So...bought my 2005 C2S from an independent Berkshire based dealer in November last year. It's a black on black manual with aero kit with 48k on the clock.
I paid £31k for the car with a 1 year 3rd party warranty (via Auto Protect). £31k is a lot of money to me, and this was the dream car that I've wanted since I was a spotty 12 year old kid.
On my way back from a meeting in Kent on the M25 today I got a hideous metallic banging noise from the engine, then an oil pressure warning light, then a brake distribution warning, then the engine completely let go and I pulled over and called the AA.
Was towed to Porsche Centre Byfleet (PCB) who are my local Porsche service centre. A quick check on the ramp revealed metal in the oil and oil filter.
Not good.
Talking to Tim at PCB the worst case scenario is a total engine replacement / rebuild at around £12k.
I have to agree to £1k just to strip the engine down and determine root cause before 'blame' can be apportioned.
So...couple of things.
Firstly, seems the Autoprotect warranty only has a £5k maximum claim limit. My ***** up for not reading the fine print.
However, Tim says that as I've not even had the car 6 months, I may have recourse under the sale of goods act againsdt the supplying dealer.
Before I know the real extent of the damage, I haven't mentioned this to the supplying dealer but I called the guy there today (as he said when I bought the car he has a good relationship with the warranty company) and told him what had happened. Before I'd even finished describing the problem, he had talked about speaking to regional management about making a "good will" payment over and above the £5k max that the warranty company would offer.
Now, he might just be a nice guy....equally, he might know that I have some recourse on him.
I'm trying not to panic too much until I really know what's what once the engine has been stripped down, but does anyone know anything about the sale of good act, or have any similar experiences that they can share with me.
If the warranty company refuse to cough anything up and I'm left with a £12k repair bill, that will be the end of Porsche ownership for me.
I just don't have that kind of money.
I know that some will feel the need to chime in with "I told you so" stories about only buying from an OPC with a Porsche warranty, but I'd rather hear from those with something productive to say.
I may have just lost my baby..... :sad:
I paid £31k for the car with a 1 year 3rd party warranty (via Auto Protect). £31k is a lot of money to me, and this was the dream car that I've wanted since I was a spotty 12 year old kid.
On my way back from a meeting in Kent on the M25 today I got a hideous metallic banging noise from the engine, then an oil pressure warning light, then a brake distribution warning, then the engine completely let go and I pulled over and called the AA.
Was towed to Porsche Centre Byfleet (PCB) who are my local Porsche service centre. A quick check on the ramp revealed metal in the oil and oil filter.
Not good.
Talking to Tim at PCB the worst case scenario is a total engine replacement / rebuild at around £12k.
I have to agree to £1k just to strip the engine down and determine root cause before 'blame' can be apportioned.
So...couple of things.
Firstly, seems the Autoprotect warranty only has a £5k maximum claim limit. My ***** up for not reading the fine print.
However, Tim says that as I've not even had the car 6 months, I may have recourse under the sale of goods act againsdt the supplying dealer.
Before I know the real extent of the damage, I haven't mentioned this to the supplying dealer but I called the guy there today (as he said when I bought the car he has a good relationship with the warranty company) and told him what had happened. Before I'd even finished describing the problem, he had talked about speaking to regional management about making a "good will" payment over and above the £5k max that the warranty company would offer.
Now, he might just be a nice guy....equally, he might know that I have some recourse on him.
I'm trying not to panic too much until I really know what's what once the engine has been stripped down, but does anyone know anything about the sale of good act, or have any similar experiences that they can share with me.
If the warranty company refuse to cough anything up and I'm left with a £12k repair bill, that will be the end of Porsche ownership for me.
I just don't have that kind of money.
I know that some will feel the need to chime in with "I told you so" stories about only buying from an OPC with a Porsche warranty, but I'd rather hear from those with something productive to say.
I may have just lost my baby..... :sad: