Edward 96 Viper GTS

Looking at 2003-2008 cayenne s/turbos. Is there a preferred aftermarket warranty company? I heard from a Mercedes dealer that "easy care" is good.
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Ed

Dennis C

I can't give you a recommendation, but I can tell you to be careful. There are lots of horror stories out there about expensive warranties that don't cover many major components.

When I purchased my Cayenne S, the Porsche dealer who sold me the car sold me an extended warranty from CNA National Warranty Corporation. It was about $2,800 and it extended my warranty out to 8 years or 80,000 miles. I did have some warranty work done on my car that was covered under the original manufacturer's warranty within the first 50,000 miles. I didn't use the extended warranty once. I'm now at 96,000 miles. I wish I hadn't bought the aftermarket warranty - it was a waste of $2,800. I could have used that money for my coolant pipes instead!

Edward 96 Viper GTS

Are coolant pipes covered by a cop or any aftermarket warranties?

Edward 96 Viper GTS

Are the 2008 cayennes " s" models more reliable than the earlier models?

Dennis C

I have heard that many aftermarket warranties won't cover coolant pipes. They consider it a hose. I believe that a Porsche Certified Pre-owned warranty will cover it.

2008s are probably more reliable than 2003 - 2006 models. They are newer, they have later versions of common problem parts. That being said, it doesn't guarantee any greater reliability. My 2004 is very reliable.

Mark Brillo

+1
careful with the extended warranty.. if you can, ask the dealership if they can do a CPO on the vehicle.. that's the best coverage for this..

kalyan

I asked both our local dealers and they said they would not CPO a car that was purchased without a CPO even if the factory warranty has still not expired.

v10rick

After purchasing a 2004CS I contacted aftermarket warranty companies with the best BBB ratings, there are just a few.
I presented a list of the most common CS failure items and learned that the majority are not covered repairs. They made it clear that they do not cover turbo models.

My CS with 41K mi was purchased from the original owner who was very fussy about maintenance. I thought the typical failures would not happen...WRONG. Now with 61K mi most of the stuff mentioned here had to be fixed. The coolant pipes were replaced prior to failure.

I made it clear to the seller that the purchase had to include the cost of the best aftermarket warranty. He deducted $4.5K which was my reserve fund for repairs.

I'm not disappointed, the CS is still fun to drive.

WFBlue

Not really responsive to the OP, but informational for owners of new. Quoted the following for a Porsche extended warranty on a 2012 CS:

5 years 80k total miles
100 deductible- 3097
200 deductible- 2731

6 years 80k total miles
100 ded 3353
200 ded 2922

6 years 90k total miles
100 ded 3710
200 ded 3189

Porsche will apparently mix and match mileage and # of years and revise the quote. Presumably, they have a math formula they use to ensure that on an actuarial basis, they come out ahead (just like Vegas).

mudman2

My CPO also has a Fidelity extended warranty to 90K. Since the CPO only runs for 2 years after the normal warranty (4years) runs out which makes 100K sound great if your doing that sort of mileage but useless if your not and plan on keeping the car any length of time.

JPP

I would agree here, especially on an '08 or newer. The cost of having an independant shop do coils and shaft repairs is most likely less than the cost of those warranty's if they would even cover the repair at all ....