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I would be perfectly fine being out of warranty. Some of these companies like Fidelity seem to have a pretty good reputation. Most of the time you'll pay more in the premium than you'll ever use. Better to self-insure in my opinion.
As far as goodwill repairs and being out of warranty, I know there have been a few ones cosmetic related that we've heard about. I would not say that it's very common and would never count on that at all.
Trust me, Porsche isn't that generous.
I know Fidelity and Zurich offer pretty good warranties, but they are expensive and the house always win in the end.
I was not indicating that Porsche will always cover an out-of-warranty 991, but they have based on posts here. Audi, on the other hand, will proactively try to void your warranty
I'm posting this as a reasonable vert. It is a base model, overall an expensive build with good money off. Reason for posting is very low miles. $7/mile off. Also one of the few RWD verts floating around.
Dealer looks meh/lazy. ****ty pictures. Supposed to be CPO. Might be worth liberating from them if it checks out and some money is being knocked off.
4,908 miles, $119,700 msrp, $34,728 loss, 70.99%
$7.08/mile, mile factor 0.497/10k
$1,533.11/month(w), age 1.9 years (22 months), factor 0.834/year, 2,601 miles/year (warranty)
$1,251.55/month(p), age 2.3 years (27 months), factor 0.862/year, 2,123 miles/year (production)
The Agate Grey with Natural leather interior looks really nice, and not so common.
@squid42 is on a tear today! Thanks for all of your efforts!
Also, re post #11366 the new basic S that showed up today at Carmax in FL - $1,099 to transfer to CA! I note this because several days back we were discussing what it costs to transfer a car from Carmax a good distance.
Never had an Audi. What do they try and pull there?
Audi has a code, TD1, that is applied to "flagged" vehicles. ECU tunes are an easy TD1. They take it a step further and literally instruct techs to take photos of an aftermarket part installed on a car, and send them directly to Audi back in Germany.
Aftermarket intake or exhaust? There goes your powertrain warranty. Aftermarket wheels? No more warranty on wheel bearings, or suspension.
Good luck citing the Magnuson-Moss Act. Audi will just not cover the repair for free, and tell you to go pound sand if you do not like it.
I think Porsche is more of the exception with not being aggressive in voiding segments of your warranty when aftermarket performance parts are installed... Can you imagine of all those GT4 gearbox failure guys had their warranty denied because they added suspension and engine performance tweaks on their cars and track them frequently? But that is *exactly* what most manufacturers would do.
With the new 'all turbo' sports car lineup, we might see a change in behavior from Porsche (much easier to tweak to failure-inducing levels), but I hope not.
I think Porsche is more of the exception with not being aggressive in voiding segments of your warranty when aftermarket performance parts are installed... Can you imagine of all those GT4 gearbox failure guys had their warranty denied because they added suspension and engine performance tweaks on their cars and track them frequently? But that is *exactly* what most manufacturers would do.
With the new 'all turbo' sports car lineup, we might see a change in behavior from Porsche (much easier to tweak to failure-inducing levels), but I hope not.
When I followed it BMW did that in a pretty reasonable way. Part had to actually affect something negatively, not just affect in any way. New wheels much heavier? Problem. Putting on lighter O.Z. wheels? No problem.
Added boost in a turbo engine generally does not threaten the primary mechanics of the engine (crank, valve train). That is because Turbo boost is only in effect when the cylinder is in the least vulnerable position (valves closed, connecting rods at 90 degrees).
The reason why you don't just add boost like a madman is that increased power at less than 100% efficiency always means more waste heat. The car is designed for a certain amount of cooling in a certain climate. If you drive with much more power you better do it in a colder than spec climate. Likewise, everything after the crankshaft reacts to the added torque, namely the transmission.
In any case, I really hate all this secrecy fuzz about the software in our cars. Not only are we not permitted to review Porsche's software for safety. Most aftermarket software should be a breeze to apply and unapply. Due to potential oversharing of single licenses it is usually a big deal instead, and people show up at the dealer with tune applied.
The former is the reason why most manufacturers are still chill even if you arrive with a tune. You won't crush the engine. If you have damage from overheating or your transmission gave up that is a different matter.
I'm posting this as a reasonable vert. It is a base model, overall an expensive build with good money off. Reason for posting is very low miles. $7/mile off. Also one of the few RWD verts floating around.
Dealer looks meh/lazy. ****ty pictures. Supposed to be CPO. Might be worth liberating from them if it checks out and some money is being knocked off.
06-22-2017, 12:45 PM
