Porsche Warranty Any ideas

[Smunns]

I have just brought a Cayman Gen 2 and am looking to getting a warranty for it but don't know what one is the best one to get for it so if anyone has any ideas please fire away....

Thanks

 

[Motorhead]

Congratulations on your new purchase Steven. An excellent choice.

Provided your car passes Porsche's 111-point check, you can opt for their extended warranty scheme, or you can take a look at something like the offering from Warranty Wise.

Jeff

 

[Smunns]

Thanks I will phone Porsche today to see how much that would cost, it has 10 months warranty wise left on it so might ring them as well to see if I can take that over as well...

 

[Motorhead]

I think Porsche dealerships charge £200+ for the check Steven. Just be aware that in order for them to take on the car it has to have such things as an approved Porsche battery, N-rated tyres and must pass an engine over-rev check. Also, check the sustantial number of things that are excluded, although I'm sure that will be the case with most extended warranty policies.

As an existing customer, maybe an extension of your current WW policy would be a better option for you.

Jeff

 

[Buddy]

I'm unsure on the cost of the 111 point check but it's the same whether buying one or two years cover and so that can make an economy over time but as Jeff says, since your car has the WW cover it is probably the best to stay with them I'm sure that it is less expensive but unsure how it compares.

 

[MrDemon]

Don't bother with it.

and be free from mol batteries and N spec crap tyres.

Also if you have a 111 check done you have to wait 3 months before they allow a warranty to be added, or some thing to that effect.

Also look at what it DOES NOT COVER, people say its the best warranty, but after the first 2 years what you get covered is far far less.

And 99% of the stuff which fails is NOT covered after the 2 years. AC, battery, shocks, disks, RADs, exhaust, bush's, trim etc etc NONE of it covered.

body work is covered anyway as long as you have Poreshce serviced for 10 years from new.

So what does this £1k get you ?

you are really buying an engine and gear box warranty, as long as there are no over revs, and the gen 2 engine is very strong.

 

[Smunns]

So I take it warranty wise is the one to keep up with then as I have not had anyone say of another one

 

[tscaptain]

Taking out any warranty or not, like any non compulsory insurance, is a case of how lucky you feel! The Porsche extended also covers all the electrics, as well as the engine and gearbox, as mentioned above. Since my 2 year warranty expired I have kept the extended warranty going and, over the last 5 years, I have had more back than I've paid out in premiums. Apart from a failed HP fuel pump (expensive) the rest were mostly electrical - window regulators and the like, but it's not surprising how it soon adds up, even with relatively minor claims. Worth remembering too that there is no excess or claim limit with the Porsche warranty. I haven't checked but would be surprised if that is the case with other policies.

My crap Moll is still going after nearly 7 years, btw - probably because it gets looked after. I'm not sure why N rated tyres should be crap either but we all have our own opinions. As long as there are no range 3 or higher over revs then there's no problem.

Check what your WW covers before you decide.

 

[John H]

I disagree with Mr Demon. Much of what he says is factually wrong. For example the warranty is issued the same day the car passes the 111 point check, there is no 3 month delay.

I have a 10 year old Cayman, bought new, and still under Porsche warranty, which has been worth every penny. Sure you have to keep it standard, and have it serviced, etc, but that doesn't trouble me. It might trouble you.

We are all so used to chopping cars after 3 years that we forget the real world maintenance costs of running a car for an extended period of years. There is a now well known list of failures on Caymans, not life threatening ones, but wallet draining if you are paying for them. Coolant pipe junction leaks, suspension bush failures, air con condenser failures, RMS leaks, and various other such things. My car, although well looked after, has suffered all of these and all of them have been fixed free gratis under the Porsche warranty without quibble. I have totted up the cost of all this work and to date it would have come to a lot more than the warranty cost, so I'm in profit, and of course I am getting the re-assurance that if there is a bigger failure I am covered, essentially for free. I would add a caveat that it helps if you have a really good OPC (big thumbs up to Porsche Edinburgh here) as I have a feeling that not all are the same.

