Porsche warranty extension

[markprockter]

I bought my 991.2 C2S nearly two years ago, it came with a two year warranty which I’ve not had to call on. I’m trying to decide whether to extend for another two years. The car has done 25K miles and I do ~3k a year. Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Motorhead]

This is a bit of an old chestnut on these forums Mark! Hard to give firm advice because really it depends upon how risk-averse you are bearing in mind that Porsche parts are expensive and dealer labour costs are very high, so you can soon recoup the warranty cost if you do have problems. On the other hand you can put the savings in a war chest and maybe use a recognised Porsche Independent to carry out any servicing and repairs.

A tricky decision, but only you can decide.

Jeff

 

[markprockter]

Thanks for the response Jeff, I will browse the forum and continue to ponder……got some time before I need to make the decision.

 

[jon_brown]

The cost, inclusive of Porsche Assistance, works out at around £100 per month. I have purchased warranty extensions for four 12 month periods, covering my three previous 911’s. One claim, so far, which was for a repair costing just over £3,000. A bit of a no brainer for me.

 

[Dylan1]

I had a £14k engine rebuild several yrs ago
glad I had Porsche warranty

 

[Timrice]

I bought my 991.2 C2S nearly two years ago, it came with a two year warranty which I’ve not had to call on. I’m trying to decide whether to extend for another two years. The car has done 25K miles and I do ~3k a year. Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated.

As Jeff has said, it’s a personal thing, but I have had enough large bills from the OPC covered by warranty, to make it worthwhile (991.2 turbos, 992 PCM replacement), and so default to extending.

Regarding the former, the 991.2 has had an issue with oil leaking into the turbos. I believe that there has been a campaign for it, but my costs would have been over £16k. Has yours been done, or is it at risk? That would influence my thinking.

 

[T8Turbo]

I had a warranty for the 7 years I owned my 997 Turbo before it became too old to renew.

I calculated that the various repair costs I avoided was about the same as the warranty cost me in that time BUT on top of that I had a replacement gearbox which saved me about £12k. The peace of mind in knowing that my engine was also covered for all that time was a massive bonus.

 

[markprockter]

As Jeff has said, it’s a personal thing, but I have had enough large bills from the OPC covered by warranty, to make it worthwhile (991.2 turbos, 992 PCM replacement), and so default to extending.

Regarding the former, the 991.2 has had an issue with oil leaking into the turbos. I believe that there has been a campaign for it, but my costs would have been over £16k. Has yours been done, or is it at risk? That would influence my thinking.

Mine had that oil leakage problem just before I bought it. They had replaced the air oil separator and one of the turbos. Still worried though that it could happen again in time as I’m not sure the replacement parts are any different from the originals.

 

[JohnCRS]

As said above, it is a peace of mind thing. The extended warranty is an insurance policy and therefore based on the principle that the number of claims is far outweighed by the number. who had no issues.

You can offset the risk in other ways, such as researching common issues and getting a diagnostic check done before the manufacturers warranty expires etc. but for most it is paying to pass the risk of big bills ro someone else.

 

[Peter_Bull]

Modern Porsche’s are so highly complex and technical in every aspect that they are extremely expensive to diagnose faults let alone repair them.

A Porsche warranty gives peace of mind that in the unlikely event of some catastrophic breakdown you should be covered.

 

[ed987s]

Morning all,

This is something that is also at the top of my to-do list..My car is just out of its extended 2 year warranty, (End of Jan 24) which was in conjunction with minor service done at a well-regarded indie. I am looking at possibly selling my car in the next 3 months, so (a); I wondered if it is worth extending for that period of time, as it can be viewed as a perk of sale, and (b); also, having it serviced at an indie may void the warranty, although they use genuine Porsche parts and are ext Porsche techs?

The Porsche blurb states, "What is not covered? - Service, repair, or maintenance has previously been performed on the Vehicle by you or a third party who is not an authorised Porsche Centre/Porsche Service Centre; or Non-genuine Porsche parts have been fitted to Your Vehicle."

From that statement, it appears that if the car is serviced at none authorised Porsche Centre, irrespective if genuine parts have been used or not, will void the warrenty. However, this is contradicted by the Motor Ombudsman, which states, " You have the choice of having your car serviced at an authorised dealer or with an independent garage as long as the vehicle is serviced within the manufacturer's guidelines".

