No PPI and no Maxcare.. you are brave!

 

Glad to hear its working out ! I think you got the car at a good price , likely 150,000 new .Enjoy and start thinking about keeping up with maintenance as time moves forward .

 

I was guessing it was 125k new looking at some old moneylabels msrp online...not sure it has the extra options that would drive it up to 150k??? Getting guilted into doing a PPI.....leaning towards doing it now.

 

Heh, welcome to Porsche cars, where damn near everything is an option. My 2023 GTS has almost 40k of options I think. Porsche has a ton of options for interior trim/leather, exterior trim and carbon fiber, along with electronics like the Burmester stereo, and then of course various performance options.

 

Run the vin and see
https://vinanalytics.com/

 

tyty....128.5k

 

Forget the ppi , service the PDK and air filters ,all 3. Change the motor oil and go ! AC may be ready for a recharge , the refrigerant breaks down over time .
I did all of the above and more when I got my car without a ppi . Car is awesome . I also believe in a deep cleaning with wheels off , but that's just me ?
Most of all ENJOY !

 

R134a does not break down over time in a sealed system. It either leaks out or gets contaminated by failing compressor seals. If you need to recharge, you have a small leak.

 

Isn't the point of buying a car from carmax to get the warranty? I wouldn't have canceled it.

PPI makes zero sense if you have a bumper to bumper warranty.

 

Or should I get this ? 180k msrp single owner

 

they don’t use R134a anymore. I’ve had to recharge most cars I’ve owed, different brands but it is infrequent so seeping might be normal over many years of operation. If you’re charging on a 3 year cycle, yeah probably a leak.

 

That one is really nice. It's got the sport package which is a must on a turbo. I'm a sucker for anything carbon fiber. Weird that it doesn't have the Plus Premium package that most of these do, so no 14 way seats or Bose I guess. Not having Bose would be a dealbreaker for me honestly. The matrix headlights can be activated with a PIWIS tool. I haven't seen those wheels before, but I like them. If you look at the interior 360, it looks like the ashtray is broken. Either that or they left it open. Pretty common and a lot of labor to fix. The part is about 100 bucks but they charged 2 hours of labor @245/hr on my CPO paperwork which honestly seems a bit low for that much disassembly. Customer pay could me more labor hours. Either way I doubt Carmax would fix as it's "trim."

Also, pull the Carfax as Carmax uses Autocheck which IMO, doesn't catch as much and PLEASE don't spend 80K on a used Porsche without a PPI and the Maxcare. Double check that Maxcare will cover air suspension, as most third-party warranties do not.

 

the car comes with Bose and I would get max care with this car at this price point and since the ash tray is broke I’ll just quit smoking it … win win

 

@Cbk1013 - did you end up pulling the trigger on the Panamera GTS from Carmax?

I had that one in my favorites and then stumbled upon your post here.

 

I have the same wheels on 2016 Panamera Edition, and they are black. Car is white. Colors were likely an option when ordering new. The wheels are nice, not too hard to clean.