Porsche have recently extended the warranty scheme from 10 years up to car up to 15 years old. I can't think of any other manufacturer that offers this (although I'm open to being corrected). I plan to keep my car under the Porsche warranty scheme for as long as possible, as it has been excellent.

Only my opinion. Other opinions are available.

 

[Smunns]

thanks every one for this as this is the first time I have brought a Porsche and i plan to keep it a long time, if you was to know me this would sounds a surprise as I normally change them every year.

I have always wanted one since I was a kid and every time I look at my car it makes me smile so you can see why I wanted to know what is the best warranty to get for it.

next thread is going to be what is the best tracker to get and radio

Thanks

 

[Smunns]

I was sitting here thinking I would look in the hand book and I have just found a letter

Porsche assistance certificate

and it ran out in October 2016 so a might ring them up.

 

[John H]

Be very cautious about who you let fit a tracker. These cars have a sophisticated can-bus system and letting some back street monkey loose on it with a set of snips and a bag of scotch-lok connectors is asking for trouble. Perhaps these folk have wised up, but I can recall some horror stories from the early days of the Cayman about folk cutting through wiring looms and wrecking the car. Same advice goes for the radio, as it needs to be configured as part of the system, rather than just wired up.

 

[Twinfan]

For example the warranty is issued the same day the car passes the 111 point check, there is no 3 month delay.

That's true if you're extending an existing non-expired Porsche warranty, but if it's lapsed and you want to re-join the system I've also read there is a 3 month delay after the 111 point check.

 

[Motorhead]

According to the Porsche Extended Warranty T&Cs:

Standalone Warranty The purchase of a Porsche Approved Warranty following the expiry of the Manufacturer Guarantee, or Porsche Approved Warranty, is referred to as a Porsche Approved Standalone Warranty. To be eligible to purchase a Porsche Approved Standalone Warranty you must have owned your car for at least 90 days and a 111-point check is required as detailed in the Warranty Extension section.

On the subject of trackers, you may want to investigate a GPS-based system such as that advertised in PP by Back2you.

Jeff

 

[MrDemon]

I disagree with Mr Demon. Much of what he says is factually wrong. For example the warranty is issued the same day the car passes the 111 point check, there is no 3 month delay.

I have a 10 year old Cayman, bought new, and still under Porsche warranty, which has been worth every penny. Sure you have to keep it standard, and have it serviced, etc, but that doesn't trouble me. It might trouble you.

We are all so used to chopping cars after 3 years that we forget the real world maintenance costs of running a car for an extended period of years. There is a now well known list of failures on Caymans, not life threatening ones, but wallet draining if you are paying for them. Coolant pipe junction leaks, suspension bush failures, air con condenser failures, RMS leaks, and various other such things. My car, although well looked after, has suffered all of these and all of them have been fixed free gratis under the Porsche warranty without quibble. I have totted up the cost of all this work and to date it would have come to a lot more than the warranty cost, so I'm in profit, and of course I am getting the re-assurance that if there is a bigger failure I am covered, essentially for free. I would add a caveat that it helps if you have a really good OPC (big thumbs up to Porsche Edinburgh here) as I have a feeling that not all are the same.

Porsche have recently extended the warranty scheme from 10 years up to car up to 15 years old. I can't think of any other manufacturer that offers this (although I'm open to being corrected). I plan to keep my car under the Porsche warranty scheme for as long as possible, as it has been excellent.

Only my opinion. Other opinions are available.

disagree all you like, ;-) to quote Porsche:

"To be eligible to purchase a Porsche [/i]Approved Standalone Warranty you must have owned your car for at least 90 days and a 111-point check is required as detailed in the Warranty Extension section."

So to say I am factually wrong when in fact I am correct is misleading to buyers and the OP !!

