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Old 05-27-2015, 03:09 AM
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Looking at '13 Carrera s with ~20k miles; the warranty is good through May 2017. The dealership is not a Porsche dealership however, so no CPO. Is it worth holding out for a CPO?

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You have 2 years left under warranty, you can buy a CPO from Porsche if you want.
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Originally Posted by drcollie
you can buy a CPO from Porsche if you want.
How can he in this example?
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The warranty will stand you in good stead. If you like the car and the price is a good deal to you then go for it.
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Originally Posted by LexVan
How can he in this example?
He can't! The Dr. Is confused.
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I thought you had to purchase the vehicle from a Porsche dealership for it to have a CPO, if it has never had a CPO certificate attached??
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Originally Posted by Michael15
I thought you had to purchase the vehicle from a Porsche dealership for it to have a CPO, if it has never had a CPO certificate attached??
You do! You just can't walk in to a dealer and buy a CPO off the store shelf. One advantage Porsche dealers have come resale time. A great warranty!

If you buy one used that has been previously CPO'd, it does pass along to the new owner.
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Originally Posted by SHLA
Looking at '13 Carrera s with ~20k miles; the warranty is good through May 2017. The dealership is not a Porsche dealership however, so no CPO. Is it worth holding out for a CPO?

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If the PPI checks out and the price is right, buy it!

I bought mine with only 7k miles on it and two years of warranty remaining - not from a Porsche dealer so no CPO. I would have preferred if it had been CPO but in this case it had all the options that I wanted, very low miles, two years left on the factory warranty, and priced right.

I declined getting an extended warranty. That is a risk, of course but with two years left on the factory warranty and a clean PPI, I was willing to risk it.

If you get one that is not CPO, make sure that the price is right - you should be getting it for slightly less cost than a CPO'd one.
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When I picked up the 2013 C4S last year, being it was my 1st Porsche ever, CPO warranty just gave me that little extra confidence in driving the wheels off of it for the 1st 100K miles. Plus it didn't hurt that the dealer sold the car originally and just upgraded the previous owner to the new turbo model the same week.
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If you track, autocross, DE your car does it void the CPO??
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Originally Posted by Michael15
If you track, autocross, DE your car does it void the CPO??
It depends on what they feel like on any given day...
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Originally Posted by duxsi
It depends on what they feel like on any given day...

I have basically heard this from many others also. There seems to be a lot of uncertainty surrounding CPO's and various track uses. When I finally do get a 991 S I certainly plan on autocross, DE's and track days. Saying that the value of a CPO for me is somewhat clouded....
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I could be mistaken! (wouldn't be the first time...lol).
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Hummm if that was the case the dealer in Nashville would be voiding a bunch of warranties since they sponsor a track day once in a while for new owners.

Darn them I knew they were to nice.
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Originally Posted by CSK 911 C4S
Hummm if that was the case the dealer in Nashville would be voiding a bunch of warranties since they sponsor a track day once in a while for new owners.

Darn them I knew they were to nice.
And for "non sponsored" events??

Come on, we all know the drill...


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