j beede

It is hard to imagine that Fidelity can cover labor intensive repairs like cracked heads, bore sleeves, and IMS related re-build. Key fob and wiper motor I can see them covering. Do they advertise on any Porsche sites? Does Sunset sell Fidelity warranties to remote buyers? Do they offer warranties without inspecting the car?

hBomb

A Fidelity Platinum paid to replace the short block in my '06 c4s.

mjsporsche

Fidelity Platinum does pay on those items, as long as you did proper maintenance. Frequency is low so Fidelity has calculated the risks and prices the policies accordingly.

I paid $2,300 almost 4 years ago for a 7 year/ 70K policy when my 997.1 had 9,900 miles. $100 deductible.

So far they paid my dealer $1,300 for replacing the TPMS with no adjuster visit. I have another 3 years and 57K miles left.
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Schnell Bewegen

I have a Fidelity warranty on my C4S Cab. It covered new coils and saved me $800 out of pocket.
I got Gold Plus coverage, 48 months with $100 deductible for $2700. It's already paying for itself and gives good peace of mind.

bgrpph

yes sunset porsche (oregon) sells Fidelity warranties over the phone to out of state buyers. They'll send you the actual contract lang b4 buying- Call their Fin Mgr & get RL pricing for varioius yrs/miles & diff deductibles.
Lots of posts here & on 6sp re fidelity & prices folks paid at various places- The platinum coverage is exclusionary & lists items not covered rather than their other policies that list covered items-

Loganp

It's actually until 180k. Crazy right? Wantedautoprotect.com
They did just replace my motor..So, I would say they're pretty legit..

bommerts

I'm shopping warranties and I got quoted Wanted Auto Protect's 5 yr / 100k warranty also. It is 5 add'l years and 100k add'l miles. Fantastic pricing. I'm hesitant because the pricing is so good. Been reading on other forums...seems many have had success.

One example from the M5 board:

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60...-question.html

Then there are some that caution against them:

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60...uestion-2.html

"Wanted Auto Project, Fidelity Automotive Solutions (NOT Fidelity Warranty Services), Direct Buy Auto, and lots of others are scams. This industry is largely an unregulated minefield. Be very careful, and please ask me if you are not sure. I have no problem recommending other companies if their plan is a better fit for a potential customer. I make enough money selling cars that I do not have to trick people into buying warranties from me. But I hate to see people get ripped off. If you saw the emails I got, you would not believe it. There are some real horror stories out there, and many of them are self-inflicted."

storch

Anyone familiar with Preferred Warranties Inc.?
My local shop offers it

jsalah

So where IS the "definitive" pros/cons thread? I got my 2010 C4S Cab this August. Just over 16k miles -- I'm up to around 17,100 now. Car looks and feels mint. Bought from a volume exotics dealer (was his personal car), clean carfax, spoke with original dealer that sold it and the subsequent ones who serviced it. Full PPI (except DME/overrevs -- hadn't learned about that yet) done at a Porsche dealer -- passed 100% (the Porsche dealer who did the PPI said to me -- actual quote: "This car is basically perfect.")

This is a purely weekend, fairweather car for me. I will be lucky to put 3,000 miles a year on it.

NO IDEA what to do. So many differing opinions. Do I drop $3k-$4k on an aftermarket warranty?? I've had older cars before and I know the troubles that can exist (see, e.g. Ferrari and Alfa in my signature.. lol...) My last Porsche (Cayman S) was bought new and under warranty so I don't have long term experience with 911/out of warranty ownership yet.

Help.

Philster

Seriously, the answer is always, 'Do not buy a warranty.'

Because as pure math, done by the insurance companies, as a group, Porsche owners (and other warranty buyers) spend more on the warranties than will be paid out in claims.

Should you buy a warranty comes down to an irrational response, which you want to address, so you can sleep at night.

In that case, buy a warranty... because you don't care about math, odds, etc. In no logical sense does a warranty make sense. it is almost always an illogical thing to do... and we all know this and we buy warranties... and I am looking at one, too.

But don't ask if it makes sense. It doesn't. Should I buy a warranty? Yes, if you're like a lot of other people who deal with this issue emotionally, rather than logically.

Over my life, just in loose calculations, I have saved over 30,000 dollars by always turning down warranties that require me to pay for them. Every gizmo, car, boat, appliance, etc. I am probably conservative at a 30 grand estimate.

gotgolf52

Circle Porsche, Long Beach CA sell out of state warranty. My 2008 997 Turbo has 9968 miles, warranty cost $2400 for 6 years/60k miles with $200 deductible. So far, charcoal canister fro the emission system fail and activated CEL cost $900, dealer call them for authorize on the phone and fixed without any issue.

secondshot

Jsalah, I see you have a Cab like me. Interestingly, I agree with Philster...probably doens't make logical sense, but i have one. $2500 for a 5/50 on a 09 C4S that started with 9kmi. I did NOT buy it from the dealer and shopped hard for a Fidelity Platinum--ended up getting it from a VW dealer. I have not had to use it, but the one thing I was very nervous about was the convertible top motors/mechanism. Have friends who have had the pump go, and it is expensive. Now, the funny thing is it is like bringing a jacket or an umbrella, once purchased it will most likely never break.

Oh, and one HUGE point. The Fidelity Warranty is TRANSFERABLE. So, you may get some of your premium back on resale. (yea, I know I am dreaming...)

bommerts

Where did you buy yours from?

bommerts

Who did you deal with at Sunset? I just got a quote from them. Horrible pricing compared to a couple other dealers. I think they have a new finance manager.

Ben Z

When the factory warranty expired on my '03 Merc E-class I bought a 6-yr platinum-level extended warranty. It paid itself off in 4, I was about $3500 ahead when it expired. At that time I couldn't get another exclusionary warranty, so I took the top-tier named-item warranty for 3 more years. I was $2800 ahead when it expired.

When the CPO expired on my 997 I bought a 6 year platinum-level warranty. I'm still about $800 in the red at this point, but it has another 15 months to run. One "minor" repair could easily put me over the top into the black, meantime I'm protected in case of catastrophic failure.

I had similar experience with 4 Bimmers previously, always ended up on the winning side of extended warranties, saved a tad over $10K on those. And I have never had a claim denied, or had to fight to get approval. By my calculation I have NETTED almost enough money with all those warranties to put a new engine in my 997 if it ever needs one after my warranty expires. And that's not counting what this warranty may yet reimburse me in the next year.