sweet car, sadly like all cars they can be hit or miss on the reliability, if you do your own work, then you might get away without it, if not it is probably a good idea if you can.

 

 

 

 

Ohhhhh nice color. That even looks good with the chrome (most trim look better with the black trim). I was looking for Agate or one of the less typical grey/silver colors, but ended up with black (which is fine with the metallic blend).

Check the brakes, and service history to make sure required fluids have be replaced one time. There is a recall for the turbos which unfortunately removed the special turbos of the turbo S (kind of a scam really) and something for cam sensor bolts or something - look it up. Both may or may not apply. The cars mostly have issues with air suspension which isn't hard to fix just expensive parts. The Air/Oil separator in some cars is flaky and can add to burning up oil - need to watch it. There really aren't a ton of major issues with the powertrain that I've read about, nor many complaining about it which means they are pretty solid! Spark plugs should be replaced at $40,000 miles, make sure that's been done, or work out a deal for it to be done with the purchase if there is no record.

I paid $5500 for a 4yr 48,000 ally exclusionary warranty that covers just about everything. I figured that should cover any major suspension issues that come up, or issues with electronics that don't typically come up. The cars are reliable, they are just expensive if something does go wrong. Since I'm stretching my budget by owning it, and can't afford a $3000 repair 2-3 times a year, it was worth the peace of mind. If that isn't an issue, is there really any reason to pay $6700 for $8000-10,000 in repairs for the next 3-4 years? I guess that's what you need to decide! Make sure its an exclusionary policy (which rather than listing what IS covered, it lists what isn't).

Don't forget to negotiate. They are giving you a price for the warranty. I guarantee its not their lowest price. Is it transferable? Getting a 10 year, that's transferrable, if you're able to get a good deal would help sell the car if you don't intend to keep it.

 

 

Ally Major Guard

 

Am on phone so can't track it down easily but somewhere in the last handful of threads someone posted a URL for a site where you can check whether there are open recalls for the car by entering the VIN. If they've all been performed, the VIN will show zero recalls. Otherwise...

 

ok I pinged Endurance and they offer 4700 for 48 months / 48k miles. Waiting for the detailed list but sounds much better then Porsche proposed 6700 for 36/36.
all I know powertrain incl. turbos etc are all covered, but devil is in the details

will keep u guys posted.

 

I tried to ping Ally but not sure if they do offer that standalone, I literally I could not find a way to ping them without an existing account

 

I will look for that, I checked again with my dealer and they said no open recalls, but I am suspicious

 

 

Thanks again Paul

I finally got a good quote from a used car dealer from National that only lists whats not included and its 2k cheaper than the Porsche coverage they claim is like new. National is the insurer and I heard great things about it.
Now I get 4 years 48k for 5k vs 8300 from porsche dealer (or 6700 for 36k) On top Porsche had 500 deductible and this one only has 100.

I think that makes sense. Planning to keep the car for 3 years and then trade it in and still have 1 year left which is a great thing to have/offer