Wheel & Tire insurance or Truecoat?
11-08-2015 | 02:39 AM
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From: High Altitude Colorado
Wheel & Tire insurance or Truecoat?
What are your opinions on getting the dealership offered wheel and tire insurance?
What have you been offered and who decided to take them up on it, and who passed?
How much are they charging and for what length of time/mileage?
What other items should I be prepared for them to sell me when I pick up the car:
Extended warranty?
Normal maintenance plan pre-paid coverage?
Truecoat (I hear this is a must in the Mid-West region)?
Key holder made out of Unicorn horn?
Any other items I should be aware of in the finance room sales pitch?
What have you been offered and who decided to take them up on it, and who passed?
How much are they charging and for what length of time/mileage?
What other items should I be prepared for them to sell me when I pick up the car:
Extended warranty?
Normal maintenance plan pre-paid coverage?
Truecoat (I hear this is a must in the Mid-West region)?
Key holder made out of Unicorn horn?
Any other items I should be aware of in the finance room sales pitch?
11-08-2015 | 03:39 AM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 464
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From: Virginia
In the finance room I got these offers:
-$1800 for 4 years wheel and tire coverage. I declined as I don't commute in the car, was willing to roll the dice with punctures, and as draconian as Virginia is with speeding, the roads are rather well paved for the most part in my area.
-Porsche doesn't offer an official extended warranty and my dealer's third party company wouldn't cover GT cars so we skipped that.
-Prepaid maintenance was offered in 3 or 4 year offerings, something like $1600 and $2500 respectively I think. Passed, considering that years 1-3 is basically two oil changes, a brake fluid flush, air filters, and an laundry list of visual inspections. By year 4 the warranty's done so I'll do everything myself or use an indie unless there's a major PCM/DME update needed.
-I got two free keychains and opted to go with the brake caliper ones instead of the usual porsche emblem on leather thing. It has a much better key ring.
-$1800 for 4 years wheel and tire coverage. I declined as I don't commute in the car, was willing to roll the dice with punctures, and as draconian as Virginia is with speeding, the roads are rather well paved for the most part in my area.
-Porsche doesn't offer an official extended warranty and my dealer's third party company wouldn't cover GT cars so we skipped that.
-Prepaid maintenance was offered in 3 or 4 year offerings, something like $1600 and $2500 respectively I think. Passed, considering that years 1-3 is basically two oil changes, a brake fluid flush, air filters, and an laundry list of visual inspections. By year 4 the warranty's done so I'll do everything myself or use an indie unless there's a major PCM/DME update needed.
-I got two free keychains and opted to go with the brake caliper ones instead of the usual porsche emblem on leather thing. It has a much better key ring.