" suspension bush failures, air con condenser failures," are not covered under warranty,. but if you have VERY good history with your OPC then you can get things past, but these items ARE NOT covered, so I call you on it, esp getting free air con condenser, unless you had new ones fitted within 3 months of buying a car from an OPC.

 

[John H]

I disagree with Mr Demon. Much of what he says is factually wrong. For example the warranty is issued the same day the car passes the 111 point check, there is no 3 month delay.

I have a 10 year old Cayman, bought new, and still under Porsche warranty, which has been worth every penny. Sure you have to keep it standard, and have it serviced, etc, but that doesn't trouble me. It might trouble you.

We are all so used to chopping cars after 3 years that we forget the real world maintenance costs of running a car for an extended period of years. There is a now well known list of failures on Caymans, not life threatening ones, but wallet draining if you are paying for them. Coolant pipe junction leaks, suspension bush failures, air con condenser failures, RMS leaks, and various other such things. My car, although well looked after, has suffered all of these and all of them have been fixed free gratis under the Porsche warranty without quibble. I have totted up the cost of all this work and to date it would have come to a lot more than the warranty cost, so I'm in profit, and of course I am getting the re-assurance that if there is a bigger failure I am covered, essentially for free. I would add a caveat that it helps if you have a really good OPC (big thumbs up to Porsche Edinburgh here) as I have a feeling that not all are the same.

Porsche have recently extended the warranty scheme from 10 years up to car up to 15 years old. I can't think of any other manufacturer that offers this (although I'm open to being corrected). I plan to keep my car under the Porsche warranty scheme for as long as possible, as it has been excellent.

Only my opinion. Other opinions are available.

disagree all you like, ;-) to quote Porsche:

"To be eligible to purchase a Porsche Approved Standalone Warranty you must have owned your car for at least 90 days and a 111-point check is required as detailed in the Warranty Extension section."

So to say I am factually wrong when in fact I am correct is misleading to buyers and the OP !!

" suspension bush failures, air con condenser failures," are not covered under warranty,. but if you have VERY good history with your OPC then you can get things past, but these items ARE NOT covered, so I call you on it, esp getting free air con condenser, unless you had new ones fitted within 3 months of buying a car from an OPC.

Well I have had both air con condensers replaced, and two different rounds of work on front suspension bushes, all under warranty. Your point is?

I take the point about the 90 days, but that means you have to have owned it for 90 days, not quite how I read it as there was somehow a mandatory 90 day delay after the check.

 

[Buddy]

Correct John, my son had his Boxster S run out of it's ten years and then some months later they extended to fifteen years so he wanted to get it back under warranty, they found several faults had occurred at that time and they had to be corrected before he could have the car covered by warranty again, some expense to him but it was then under warranty when the friction plate wore out and he had to pay under wear and tear. Somewhat infuriating that the car wasn't under warranty during the few months when the faults appeared but his bad luck! As they knew and it could be proven that he had owned the car for some time no mention of 90 days.

 

[Peter_Bull]

My Porsche warranty runs out on the 4 January 2017 when the car is 3 years old.

I have opted to take out the 2 year extended warranty and it goes in next week for the 111 point check and MOT. I am very happy with the price the PC Bolton have quoted me and although I cannot comment as to the exact figures, I will say that most PCs are open to negotiation. I have also added Porsche Assistance too which as you know gives Europe wide cover.

By taking out a 2 year policy, as opposed to 2x 1 year policies I have saved in the region of £350. Of course that depends on whether you intend to keep the car for the duration. I'm unsure about that yet but the chances are I will keep this fantastic car for some time yet. If I do decide to sell it will be a good incentive for the next owner!

 

[tscaptain]

I take out 2 year warranty in the service year and thus avoid paying separately for the 111 point check [] If you take out 2 years warranty after the third year you are then out of sync.

 

[Twinfan]

Yep, I would have taken one year this year. Then in year 4 I'd have a service (to include the 111 point check free of charge) and take 2 years out at that point so that the warranty and service schedules were in sync.