Porsche Warranty

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ident

Original Poster:

39 posts

182 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Hi there , I have been looking at an ex demo Cayenne and was very keen until I read on the Porsche web site that the warranty is only 2 years !? I have just checked angain and also called a dealer who tells me that ' this is obviously wrong ' but is unable to let me have the three years that he tells me is right in writing ?

Im confused ! Anyone have any ideas ? I have just written to Porsche UK also to ask them the official line as normally what is on the web site is gospel so from that then we are at 2 years , not so good considering that they are reasonably expensive ...

Cheers

Ian

993AL

1,936 posts

218 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Have a look here http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/ow... it says 3 years for a new vehicle.

It must have changed, when I bought new in 2014 I seem to remember that it was 2 years and I had to pay for the third year as part of the purchase.



mjw0321

293 posts

126 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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I was looking at a late 14 Cayenne turbo the other day, and the dealer said that it still had nearly a year of warranty left from the original 3 year warranty and that the 2 year used warranty would be on top; so I would be getting nearly 3 years warranty on a used car.

Herdwick

150 posts

238 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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Certainly cars 18 months ago came with 3 years factory warranty.
We ordered our Cayenne around June 15, and it was explained to us by sales guy that there had been a change in Porsche policy to include the 3rd year as part of the price, so i guess if its a demo, it will only be a few months old and have 3 years from first registration.

ident

Original Poster:

39 posts

182 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/po...

This is what I have seen on the web site now and it is still saying 2 years ?

Even the dealers are confused , I have spoken to two now and they both are unwilling to put in writing that the warranty is 3 years although they both do say ' we are telling everyone it is 3 years '

Still Confused !

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

265 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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ident said:
I have just checked angain and also called a dealer who tells me that ' this is obviously wrong ' but is unable to let me have the three years that he tells me is right in writing ?

It is hard to believe really this is true !

a car has 3 years and the dealer is saying yes you are correct but you can only have 2 lol.

Ask for the DP of the OPC, it's shocking what some sales staff are like.

ident

Original Poster:

39 posts

182 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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With regards to the used car warranty they say that they all come with a minimum of 2 years ( this is really good ) so if your car has one year left on the factory warranty they top it up to a full 2 years but this doesnt run sequentially it starts from the day of purchase of the used vehicle for 2 years

In summary , the cars are expensive and the situation is really confusing !

I have mailed Porsche also but they havnt responded as of yet , the dealers are very happy to confirm verbally that it is three years but point blank refuse to send me an email confirming this ....

In summary - I will be buying another Audi as it seems very strange ...

Twinfan

10,125 posts

104 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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3 year warranty on new Porsche cars according to the UK website:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/ow...

This page can be found via Google but can't be navigated to via the drop down menus on the Porsche UK site (unlike the above page). It's an old part of the site that hasn't been deleted, therefore it's out of date:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/po...

Cheib

23,242 posts

175 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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Twinfan said:
3 year warranty on new Porsche cars according to the UK website:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/ow...

This page can be found via Google but can't be navigated to via the drop down menus on the Porsche UK site (unlike the above page). It's an old part of the site that hasn't been deleted, therefore it's out of date:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/po...
According to that website it's a Three Year "New Car Guarantee", that seems to have been worded deliberately differently to the Two Year Warranty referred to elsewhere.

Twinfan

10,125 posts

104 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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If you read the page, it's to distinguish the manufacturer 'warranty' from the extended 'warranty'.

Manufacturer provided = guarantee = 3 years
Extensions to this = warranty = 1 or 2 years, depending on what you or the OPC buy

Hexanchus

172 posts

145 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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I bought approved used from OPC in August this year and was told that the warranty should be a minimum of 2 years. At the time the car had bit less than 2 years so they added a year and my warranty runs until July 2019.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

265 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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You can phone the warranty help line and they will tell you how long is left on the car.

It's not hard to find out.

if the cars a 3 month old ex demo, it will have 2 years 9 months left, but a quick phone call will confirm that, just by past the OPC.

OR buy a Audi SQ5, which are nicer inside anyway and far cheaper.

DJMC

3,438 posts

103 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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I had an SQ5 as a courtesy car recently.

Nice inside? - Yes.

Cheap? - Not really.

To drive? - Absolutely awful. It bobbled about like a bobbly thing with bobbles for wheels. Horrible. Do not buy.

thegoose

8,075 posts

210 months

Wednesday 7th December 2016
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When buying new the 3rd year's cover can be deleted in favour of a discount, so the length of cover of any particular car depends on the original buyer's choice.

I don't think there's any significant difference in the cost of the 3rd cover when new or when nearly 2 years old (although they may insist on an inspection, but they'll likely be doing the 2 year service then anyway, so it should cost little/nothing in addition).

ident

Original Poster:

39 posts

182 months

Wednesday 7th December 2016
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Thank you for all the input , it is the confusion that amazes me though and the fact that after 7 days Porsche still havent responded either

The web site apparently is even today still showing that new cars come with a 2 year and also in a different place a 3 year warranty

As a consumer looking to part with the thick end of £ 65 K for a car these things are important for me to know !

At the moment , until they can clarify this in writing from a main dealer or Porsche directly ( which they refuse to do presently ) I'm out !

All seems very strange ...

raynerdom

1 posts

80 months

Tuesday 29th August 2017
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was there any definitive answer on this? I bought an ex demo from a porsche dealer when it was 6 months old. that was just over 2 years ago so i have no idea whether i am still covered by the original 3year warranty or whether my warranty has expired as it is over 2 years since I bought the car. I definitely have porsche assistance for the next few months and i have letters and paperwork showing this but I have no paperwork about the warranty and can't find an answer on the website

Pope

2,638 posts

247 months

Wednesday 30th August 2017
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PM me your VIN and I can tell you if the car has remaining Warranty coverage

jbaddeley

829 posts

205 months

Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Try getting a straight answer re- what's excluded under wear and tear on use approved warranty!!!!!!!!