Yup, another new owner in need..

[Guest]

Hi people,
Am just about to make my final installment on a 2000 Boxster S, with 19k mile in great condtion apart form a few niggles. I have pushed my budget to the limit and now in a bit of a fix, should I get a specialist full inspection cost max of £300 or as the dealer recommends, a warranty of £950 for a year which covers near to everything? Car sound great no funny noises, interior in good nic apart from side of the sport seat (not waxed, i guess). Please help?
Peter

 

[JCB..]

Peter

This is very much in my humble opinion.

I would not touch an extended warranty.

They are no different to the sort of schemes that Dixons and Curries try to sell you - a good little earner for OPC's. As an insurance policy £950 is a very expensive premium and the numbers of reported major failures - particularly on post 2.5 models - is very low.

If the car is coming from an OPC and is fully serviced it should be kosher but I would probably get the inspection just in case.

JCB..

 

[Helen Goff]

i have a 2000 2.7 and after much thought,I didn't bother renewing the warrenty when it ran out,

to be honest now it's over three years old i won't be taking it back to a d(st)ealer for servicing.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Helen Goff

i have a 2000 2.7 and after much thought,I didn't bother renewing the warrenty when it ran out,

to be honest now it's over three years old i won't be taking it back to a d(st)ealer for servicing.

Helen now your car is over 3 years of age why not negotiate a reduced labour rate ph for servicing from you K N supplying OPC.

That way you keep the residual up, get a fairer priced service deal and in the event of some mechanical failure a possible goodwill gesture from PCGB.

OPC Reading for example have a reduced labour rate for the older Porsche as they don't want to lose there customers to so called Specialists ...... Worth sending a few emails off to OPC's and get a quote back before you jump ship IMO [&:]

 

[Helen Goff]

so far i've never found a OPC who answeres e-mails or even the bl00dy phone.
i always seem to have to visit the show room and make a nausence of myself in order to get an answer to the simplest question.

eg, to get the price for mud flaps,rock guard,roof rails and a boot liner, for my new car,took me a 2 hour visit to the OPC. not to mention the fact they want to charge me over 5 hour labour for fitting them!!![][][]

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Helen Goff

i always seem to have to visit the show room and make a nausence of myself in order to get an answer to the simplest question.

to get the price for mud flaps,rock guard,roof rails and a boot liner, for my new car,took me a 2 hour visit to the OPC. not to mention the fact they want to charge me over 5 hour labour for fitting them!!![][][]

Helen surely you could have negotiated FOC fitting for the above stuff, which is going to look really odd on your Boxster as compensation for jerking you around refs your original order for a proper Porsche ......

 

[Helen Goff]

to be honest if they don't deliver the cayenne on time then im cancelling, and giving up the thought of buying a new Porsche.

i could buy a nice second hand Porker with the money they have been holding as a deposit. im feeling very peeved by the whole thing.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Helen Goff

to be honest if they don't deliver the cayenne on time then im cancelling, and giving up the thought of buying a new Porsche.

i could buy a nice second hand Porker with the money they have been holding as a deposit. im feeling very peeved by the whole thing.

Have you asked to see the dealer principle? If not why not Your dealer sounds like a right banker to me

 

[Helen Goff]

it's put me right off the idea of ever buying a new porker again, i just feel im being stitched up(money wise).

 

[Guest]

as a fellow 'new owner' i would recommend the RAC inspection, especially for 'private' sales. It costs £250, but the guy who did mine took nearly 3 hours and went over the thing with the preverbial fine tooth comb.
With a car worth 20k+ and potentially very expensive repair bills £250 seemed reasonable to me..
I guess if you are buying from a porsche dealership the need may (should!!) not be so much. But from anywhere else........well its your call at the end of the day....

 

[Helen Goff]

I guess if you are buying from a porsche dealership the need may (should!!) not be so much. But from anywhere else........well its your call at the end of the day....

i thought a warrenty was included with all second hand cars from a OPC???

 

[JCB..]

It's not coming from an OPC.

(Not posted in first post).

 

[Helen Goff]

If the car is coming from an OPC and is fully serviced it should be kosher but I would probably get the inspection just in case.

JCB..

would agree with Digger on this one.