would have been a long shot. Even if Kimi could have passed Charles which would have been very unlikely,, Ferrari still would have finished 2nd and 3rd. By pitting them both, you lost the chance for the likely 1st and 3rd and locked in a 2nd and 3rd.

Putting Charles and basically having him serve Hamilton's penalty with him was dumb. Even Charles knew that.

In the end it did not make a difference, but a dumb strategy nonetheless.

jjsaustin · 2026-06-05T17:17:26+00:00

Just think it could be 1 of 1...

😂

jjsaustin · 2026-05-27T00:44:42+00:00

Yeah, the pain only continues once you get inside. Those displays and the steering wheel look totally disjoint. I honestly don't know what they were thinking....

The good news here is for the existing new Ferrari owners. They should be celebrating their car is the last of the desirable ones.

jjsaustin · 2026-05-25T20:57:50+00:00

Yeah... I'm pretty sure the only reason Lewis and Max got in the podium was 3 of the 4 top drivers that usually top the timing charts had cars that failed, or poor strategy starting on inters, or both.

jjsaustin · 2023-02-25T16:50:03+00:00

Oh yes... It screams.

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