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Extended warranty - Would you recommend?

nemc

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I know that this has been covered in part before... but I am considering taking out the Extended Porsche Approved Warranty for my Boxster:

Registered Dec 2000 (X)
I Purchased from OPC last year
Car has covered 23k miles to date
FPSH (OPC)
Av mileage 12k per year
No works have been carried out - other than servicing (to best of my knowledge)

Given the age (although low mileage) expense of putting right any problems and given the fact I paid a premium through purchasing from OPC in the first place I am swayed towards continuing the cover...
Any comments?

Thanks,
Neil
 
I've always taken it. But then I do a fair bit of travelling around Europe on hols - and the multi-country Porsche Assistance is nice to have...
My thinking is - if I don't get it - then I'll wish I had[&:]
If I do get it - I won't need it [;)]

If you are thinking of taking it out - make sure you do before your existing runs out (same for renewing) - otherwise you will need to pay an inspection fee, and have any "problem" areas sorted out before they will give you the warranty.
 
Unfortunately these cars are far from bulletproof and I've had quite a bit of minor warranty work done on the softtop, driver's door mechanism & sound system, and there are one or two more things I'll soon have to pay yet another visit to the OPC for. All in all over each of the past two years I reckon the minor problems I've had would easily add up to the cost of the warranty, especially as in each case it took numerous visits to track down and resolve the problems. I'm not confident that I've seen the last of the minor problems, not to mention the major ones that could be lurking so I'm now convinced that the cost of the warranty is good for the peace of mind alone, especially as I also intend doing some foreign trips. I've resigned myself to taking it out when my warranty expires in July.
 
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Unfortunately these cars are far from bulletproof and I've had quite a bit of minor warranty work done on the softtop, driver's door mechanism & sound system, and there are one or two more things I'll soon have to pay yet another visit to the OPC for. All in all over each of the past two years I reckon the minor problems I've had would easily add up to the cost of the warranty, especially as in each case it took numerous visits to track down and resolve the problems. I'm not confident that I've seen the last of the minor problems, not to mention the major ones that could be lurking so I'm now convinced that the cost of the warranty is good for the peace of mind alone, especially as I also intend doing some foreign trips. I've resigned myself to taking it out when my warranty expires in July.

To counter that I've had rusty wheel nuts and an alleged RMS replaced under warranty which ran out almost 4 years ago. I had to fork out for a new coolant tank last year as mine split.

MY2000 2.7 85000 miles and lots of tyres.

JCB..
 
I've had rusty bolts too :) Good job the car is so damn good as all these niggly little faults would've driven me nuts otherwise. I've had more of them than with any other car and I've owned Fiats. Touch wood it's only the niggly problems I'll be encountering.
 
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To counter that I've had rusty wheel nuts and an alleged RMS replaced under warranty which ran out almost 4 years ago. I had to fork out for a new coolant tank last year as mine split.

MY2000 2.7 85000 miles and lots of tyres.

JCB..

Was the coolant tank not covered? I would have thought it was.
 
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ORIGINAL: JCB..



To counter that I've had rusty wheel nuts and an alleged RMS replaced under warranty which ran out almost 4 years ago. I had to fork out for a new coolant tank last year as mine split.

MY2000 2.7 85000 miles and lots of tyres.

JCB..

Was the coolant tank not covered? I would have thought it was.

My warranty ran out in May 2002 - the tank split last year.

JCB..
 
JW Would you say that you notice the niggles more so on the Boxster cos theres sod all else to complain about.

I would imagine the niggles pale into insignificance compared to actually just hoping your Fiats would hold together [:D]

I ran an Alfa for 8 weeks before i got so pissed off with it I traded it for a MX5, i kno what Italian workmanship can be like.
 
[:D] possibly but in fairness to Fiat, taking everything into account including price, the car I consider the overall best I've every had was my Punto 75 SX. All it every required in 3 years was a replacement rear wiper motor. I graduated to a Bravo 120 HLX and I loved it too. Again, only one minor problem in 3 years and it's still going strong with no problems for my brother in law at high mileage.
I doubt I'd have put up with any of the problems I've had with the Porsche even in a cheaper car, but I agree you do tend to find the niggles more annoying in an expensive car.
 
Paying £725/yr sticks in my throat somewhat, but having used the warranty in anger for a blown engine I'll carry on paying while I own the car!

Easy choice and buys a comforting, if expensive, blanket of security.

Jackie
 
I have changed my mind about the warranty. I'm now planning to buy one, whereas before I argued against it. It isn't that I expect anything to go wrong, its just so damned expensive if it does and self-insuring has its limits. One question though - Porsche's or a 3rd party's?
 
Don't go 3rd party - I've seen people post who have had problems. Most have limits to how much you can claim. Not worth the risk.
 
I agree, I wouldn't go 3rd Party for my Boxster. I've gone through most of them recently while investigating an extended warranty for my 9-5. First of all I doubt they'd be all that much cheaper when you type in Porsche and some insist on you picking up 10% of the tab anyway. Secondly, the most popular insist on the work been done at one of their generic repair centres, which would not be of much use to you, although with some you can opt for a franchised dealer when taking out the policy, but it puts the price up substantially. Thirdly, most won't cover a potential problem, until whatever it is actually blows up. That would possibly exclude the RMS until it causes some other major failure.
Having said that if you wanted to sunstanially reduce your overall risk for a reasonable amount, you could do what I've done for my Saab, where I've taken a fairly comprehensive £2500 limit per claim policy that allows me to choose where to repair the car. I got it from Warranty Works, 3 yrs cover for £550, but I'm not sure if they'll cover a Porsche.

It would be interesting to hear from any folks who have claimed on the extended Porsche warranty. Perhaps at the end of the day it's not much more of a safety net than a 3rd party policy. I am assuming that because of the price, and the fact it's from Porsche, it will cover everything, but wear and tear, with no hassles. Any opinions?
 
As I pointed earlier JW, I've used the extended warranty in earnest.

Absolutely superb service. Engine went bang, picked up the phone and set in motion the whole process...within the space of 4 days the cause was investigated, approval sought to replace the engine and engine sourced and fitted.

Credit is due to the repairing OPC (Aberdeen) who were spot on in their service - daily updates, answered all my silly questions and put me totally ease with whole situation.

Had I not the extended warranty, I'd have been looking at a purse draining repair bill on the wrong side of £12k.

Jackie
 
sorry Jac, missed your earlier post. Has anyone out there had any problems with the extended warranty?
Parts not covered for example. When I had the soft top motor replaced recently it was under the dealer supplied extended warranty. It was the 2nd attempt at a fix by the OPC, the first was under the manufacturer's warranty. It was all sorted without much hassle in the end under the extended warranty, but the service advisor's first reaction was that he couldn't guarantee the fix would be covered, even though they had tried to fix it previously while under the original warranty. He was muttering about the possibility that the parts may not be covered. I might have got him on a bad day but it was a bit worrying initially.
 
Yes,

The extended warranty will not give quite as broad coverage as the original, especially as there may not be any "good will" thrown in by the manufacturer.

The obvious advice is to read the policy document very carefully, it is a form of insurance after all.
 
As far as I know the stereo system is not covered with the Porsche extended warranty...
 
That'll be interesting for me because mine has randomly started losing its sound settings yet again, 9 months after having been replaced under manufacturers warranty.
 
Report it again now then, do not allow the manuacturers warranty to expire
 
Crikey... Mine is doing the same - keeps setting itself to bass 0, treble 0, balance -9 fader -9

Thought I could sneak it in under warranty.

Bugger....
 

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