dgjks6

I have officially been without a warranty for 1 month. CPO expired. Car is perfect. Never had a problem. But after spending 40K on a 996 I decided to hedge my bets. Endurance 4/48 starts next month. I actually had a hard time getting quotes. A lot of companies will either not cover a 911, or (which I found strange) will cover everything except the motor.

Robocop305

sandwedge

I've never had a problem getting quotes that were for coverage identical to factory warranty/CPO. I think the problems you ran into were due to the fact that you let the CPO expire before getting your quotes. Hate to say it but you probably ended up paying more too because of this. Buy the extended warranty BEFORE the factory/CPO warranty expires.

andy92782

Relax. I've owned my 997.2 out of warranty for over 3 years now. Never had a need for one.

*knocking on wood*

LISsailor

dgjks6

I have never bought an extended warranty. I usually am the warranty. But after my 996 experience, just could not do it. After CPO ran out last month every little noise had me paranoid. If I never have to use the warranty I will still consider it money well spent.

But I agree, the 9a1 so far has been bullet proof.

onsickm

Don't waste your money man. 997.2 has a bullet proof engine and one of the most reliable 911 built.

SoCal C2S

dgjks6

I have 30 days to change my mind. Maybe I should just start drinking. I just look at prices of 9a1's and drives me nuts. In 2 years had nothing go wrong.

gargamel647

I just bought a VPP silver warranty that is offered at any Automation dealership for my 2009 Carrera S with 65k. It cost about $6500. It adds 5 years and 40k miles to it. I figured that is just insurance incase I run into a engine or transmission issue. It does off 0% financing. There are multiple levels that you can get.... Powertrain, silver, gold and platinum.

Bxstr

If you have a PDK, then I understand. Only reason I wanted a warranty on mine and why I bought a CPO car. Otherwise, the engines are reliable and I have heard of failures.

Iceter

dgjks6

I have the pdk. And the 6 yr/60k mike service was late. I specifically asked them if the trans was covered and if the late service will disqualify it and got it in writing that it is covered. And again, if I don't take the car in for problem in the next 4 years I will consider it money well spent.

wjk_glynn

I agree that the PDK is probably the single biggest reason to consider a warranty on the .2 cars given you nearly always have to replace if something goes awry. I myself have a warranty, but I'm right on the fence as to whether it was worth it.

I think a PDK replacement runs about ~$12K (approximately $8K for a remanufactured unit from PCNA, and labor of course). Let's round up a bit to be safe, and make it $14K (because there's always something).

4 years is a fairly typical aftermarket warranty period, and let's for the sake of argument assume the following probabilities of PDK failure during that period and the average (prorated) repair costs:

10% - $1,400
15% - $2,100
25% - $3,500

If the probability of failure during that period is say 15%, but you paid $4K for the warranty, then at least when it comes to the PDK aspect, that warranty wasn't worth it (assuming you can write a check for $14K if the failure happens out of the blue). On the other hand, if you're financing the car and you need to minimize financial 'surprises', then burying it in the monthly is probably not a bad idea.

Of course that warranty covers other things besides the PDK, so it ain't a simple calculation.

Karl.