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60 minutes of Porsche Ownership

This is true of most warranties, Warrantywise arguably one of the better warranties claim they allow for wear n tear but won`t cover cars over 12 years of age so a 2005 Porsche just creeps in then I dread to think what the cost is.

As an example Angel Warranty want getting on £600 for £2500 worth of cover on a 2005 Carrera so how far would £1900 go on a re- build?

I hope it all goes well for you but I shall remain interested in the finished result.

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Delanor said:
Here is a good example of a 996 for sale by a dealer that doesn`t know what he is talking about - it is advertised with the all important IMS bearing has been recently replaced by a Porsche specialist - spot the deliberate mistake.

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Interesting, that bill seems to have been written in the style of a 19th century bill with quill and ink. Nice.
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Albionmuz said:
Delanor said:
Here is a good example of a 996 for sale by a dealer that doesn`t know what he is talking about - it is advertised with the all important IMS bearing has been recently replaced by a Porsche specialist - spot the deliberate mistake.

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Intersting, that bill seems to have been written in the style of a 19th century bill with quill and ink. Nice.
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Cheap parts too :)
 
Invoice doesn't appear to list a new IMS in the parts section. Also, as said above the parts supplied appear very cheap.
 
Interesting, that bill seems to have been written in the style of a 19th century bill with quill and ink. Nice.
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People on here want to make their minds up, one day everyone is banging on about how great a warranty is, and how unthinkable it would be, not to have one, next its they are a bunch of shysters and they are barely worth the paper they are written on.

What is it?

I am exempt as I only buy private, I live and die by my judgement, I got caught out on a van last year, but weighing it all up, I am still miles up on dealer costs.
 
Richard, stick with it, ignore the doommongering panicking trolls who want to run away but don't offer advice on how that is better when you can't buy a different car with the spec and mileage for the same money.

Worst case scenario, you walk away and get a full refund.
Best case, you get a completely rebuilt engine and new IMS by Hartech in a cheap low mileage car which you like.

Particularly love the complete muppet with the "It will always be the car that blew up" comment. Really. So you would rather have a car which hasnt blown up and has the old IMS over one which has had a new IMS and been rebuilt by Hartech. Truly sir, you are an idiot, or a troll, or a Golf R owner. Not sure which is better........
 
resigner said:
Richard, stick with it, ignore the doommongering panicking trolls who want to run away but don't offer advice on how that is better when you can't buy a different car with the spec and mileage for the same money.

Worst case scenario, you walk away and get a full refund.
Best case, you get a completely rebuilt engine and new IMS by Hartech in a cheap low mileage car which you like.

Well said sir! :thumb:
 
resigner said:
Richard, stick with it, ignore the doommongering panicking trolls who want to run away but don't offer advice on how that is better when you can't buy a different car with the spec and mileage for the same money.

Worst case scenario, you walk away and get a full refund.
Best case, you get a completely rebuilt engine and new IMS by Hartech in a cheap low mileage car which you like.

Particularly love the complete muppet with the "It will always be the car that blew up" comment. Really. So you would rather have a car which hasnt blown up and has the old IMS over one which has had a new IMS and been rebuilt by Hartech. Truly sir, you are an idiot, or a troll, or a Golf R owner. Not sure which is better........

Really I'm a muppet am I because I recommend that a refund is the safe option. Do not come on here casting comments when you haven't got a clue what your talking about. I've had 5 Porsches in my years of owning them and never owned a Golf R. I currently own a 997 Turbo.
If you think for one minute that a full refund is 'the worst' case scenario then you are the muppet!
The worst case scenario is the guy doesn't get his money back, doesn't get a rebuild by Hartech and ends up in a court situation with the legal bills to prove it.
To recommend that someone sit at home with £25 k less in their bank while they 'hope' that what they want is what they get is refreshingly optimistic but as most on here will tell you is probably not what is going to happen.
Cars of this ilk can become stigmatised and as we all know bad news travels faster than good news and that's IF it doesn't need a new engine and hence engine number which again devalues it.
The simplest, easiest and above all else safest option is a refund.
There are too many 'what if's' in this scenario and in my experience it's always easier to negotiate from a position of strength at the moment this guy isn't in that position and the dealer is.
I was wondering how long it would be before someone would come on to this thread and start being abusive, so welcome and now Foxtrot Oscar!
 
resigner said:
Richard, stick with it, ignore the doommongering panicking trolls who want to run away but don't offer advice on how that is better when you can't buy a different car with the spec and mileage for the same money.

Worst case scenario, you walk away and get a full refund.
Best case, you get a completely rebuilt engine and new IMS by Hartech in a cheap low mileage car which you like.

Particularly love the complete muppet with the "It will always be the car that blew up" comment. Really. So you would rather have a car which hasnt blown up and has the old IMS over one which has had a new IMS and been rebuilt by Hartech. Truly sir, you are an idiot, or a troll, or a Golf R owner. Not sure which is better........




unnecessarily rude, the bloke easternjets offers good advice, even if his advice was crap, which it wasn't, it wouldn't have warranted that reply, but then you also gave me a coating a few posts back.
 
Palladium said:
resigner said:
Richard, stick with it, ignore the doommongering panicking trolls who want to run away but don't offer advice on how that is better when you can't buy a different car with the spec and mileage for the same money.

Worst case scenario, you walk away and get a full refund.
Best case, you get a completely rebuilt engine and new IMS by Hartech in a cheap low mileage car which you like.

Particularly love the complete muppet with the "It will always be the car that blew up" comment. Really. So you would rather have a car which hasnt blown up and has the old IMS over one which has had a new IMS and been rebuilt by Hartech. Truly sir, you are an idiot, or a troll, or a Golf R owner. Not sure which is better........


unnecessarily rude, the bloke easternjets offers good advice, even if his advice was crap, which it wasn't, it wouldn't have warranted that reply, but then you also gave me a coating a few posts back.

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I come on here because you get a honest opinion with no drama and definitely no insults, so pack it in!!
The op seems to me to be doing what he feels is right, we have offered advice that it it's upto him it's his money, in the words of terry and Barry "calm down calm down" :floor:
 
Indeed, it will be a sad day if we allow our discourses to lower themselves to the level oft found on pissed-on heads :hand:
 
On an issue such as this is the time to listen to owners that have "been there and done it " so to speak.

Believe it or not it is not unknown for a car dealer to buy in a car at a knock down price with an expensive fault and then to move it on to an unsuspecting buyer and then rely on the warranty to put it right - hopefully to the satisfaction of the buyer - it does happen its easy money.

A friend recently bought a Freelander from a "reputable 4X4 dealer" 2 weeks later I had a look at it and a drive and the clutch was on its last legs but my friend was not aware of it, he returned it to the dealer who denied all knowledge of a knackered clutch which is rubbish but his warranty put a new clutch in it but only the driven plate and diaphragm which was wrong a new release bearing should have been included - 12 months later the hydraulics on the release bearing failed which is in the gearbox bell housing it knackered the new clutch so friend had to pick up the bill.

Make sure the service history of the car is spot on as any discrepancy and the warranty company will walk.

There is a lot of talk about used car warranties and it is not at all about "Doom Mongering" but based on experience and fact.

And yes the final decision is with the owner on how to proceed but sit down and think and make a decision based on any sensible advice available.

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