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    That would put it below 42000's proper pushrod suspension imho, and 42039's rear suspension is too high as well, giving the car too much of a big butt :P
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    Those sets cost a fraction of this one though, roughly €120 IIRC, against €330 for the porsche. And i personally prefer Ferrari (the Enzo currently decorates the stand next to my desk at home) Makes sense though, pull away briskly in first, shift to third for comfortable cruising, then when some yob in a GTI thinks he can bag a porsche, blip back to second to get away, and shift to 4th to cruise along at motorway speeds! Sounds Lego made the gearbox much more suited for practical day-to-day driving as a porsche owner would experience it.
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    Agreed, but given the amount of space in a model this size, a properly working gearbox cant be too much to ask, can it? (or rear wheel steering?) They nailed the looks, but considering the price, the technical bits are decidedly sub-par. (and the sad bit, if this were a Ferrari set, i wouldve still thrown my wallet at lego, never mind how bad the technical features are)
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    It is a gear sequence issue, the gearbox still works just fine, and considering you cant see the pistons moving in the fan engine anyway, very few people will notice But yeah, embarrassing is putting it mildly, spend 3 years on a set and your shift pattern in the gearbox is 1-3-2-4
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    The parts are rather porsche specific (wheel arches, only 6 cylinders), and there is no GT3 RS convertible, so unless you want to go fantasy, you can pretty much either do a boxter or a 911 convertible
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    I think it will sell well regardless, this might not appeal to the die hard technic AFOL, but for carnuts porsche fans, this is a very nice thing to have on display.
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    How about making a somewhat normal independent style dual wishbone axle, then put the shock between both upper wishbones, and putting in some sort of anti roll bar like construction? It obviously wont be independently sprung, but it should keep the car nice and flat through corners and absorb bumps
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    Forget 8448, how about 8880? a 22 year old set, which on the technical front puts the porsche to shame, adjusted for inflation 8880 would cost $210 today (and yes, piece count is waaaaaaaay off, but imho you cant compare studded/studless easily on piece count) Honestly, i think taking a $120 set like 42000 or 42039 and spending $80 on modding it can provide a much more satisfying result for the petrol head AFOLs among us.
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    Word is they are holding back shipping to fix some issues
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    Good video sariel! It complements Jim's review nicely in that this shows the set in motion, and highlights the poor gearbox operation.
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    Someone already noted that earlier in the thread, on S@H the set went from "coming soon" straight to "out of stock, will ship in 30 days". Honestly, im not entirely impressed by how this launch is going, the model seems sub-par for something labelled "ultimate", and now they are dealing with big enough technical problems (for a set that has been in development for three years) to halt production/shipping
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    Excellent review Jim! Thank you so so much for the effort. One small question, could you post a size comparison pic with 42000, as you did with 42039? I have both of those, and 42000 is a good bit longer, might even be longer then the porsche. As for the set itself, ill be giving it a miss i think. There are just too many technical inaccuracies compared with the real model (the bizare 4F4R gearbox with overflow 4-1 shifts, not to mention the issues with its operation), the lack of rear wheel steering, and while i entirely understand the use of the same size tires, it kind of bugs me on a display model, given the width difference in the real thing. The colour vomit when it comes to the pins etc.. doesnt help there either. And to round off my list of complaints.... stickers.. They take the pain of printing some of the wheel arches, but the brake calipers are simple poxy stickers.... Ill admit that im not a porsche fan, the 911 just feels wrong to me (ancient styling, engine in the wrong place), so the whole coffee table book nonsense doesnt really hold value for me, nor does the fact that it is a 911, i respect porsche for their technology, and that happens to be the weakest part of this model.
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    Excellent review! Ive been on the fence about picking this set up since it launched, on the one hand i have little affinity with off-roaders, but it does look nice, and is a good parts pack! Im just not sure if ill be able to tear it down and throw it in the parts bin once i build it Kudos for the crankshaft correction by the way, IIRC i was the one to bring up the up-down-down-up config in the porsche thread (and i had this model in mind back then as well, as i'd mod it if i ever get it), awesome to see someone picked it up! (by the way, ive tried this crank config myself, and you can put a 1 stud axle bush on the middle bit of the crank to keep the big ends of the middle cylinders in place.)
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    How much did you end up spending?
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    Wow, im guessing you have better sources then me, i usually can find a decent deal on the common sets, but the more exclusive sets (42041 for instance) can be hard to find below MSRP Where have you found the porsche for 270 if i may ask? Agreed, wasnt doing that though, i was replying to crowkillers suggestion that the price/part ratio wasnt too bad. As for the liking something that is open to improvement, i fully agree with the sentiment, but i feel like a $300/€300/€330/whatever set marketed as ultimate should have the stock mechanics working perfectly. I can forgive a €30 go-kart having non perfect steering, not so much on this set, especially if it is a replica of a real life car, i'd feel like it should be as close as possible to the real thing, limiting modability
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    For comparison, the chopper is €130, the dragster and race truck both €70 over here, doesnt make the porsche look good imho (this takes any taxes out of the equation, as they are all taxed the same percentage)
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    I wouldnt buy those at full price either, basically everything over roughly €50 can be found at least 10% below lego MSRP over here (although i expect the porsche to be different give its exclusivity), and imho at least two of those sets (dragster and race truck) would need to go down even more then that before id consider them interesting. The dragster is basically a parts pack, and where lego come off charging €70 for a rigid suspension truck when 42037 has full independent at €55 boggles the mind. The helicopter also includes PF parts, which inflates the price. As for the porsche, half of my gripe is the €330 we get to pay in the netherlands over €300/$300 for many other countries. The other half is knowing that part of that price goes into premium packaging and that damn coffee table book. If i had the choice between a €270 normal technic packaged porsche or a €300 coffee table quality book equiped one, id go for the cheaper option.
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    The designer video starts off with the designer rolling the car into frame: So unless they used a model with the gearbox disconnected for that video, the real model doesnt have that issue Im terribly on the fence about this set, it seems just a tad too pricey to consider it a must buy.. As i dont really care about the book, or it being a porsche.
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    I wouldnt mind more sets like that, as long as it doesnt stop me from getting my realistic race car / motorcycle refreshes. Those sets are really close to when lego went bad for a while though, but that very early stage of panels/liftarms had a few gems, 8437 for instance still holds a fond place in my heart. But sets like 8213 and the following decline in technic sets dont need to come back.
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    Rules out the porsche then I dont have a clear definition, real world or lego. Some people dont consider the Audi R8 (esp the V8 model) a supercar.. and then there is the term "hypercar" thrown about referring to the laferrari and competitors. Lego-wise, its hard to define a single set of feature that works, to me 42000 most certainly fits the bill, but its not a consumer car, nor does it have a normal gearbox, the size, proper shape and wishbone/pushrod suspension do it for me. Meanwhile 42039 is just small and iffy (looks wise) enough to not make the cut, but can be modded to something well deserving the title. And then there are the enzo and 599, feature wise extremely sparse, but they look lovely
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    Im very much on the fence myself, im not a porsche fan (huge car nut, but the 911 really isnt my thing), and there are quite some flaws with this model, not to mention the price (€330 here). For that amount of money i can buy 3 decent sized cars like 42000 and 42039, both of which i had a ton of fun modding, and they do hold their own as a display model (especially after some mods) But this set is indeed rather unique in terms of size and experience... I wonder if ill end up kicking myself in a few years if i dont get it
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    I know, and i agree with your point that it wouldnt even be really needed But i had to take the chance to whine a bit about sets like 42022 and 42035 having just one wheel drive, not even a rigid axle, no, one wheel drive.... And then there is the steering on 42048. Its disappointing to see them make mistakes in their set designs like this when the AFOL community has fixes for them within days of the set releasing
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    Not using a dif would have been insane, im already outraged enough that sets like 42022 using one wheel drive rather then work in a proper diff (which would be an extra 10 parts max?), not having a diff in a $300 flagship set would be idiotic. then again, utterly unrealistic steering angle isnt exactly as it should be either on a set of this size
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    There are flat plane V8s as well (i think most ferrari V8s are, giving them their distinctive howl over the cross-plane V8s like most american big blocks. As for the inline 4, i think lego gets that wrong actually, lego defaults to up-down-up-down cranks, while most i4 engines are up-down-down-up cranks This engine would technically be a 180 degree V6, although in real life those dont exist, and in regular 90(ish) degree v6's, a flat plane crank is waaay too unbalanced to work properly Lego would need a complete redesign of their conrod/crankshaft parts to make a boxer work, or to properly model a V6, or a cross plan V8. A proper i4 is doable by using a 4 length axle in the middle of the crank
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    Cool solution, but this is more diff-lock then traction control right? Would it be possibly to build a mechanism which locks the diffs is the speed difference between both output shaft becomes too much?
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