BuddyPT

Hello,
I am considering a 2011 997.2 S, 18,000 miles, previous CPO. Will do a ppi. Do you feel there have been enough pdk problems to warrant an insurance policy on this car? I’m thinking no, but would like another opinion. Thanks as always!

bronz

i would be interested in this as well, have you looked into the cost for something like that?

BuddyPT

I haven’t looked into it yet, just know that some other members have recommended it. We may get some info on it here!

Fined

I have had 5 cars with a dual clutch transmission.. none of them had a warranty. 2 of them were Porsche PDK (987.2 Cayman and 997.2 Carrera GTS)... I didn't bother with a warranty on either Porsche. On the 911 I am glad I didn't.. as I had the car 3 years without a warranty and now I've taken the car with me to Germany.. so any remaining warranty I'd have had wouldn't have any value now.

I can understand folks wanting to have that, there are folks who had it and needed it. And surely there are folks who bought it for the fact they were getting a PDK and didn't use it. Overall.. I think you just gotta decide what you're comfortable with.

KLS

I never get an extended warranty on anything for the same reason I don't play the lottery. Averaged out, you're probably going to pay $1 for every $.25 they pay out. Sure, there are a few people who thank their lucky stars they got it, but the vast majority lose on the deal. I know the argument about "peace of mind" but my peace of mind would be lost if I prepaid several thousand dollars for something that is very unlikely to occur. Yes I have fire insurance on my house, but that would be a financial catastrophe, a blown transmission would be very significant, but not the end of the world.

sandwedge

I'm one of those as you probably know by now. Saved me $14,000. That said, my failure was on a 2009 C4S. As best I can recall, the failures reported are few and far between and those few failures reported in this forum seem to be related to that first year (2009) versions. I can't recall reading about a PDK failure of a 2010 or later version. At least not on Rennlist. Not sure what changes they made but it definitely seems like the later versions have a lower failure rate.

dgjks6

I have a macan with 115,000 miles and a PDK and a 911 with 42,000 miles with a PDK

Between the two I have paid $10,000 for extended warranties. So far have used none. If I loose an engine or a PDK in either I'll come out ahead. If not I subsidized the people who did have a failure.

Petza914

This is me too. No warranties on any of my Pcars or my pickup. Most things I can fix myself and I have enough other cars to drive if that repair takes a while, like even a couple months. I also find that I do a better job on the repair than the people I used to pay to do them.

The PDK is unique in this respect though, because there's no way to repair it, only replace it, and it's a decent size bill.

I'm considering buying a Macan, and because of the PDK, would actually consider an extended warranty on that car.

tango131

OP, I purchased a 997.2 TT with about 64k miles and full service records (all service done at a Porsche dealership). I also bought a Fidelity power train warranty just in case for 4 years and 48k miles. Price was very reasonable to me (pm me for details). With such low miles in your car, I reckon your price would be much cheaper. Contact Michael Jourdan at mossy motors. Search here. Good Luck.

sandwedge

Since you're able to fix most things yourself you should be able to get a much more narrowly focused policy than the typical ones that cover a bunch of stuff you don't need. Don't know if you can narrow it down to transmission only but I know for sure I've seen "drive train" policies, most of which I believe cover both engine and transmission but not much if anything else.