Porsche Warrenty - Would you pay for it
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Yes.
Yucca;30482298 said:Is there any way to check which cars have documented issues? Ie can I read up on what Caymans are known for...?
Um dunno, been a while since I owned one so haven't done any research recently, at the time the IMS failures were well documented, I believe bore scans etc.. are now a common test for people to pay for if they were considering the marque.
Cayman wise, I'm sure people here can chip in with more up to date info
Yucca;30482069 said:Hi all
I drive a nearly 3 year old Porsche Cayman 2.7L. Purchased it 1 year old with only 1900 miles on the clock, from Porche Solihull, one previous owner and have now done about 8,000 miles. Iv had it 2 years in May.
Warranty runs out in May. My first MOT is also due in May. Iv been advised to have the MOT done prior to warranty running out.
Iv been offered:
1 Year extended warranty, including free 1'11 check up, £660. Reduced from £1045 apparently. (Took Porsche assistance off to get this price - Don't expect to break down in such a new car!).
2 Years, £1190. Saves me £130 rather than buying year one and they year two separately.
Would really appreciate your thoughts, though I understand warranties are a personal decision.
1) Would you pay for extra warranty
2) Does the price seem right
3) Do you have any experience with Porsche warranty
4) Does such a new car really need extended warranty these days? Or is is scaremongering/money making scheme.
1. YES!
2. Yes
3. Yes they always sort repairs no hassle on mod free car without over-revs if engine related work.
4. Yes and no, simple things can fail which can still cost big money, door membranes failed on my 911, £640 to repair, warranty covered it.
5. One you missed, keeping warranty and servicing with Porsche means they give you very nice cars when they work on yours, I got some great cars out of them for weekends.
Also very very important, take the car for its MOT and service whilst it is still under current warranty and also request they do their inspection (111-point) check and anything they find request it is repaired under the current warranty.
Then when it comes to buying the new warranty, you already have the check passed or any work needed doing completed and the only cost to you was the check which is around £100ish.
Then take out new warranty.
Yucca;30482298 said:Is there any way to check which cars have documented issues? Ie can I read up on what Caymans are known for...?
You can check for recalls here: https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/vinrecalllookup.nsf/VIN?ReadForm
Then it's normally just looking around on the internet and reading forums like Rennlist and Planet 9.
I personally didn't get a Porsche warranty on my 2007 carrera 4S, mostly because your at the mercy of what Porsche wants fitted and you can't stray far from standard parts as well as the rejected claims that could occur. I am however in a financial position for a full hartech rebuild if needed so that's my 'warranty' if bore scoring or something else happens.
I wouldn't think you'd need a warranty on a 3 year old car however I have read it's easier to sell on with the warranty in place.
I wouldn't think you'd need a warranty on a 3 year old car however I have read it's easier to sell on with the warranty in place.
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But the fact that its cheap relatively speaking means they dont go wrong very often. I'm not sure the 997.2 era onwards of 911/cayman/boxsters have any big issues with going wrong. (yes i dont have a warranty on my car, altho i did spend a lot on it last year but not sure what would have been covered).
Yucca;30482069 said:Hi all
I drive a nearly 3 year old Porsche Cayman 2.7L. Purchased it 1 year old with only 1900 miles on the clock, from Porche Solihull, one previous owner and have now done about 8,000 miles. Iv had it 2 years in May.
Warranty runs out in May. My first MOT is also due in May. Iv been advised to have the MOT done prior to warranty running out.
Iv been offered:
1 Year extended warranty, including free 1'11 check up, £660. Reduced from £1045 apparently. (Took Porsche assistance off to get this price - Don't expect to break down in such a new car!).
2 Years, £1190. Saves me £130 rather than buying year one and they year two separately.
Would really appreciate your thoughts, though I understand warranties are a personal decision.
1) Would you pay for extra warranty
2) Does the price seem right
3) Do you have any experience with Porsche warranty
4) Does such a new car really need extended warranty these days? Or is is scaremongering/money making scheme.
Price is right, but I've never had one (from Porsche).
If you're in two minds, what about putting the money you would have spent in a savings account. On a 2014 981 I bet you'll come up trumps.
The 111 check is a waste of money, and just a vehicle for them to enforce entry requirements to cover. Some stupid examples include my Bosche battery being flagged (Vs the inferior Moll original).
Will Gill;30482854 said:£1200 for a two year warranty, for a Porsche.
I nearly pay more for my bmw, it's a no brainer
Even if it's just for the courtesy cars, it's worth it for that alone.
What have you been getting out of them?! Usually they expect car to be dropped off am and picked up pm, never overnight. And they have only ever given me a 3.2 Cayman at best.... No 911's or anything much better than my car to write home about
sja360;30482826 said:
I'm in 2 minds as to whether to get one for my "new" 06 C2S. There is no current bore scoring, but I imagine that I will need a rebuild at some stage if I keep this one long term. I have heard that the Porsche warranty doesn't cover IMS failure, which although I've apparently got the updated version on my 06 it could still fail in theory. Do they actually cover bore scoring and subsequent rebuild/engine replacement?
I'm swaying towards not getting one as the cost of the 111 point check, the inevitable 4 new tyres (N rated, but different front and rear) and the warranty cost itself is a pretty large outlay (towards a rebuild). Also, do they accept previous non-OPC services for warranty candidates? I've got some pretty decent specialists around in Birmingham which I am not at all adverse to using for servicing.
I think if it were a car that I had bought new or nearly new I wouldn't think twice about a warranty strangely enough, but as my car is over 10 years old I think I have come to terms with wear and tear... famous last words perhaps!
EDIT: I forgot the cost of a major service at the OPC.
EDIT2 : Also removing the Parrot bluetooth adaptor.
Yucca;30483772 said:What have you been getting out of them?! Usually they expect car to be dropped off am and picked up pm, never overnight. And they have only ever given me a 3.2 Cayman at best.... No 911's or anything much better than my car to write home about
I had a boxster S, cayman, a variety of 911s, Panamera and a cayenne
I use Chiswick (london SW) Porsche if that helps
I understand the legal limit for tyre thread and what Porsche take as 'acceptable' is different.... Thats what they told me.
Does that mean to pass the 1'11 check my tyres thread all have to be at their higher number to pass?! Seems very unfair and would lead to me replacing 4 tyres which still have several months life left on them?
And they aint going to be cheap either right!
Does that mean to pass the 1'11 check my tyres thread all have to be at their higher number to pass?! Seems very unfair and would lead to me replacing 4 tyres which still have several months life left on them?
And they aint going to be cheap either right!
Hi all
Back to this again!
The car is now 6 years old with 30k miles (though I do intend to drive it much more in the coming years).
£700 per year for warrenty?! Or ditch it and move all servicing etc to a good local specalist?
There is a 3rd option of using the specalist for all work and buying the warrenty too. I can imagine this will result in arguments with main dealer blaming the specalist whenever its time to claim on the warrenty though!
Is it always a good idea to get the £700 pa warrenty regardless of age of car?!
Back to this again!
The car is now 6 years old with 30k miles (though I do intend to drive it much more in the coming years).
£700 per year for warrenty?! Or ditch it and move all servicing etc to a good local specalist?
There is a 3rd option of using the specalist for all work and buying the warrenty too. I can imagine this will result in arguments with main dealer blaming the specalist whenever its time to claim on the warrenty though!
Is it always a good idea to get the £700 pa warrenty regardless of age of car?!