What's new
Porsche 911 UK Enthusiasts Online Community Discussion Forum GB

Welcome to the @Porsche911UK website. Register a free account today to become a member! Sign up is quick and easy, then you can view, participate in topics and posts across the site that covers all things Porsche.

Already registered and looking to recovery your account, select 'login in' and then the 'forget your password' option.

Unrivalled evidence based driver training experts, CAT delivers true dynamic understanding of how your car works

Thank heavens for a Porsche Warranty

Result Terry!

I have had 3 automatic cars, all had problems

Audi - infamous flashing PRNDS lights/ loss of drive - new ECU £1500
Volvo XC90 (T5 turbo petrol) 4 speed GM derived box - forums full of horror stories
Porsche Cayenne - 1 year old - new valve chest under OPC warranty

The Range Rover I have now isn't particularly happy on hard kick downs, but I live with it ...

Glad my 997 is manual, so just the engine to worry about :sad:
 
I agree that whatever the cause, it is a good result for Terry.

I also agree that Porsche have been a joke for a long time for their inability/unwillingness to repair these parts and instead opt for replacement only. I wonder how many mugs without a warranty have coughed up £10k+ for OPC to replace the tranny for the sake of a £10 gasket...

There are plenty of mugs around..... and almost as many mugs with money.....

Also the info from JD above is top class, unfortunately the link for the gasket appears dry so here is the link to the UK supplier for the gaskets:

http://www.autolinkautomatics.com/mercedes-722-6-transfer-case-gasket-porsche-large.html
 
New996buyer said:
Btw can you explain the line 'I persuaded the previous owner'...? Did you haggle it as a condition of sale in other words....? If it's £1100 that's a really good bargaining point indeed - nice one and as Wasz says brilliant for the history file :grin:
Click to expand...

The car was due for a major service and I wanted the warranty for my own peace of mind (man maths told me that paying a 2.5% premium was worthwhile).

I agreed to contribute 2/3 of the cost of getting the car how I wanted it and as this worked out as a far better deal for the seller than they'd been offered before they were happy to sort it.
 
T8 said:
The car was due for a major service and I wanted the warranty for my own peace of mind (man maths told me that paying a 2.5% premium was worthwhile).

I agreed to contribute 2/3 of the cost of getting the car how I wanted it and as this worked out as a far better deal for the seller than they'd been offered before they were happy to sort it.
Click to expand...

Sweet - good to share all these tactics :thumb:
 
T8 said:
New996buyer said:
I'm an idiot as I'd read that as you'd actually gotten a good deal.... :duh:
Click to expand...

No comment. :wink:

As far as the deal went I ended up with a car with perfect fpsh including a very recent 'major' and a 12 month OPC warranty, for about £4k less than it would cost me if I was buying it from a dealer today.

The seller and me were both happy. :D
Click to expand...

So you did get a good deal.....? :?

I'm now very confused......or are you just trying to avoid giving Madalaa the chance to say it was a 'happy ending' for you both..... :wink:
 
T8 said:
I wonder how much having the warranty has saved me. :?:
Click to expand...

I know now. Answer = Over £14k.
 
...... Wowza!! ....... but of course if you did not have the warranty it seems there would have been a cheaper option ....... :)
 
madalaa said:
...... Wowza!! ....... but of course if you did not have the warranty it seems there would have been a cheaper option ....... :)
Click to expand...

True. The 'cheaper option' would have cost about the same as the pre-warranty bits that were done + the price I paid for the warranty so, at this point in time, I'd be about even.

BUT ........... from today ......... I've still got 8 months OPC warranty on the car and the massive 'peace of mind' which that brings.

AND ......... I've got a whole new gearbox instead of the 8 year old / 50k mile one I did have.

All-in-all this is me ==> :D
 
I am certainly not disagreeing Terry ...... you are in a win win situation ........ I will henceforth call you golden balls ....... amongst other less salubrious soubriquets ....... ;)
 
£14k??? And I thought the £6k bill for the SMG on my M5 (under warranty) was pricey. Great result for you though!

Also aren't these Mezger cars supposed to be bulletproof with no £8k engine rebuilds etc? :grin:
 
Shaoxter said:
...... aren't these Mezger cars supposed to be bulletproof with no £8k engine rebuilds etc? :grin:
Click to expand...

Fortunately there's a big difference between a Mezger engine and a Mercedes gearbox. :grin:
 
I 'saved' another couple of hundred quid yesterday in finally getting my intermittent 'Spoiler Failure Control' issue sorted out.

Since I got the car once in about six trips has resulted in the spoiler staying up and a really annoying bleep/dash message occurring every time the car went above an indicated 74 mph and again every time it went below 74mph.

No fault codes were stored so I needed to wait until it was actually doing it on a day when I could take it in to the OPC with the spoiler permanently up.

A faulty microswitch was the diagnosis but in typical Porsche fashion the part is not available separately and comes as part of a wiring loom!

