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Porsche Warranty Any ideas
- Thread starter Smunns
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As an existing customer, maybe an extension of your current WW policy would be a better option for you.
Jeff
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.
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
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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
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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
John H
New member
John H said: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.
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
John H said: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
New member
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?MrDemon said:John H said: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.
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.
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!
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