Apologies if this has been raised before, but I just wondered if anyone had any issues with Porsche's extended warranty being serviced at none OPC's and having to make a claim?

Many thanks,
Ed

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[Scrounger]

As far as I'm aware Ed, for the car to meet the standards required by the official Porsche warranty it must be service by an OPC which means that in your case, even though you've just had it serviced by an Indie, that service would need to be done again for it to meet the OPC warranty requirements.

In all honesty, if you're going to sell it anyway I wouldn't bother with the warranty extension but mention it to the buyer.

Dan

 

[ed987s]

As far as I'm aware Ed, for the car to meet the standards required by the official Porsche warranty it must be service by an OPC which means that in your case, even though you've just had it serviced by an Indie, that service would need to be done again for it to meet the OPC warranty requirements.

In all honesty, if you're going to sell it anyway I wouldn't bother with the warranty extension but mention it to the buyer.

Dan

Thanks for the feedback Dan..and to pick up your point on selling my car anyway, that was my line of thinking as well..Just hope nothing goes wrong in the meantime..

There does seem to be a lot of ambiguity around this subject, depending on who you speak to..

 

[ed987s]

A quick update ref to warranty.

I've just spoken to Porsche UK to get clarity on this, and they've confirmed;

As long as genuine Porsche-approved parts are used, and the workmanship is to a Porsche standard, then the car can be serviced/repaired at an indie with no detrimental effect on the warranty. However, if the workmanship of said repair/service is not to a standard required by Porsche, and is proven to be the reason for the issue/claim, then this may have affect the warranty, but not necessarily void it.

 

[BrianJ]

I think there's a difference between the original new car Porsche warranty and the Porsche Approved (ie extended) warranty. Unless questioners are very pedantic about how this question is asked and answered, I believe that the question answered above by Porsche for Ed possibly relates to "warranty" (ie original new car) not Porsche Approved (ie extended). As I understand it from previous legal articles etc on this subject, new car warranty is by law not voided by using a non-OPC provided Porsche genuine parts and Porsche service procedures are used. However, the Porsche Approved (ie extended) warranty is an insurance product where the terms are laid down by the insurer and new car warranty legal provisions do not apply - this contract expressly excludes non-OPC servicing as outlined above. Maybe Ed could confirm whether he was specific in his question to Porsche about differentiating between the original new car warranty and the Porsche Approved insurance contract?

 

[ed987s]

I think there's a difference between the original new car Porsche warranty and the Porsche Approved (ie extended) warranty. Unless questioners are very pedantic about how this question is asked and answered, I believe that the question answered above by Porsche for Ed possibly relates to "warranty" (ie original new car) not Porsche Approved (ie extended). As I understand it from previous legal articles etc on this subject, new car warranty is by law not voided by using a non-OPC provided Porsche genuine parts and Porsche service procedures are used. However, the Porsche Approved (ie extended) warranty is an insurance product where the terms are laid down by the insurer and new car warranty legal provisions do not apply - this contract expressly excludes non-OPC servicing as outlined above. Maybe Ed could confirm whether he was specific in his question to Porsche about differentiating between the original new car warranty and the Porsche Approved insurance contract?

Hi Brian,

Porsche confirmed this applies whether is a new car or an extended warranty.

 

[T8Turbo]

If you're planning to sell the car privately I'd get a one year warranty on it and add the cost to the asking price. It will look good in your advert and improve your chances of selling. If you end up trading the car in you can get a pro-rata refund on it (as long as you haven't claimed in the meantime).

 

[ed987s]

If you're planning to sell the car privately I'd get a one year warranty on it and add the cost to the asking price. It will look good in your advert and improve your chances of selling. If you end up trading the car in you can get a pro-rata refund on it (as long as you haven't claimed in the meantime).

Yes, this is another option I was considering, it certainly is an attractive buying point.

 

[BrianJ]

Hi Brian,

Porsche confirmed this applies whether is a new car or an extended warranty.

Wow, thanks for confirming but it’s not what it says in my Porsche Approved contract. I wonder if they will write it down for us all?

 

[ed987s]

Wow, thanks for confirming but it’s not what it says in my Porsche Approved contract. I wonder if they will write it down for us all?

I know it's strange, it's not very clear, is it..