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My 335i is sold, I'm getting another 997.2. Coup this time, this coming Monday. The car has 64K miles with a great service history, and she was owned by an enthusiast. Paint is near perfect, and the inside looks new. So, with the kinda high mileage I thought it might be a good idea for get a warranty. your thoughts please
My GT3 came with one. I used it twice which saved me less than the previous owner paid for the warranty. Clutch fork wear and a hose burst.
When I added the 997 to my garage I considered the warranty but decided that barring catastrophic engine failure it was unlikely to pay out. If these warranties covered clutch wear, brake pads and PCCB rotors I would consider it.
I got a warranty from us auto protect from my dealer. $ 5300
the coverage was 10 year and additional 125,000 miles full excutionary warranty.
Been in the shop for a few thing and no problem on the shop getting paid.
Bought my car in 2016 . It a 2009 4CS Cab. 997.2
Have had to replace a fuel pump that was under shop campaign when my car was sold and have done coils. No other problems in 4 years of ownership and my car is DD and has done a dozen track days.
Bought it with 10k on it and have added another 25k.
Dealer refused to CPO because, well, Motorwerks Barrington sucks.
2010 C4S Cab, bought about 18 months ago with ~16k miles.
No warranty. Did PPI, came up super-clean.
Now ~21k miles. Knock on wood, no major issues yet.
I agonize about whether I'm doing the "right thing" by not getting a warranty. I don't think there is ANY consensus answer to this... You will find 4 opinions for every 3 people you ask...
Sorry, doubt this is helpful to you.
Congrats on the new-to-you 997!
My 335i is sold, I'm getting another 997.2. Coup this time, this coming Monday. The car has 64K miles with a great service history, and she was owned by an enthusiast. Paint is near perfect, and the inside looks new. So, with the kinda high mileage I thought it might be a good idea for get a warranty. your thoughts please
Thanks again, Don
You'll get different answers on this based on how lucky/unlucky the respondent has been. On my third 997 now and I have to say they're the most reliable cars I ever owned. I say that even though I've had some unusual bad luck with two of them. On the -09 C4S, the PDK developed a software problem and had to be replaced. Tab came to $14,000 and was covered by extended warranty. Next on the same car was a blown water pump that took the serpentine belt with it. Cost of that was close to $2,000 as I recall it. Also covered by the same policy.
Now my GTS is in the shop. The A/C stopped cooling and it was determined that freon was leaking somewhere. They added freon and dye and two weeks later I was back with the same problem. They found the leak and kept the car. The dash had to be taken apart and parts ordered from Germany. It'll be almost 2 weeks by the time I get her back. Total cost is estimated at between $5K and $6K. Covered by CPO.
I will not own one of these cars (especially with PDK) without warranty.
I've got the same ride as jsalah - 2010 C4S Cab MT. I bought it CPO'd in 2013 with 30k on the clock, and it just fell out of CPO coverage a few months ago with 70k (it's been my DD for the last 3 years). Other than a HPFP replacement and a torn CV boot - all covered under CPO - this car has been bulletproof. I really only looked at CPO cars as I valued the peace of mind that comes with the dealer coverage, but I won't be purchasing any aftermarket coverage now that the CPO has ended.
You'll get different answers on this based on how lucky/unlucky the respondent has been. On my third 997 now and I have to say they're the most reliable cars I ever owned. I say that even though I've had some unusual bad luck with two of them. On the -09 C4S, the PDK developed a software problem and had to be replaced. Tab came to $14,000 and was covered by extended warranty. Next on the same car was a blown water pump that took the serpentine belt with it. Cost of that was close to $2,000 as I recall it. Also covered by the same policy.
Now my GTS is in the shop. The A/C stopped cooling and it was determined that freon was leaking somewhere. They added freon and dye and two weeks later I was back with the same problem. They found the leak and kept the car. The dash had to be taken apart and parts ordered from Germany. It'll be almost 2 weeks by the time I get her back. Total cost is estimated at between $5K and $6K. Covered by CPO.
I will not own one of these cars (especially with PDK) without warranty.
Thanks for the great reply's. My car was a CPO, but that is over. I'm going to get a quote from Fidelity. I'd hate to have a PDK go out and get hit with a 14K bill.
02-09-2017, 06:51 PM
Did you purchase a used car warranty
