Troycifer

I am looking at two 2016 Cayman GTS autos. One is a CPO from a Porsche dealership with over 30k miles on it. The other is from a nissan dealership, is not CPO, but has less than 7K on it. Both are about the same price.

Two questions:
1. Is buying the CPO preferable even though it has 5 times the miles on it?
2. The non-CPO missed one servicing that i can see (serviced in 2017 and 2019 but not in 2018). Does this void the warranty?

By the way, the CPO is stick while the non-CPO is PDK.

THANKS!

4ng crcs

The cpo is good insurance if the dealer is reputable.
The other car may be low miles, but you’d definitely want a PPI from a trustworthy shop on this car.

JC Lacayo

CPO gives a piece of mind. And unless your life is destined for a daily driver in bad traffic, the manual is more enjoyable. 30k miles with good maintenance history is no issue in Caymans.

billwot

It wouldn't be for me!

IMO, the "peace of mind" value that folks attach to CPO is more an illusion than a reality. How much risk is there, really, when buying a low mileage car that is pretty much regarded as bulletproof anyway?

SoCal-NSX

CPO is nice, but 7k miles is better....

the lower mile manual will be worth more when you sale it....and more fun in the mean time

Plus you could have the car at least two more years before it hits 30k even if you put more than 10k a year

same color and options???

billwot

Lots better!!

Tom R.

A friend is going through a similar "dilemma". He is looking at a manual with less than 20k on the clock. Car is a few hours from a Porsche dealer so an overrev report is not happening. We looked at a lot of pictures and I said go for it. Of course it isn't my 50grand plus. I wonder how we bought cars before overrev reports, and CPO warranties, and car seats with LATCH, and air bags, etc.

colnago1331

I'd get the CPO, but not because it's a CPO. I'd get it because it's a manual.

But back to your question. . . . Both cars have a 4 year/50K warranty to begin with. So depending on the in-service date, both cars still likely have at least 1 year left on the original warranty. You can check the warranty start date (and see the options and MSRP of the car) by going to this website:

http://dealer-site.com/admin/build_s...print.php?vin=

Just add the VIN to the end of the URL. All that said, it's unlikely you'll go through 20K in the last year of the warranty, let alone 43K. So the original warranty doesn't matter all that much.

in the end, CPO is just about peace of mind. If you're worried about the reliability of the car - about things breaking when they shouldn't - then you should get the CPO. But the CPO won't cover wear-and-tear items. And I don't think it covers scheduled maintenance either. So one way or another you're still going to have to pay for those.

Good luck with the decision!

Mojo31

Pm me if you want. I’m selling my ‘15 with 23500 miles. 1.5 years cpo remaining. $108k MSRP. May provide another option.