Buying a 60k mile 991 CS
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What's the worst that could happen?
I like the below car at that price (£50k) and if it's possible to extend the Porsche warranty (is that possible on a 2012 and any idea of the cost?) I think it's a great option for 991 ownership for a couple of years - I won't do more than 5k miles per annum. Assuming the warranty can be extended then the only additional significant expense over a lower mileage 991 would be a high mile service?
What should I be looking out for that isn't covered on a warranty?
Any thoughts would be gratefully received, thanks. Here's the car:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
I like the below car at that price (£50k) and if it's possible to extend the Porsche warranty (is that possible on a 2012 and any idea of the cost?) I think it's a great option for 991 ownership for a couple of years - I won't do more than 5k miles per annum. Assuming the warranty can be extended then the only additional significant expense over a lower mileage 991 would be a high mile service?
What should I be looking out for that isn't covered on a warranty?
Any thoughts would be gratefully received, thanks. Here's the car:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
DeuceDeuce said:
auto trader link
Hi DD,Just to let you know when you copy paste auto trader links your post code shows up for anyone who clicks it. This can be avoided by shaving off all the bits at the end of the link, like so:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Secondly, I started my search for a 991 about 6-8 weeks ago and this car was for sale then. Never called up about it as realise if the current owner is struggling to shift it with high mileage, I will struggle too.
Good luck with the search.
Hadn't realised the 991s had dropped so much. Nice looking car and not my idea of high miles, TBH. Seems to have been looked after.
Warranty a bit over a grand a year and covers most things. Porsche seem want parts to fully fail before they replace these days, but then get on and do it. Can be annoying with window regulators or mirror motors.
Warranty a bit over a grand a year and covers most things. Porsche seem want parts to fully fail before they replace these days, but then get on and do it. Can be annoying with window regulators or mirror motors.
911s, like all cars, detonate and kill you and everyone you love at around 75k miles. Common knowledge.
Better off getting a 2.0 diesel on a lease and getting lots of mpg on your 5k miles.
£50k would get you into a 997 GTS, wouldn't it? If so, that's where my money would go, rather than a 991. The GTS barely depreciates these days.
Better off getting a 2.0 diesel on a lease and getting lots of mpg on your 5k miles.
£50k would get you into a 997 GTS, wouldn't it? If so, that's where my money would go, rather than a 991. The GTS barely depreciates these days.
I would have thought that a high mileage car appropriately priced would be a good buy for somebody wanting to enjoy the ownership proposition whilst doing low miles that could bring the car back to average --- which I guess is around 10k per annum on a car such as this ??
Or lower ?
Warranty can now be extended to 15 years and 125k miles (?) --- 8000 miles per annum ---
Or lower ?
Warranty can now be extended to 15 years and 125k miles (?) --- 8000 miles per annum ---
If you go and see it and like the look of it have the buyer put it through a 111 point check at the OPC. He can then extend the warranty for two years and transfer it to you - you can't extend it until you've owned it for three months and if it expires at the end of the year that means the car will be out of warranty by the time you have your inspection done - you don't want that. The inspection will show up anything else that needs doing, like pads and discs, whether the sealant is out of date, whether it has been fully serviced in accordance with the schedule, that sort of thing. You can haggle a warranty extension inclusive price subject to the inspection etc.
Personally I like buying and running high mileage cars with the warranty. I bought my (V8) Cayenne this way at about 5 years old and 75000 miles. It now 8 years old and has 95,000 miles and has just had a new starter motor under warranty - the only warranty claim other than a problem with the windscreen washer but it is more the peace of mind than a pure cost play. I have to keep it serviced by the OPC but even that isn't that much more than my local indy (where my 993 goes) but the time i've taken advantage of their "older car" pricing and PCGB discount. Plus I get a nice new car to play with for the day....
Personally I like buying and running high mileage cars with the warranty. I bought my (V8) Cayenne this way at about 5 years old and 75000 miles. It now 8 years old and has 95,000 miles and has just had a new starter motor under warranty - the only warranty claim other than a problem with the windscreen washer but it is more the peace of mind than a pure cost play. I have to keep it serviced by the OPC but even that isn't that much more than my local indy (where my 993 goes) but the time i've taken advantage of their "older car" pricing and PCGB discount. Plus I get a nice new car to play with for the day....
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