I don't know how much it cost but when added to the 1.5 hours that the car was in the workshop I'm pleased that I was just able to drive it away afterwards.
 
One thing worth doing before the end of the warranty will be to get the car in for the 111 point check even if you have no intention of renewing. Mine has just been in and the check turned up leaking diff seals, but I was renewing this time round anyway.

Be prepared to haggle on the price of the check though as I was offered as low as £60, with others at around £130, and others refusing to budge.
 
T8 said:
A faulty microswitch was the diagnosis but in typical Porsche fashion the part is not available separately and comes as part of a wiring loom!

I don't know how much it cost but when added to the 1.5 hours that the car was in the workshop I'm pleased that I was just able to drive it away afterwards.
Click to expand...

So £14K on the original repair and now circa £1K on the loom. Nice £15K 'saving' for a £1.1K investment.

Know I will be shot down, but OPC warranty every time for me. :wink:
 
In the five months I've had my 997.2, Porsche warranty has renewed the s/steel door-sill kick-plates because the Carerra 4S script was not illuminated and a n/s PSE silencer because of internal issues with the baffler.

After suffering engine paranoia of owing a 997.1 and "old things rust or wear out" paranoia of a 993, I thought 997.2 ownership would be a walk in the park and considered not stumping up for a new warranty, not any more :nooo:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

L
Brake issues..?
Replies
3
Views
609
911UK
911UK
M
Tractive suspension and Warranty
Replies
3
Views
816
IMI A
IMI A
J
993 finally sorted
2
Replies
16
Views
1K
Heuer
Heuer
C
  • Locked
Sold 1998 Porsche 996 3.4 Carrera 2 Manual Coupe - early cable throttle car, rebuilt engine
Replies
4
Views
584
conanius
C
L
Porsche Approved Warranty..?
2
Replies
29
Views
8K
Luddite
L
K
Quorn Sports & Classics - East Midlands Porsche Speciali
Replies
1
Views
575
kpandit
K
Porsche News
A guide to the Porsche 911 GT3
Replies
1
Views
364
Roro
Roro
Porsche engine conversion and repair specialist

Latest posts

New Threads

Porsche Model Range

Porsche 911

Porsche 992: 2018- Porsche 992: 2018- Porsche 991: 2011-2019 Porsche 991: 2011-2019 Porsche 997: 2004-2012 Porsche 997: 2004-2012 Porsche 996: 1997-2005 Porsche 996: 1997-2005 Porsche 993: 1993-1998 Porsche 993: 1993-1998 Porsche 964: 1989-1993 Porsche 964: 1989-1993 Porsche Carrera 3.2: 1983-1989 Porsche Carrera 3.2: 1983-1989 Porsche Carrera SC: 1977-1983 Porsche Carrera SC: 1977-1983 Porsche 930 Turbo: 1975-1989 Porsche 930 Turbo: 1975-1989 Porsche Early 911: 1964-1977 Porsche Early 911: 1964-1977

Porsche Hypercars

Porsche 918 Spyder Porsche 918 Spyder Porsche Carrera GT Porsche Carrera GT Porsche GT1 Porsche GT1 Porsche 959 Porsche 959

Other Current Porsche Model

Porsche Taycan : (2019-0%) Porsche Taycan : (2019-0%) Porsche Macan : 2013- Porsche Macan : 2013- Porsche Panamera : 2009- Porsche Panamera : 2009- Porsche Cayman: 2005- Porsche Cayman: 2005- Porsche Cayenne: 2003- Porsche Cayenne: 2003- Porsche Boxster: 1997- Porsche Boxster: 1997-

Porsche Legacy Models

Porsche 928 Porsche 928 Porsche 968 Porsche 968 Porsche 944 Porsche 944 Porsche 924 Porsche 924 Porsche 914 Porsche 914 Porsche 912 Porsche 912 Porsche 904 Porsche 904 Porsche 550 Porsche 550 Porsche 356 Speedster Porsche 356 Speedster Porsche 356 Porsche 356

Forum statistics

Threads
124,608
Messages
1,442,036
Members
49,038
Latest member
DD77

porsche insurance porsche parts porsche sales porsche car sales porsche for sale
porsche classic sales porsche tuning porsche sold porsche specialist porsche engine rebuilds porsche driver training porsche car sales porsche exhausts

Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2024 XenForo Ltd. XenForo theme by xenfocus

www.911uk.com @Porsche911UK THE DEFINITIVE PORSCHE FORUM Copyright © 911UK 2002-2024 All rights reserved.

911uk.com is not associated and is wholly independent of Porsche Automobil Holdings SE, Dr. Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG, Porsche Cars GB, its subsidiaries and offical Porsche centres. Any word, phrase or graphic that in any way resembles anything to do with the Porsche name or organisation are registered trademarks of Porsche Automobil Holdings SE and Dr. Ing.h.c.F. Porsche AG.

Back
Top