991.1 GT3 warranty
Discussion
If you purchase a 991.1 GT3 with the G spec engines it generally felt necessary still to have a Porsche warranty?
If so, that requires an inspection and then doing any work identified 1st?
Roughly how much does that inspection cost, and does it only last up to when the car is 12 years old? Are they reasonable or do they tend to find a whole lot of pernickety things to make money before agreeing to warranty it?
Thank you.
If so, that requires an inspection and then doing any work identified 1st?
Roughly how much does that inspection cost, and does it only last up to when the car is 12 years old? Are they reasonable or do they tend to find a whole lot of pernickety things to make money before agreeing to warranty it?
Thank you.
There's a lot to go wrong on a 991 GT3 beyond the engine, so for the sake of £1k per year I'd maintain the warranty as long as possible, as long as you don't want to modify the car. Considering the warranty is so cheap compared to, say, a Ferrari or McLaren extended warranty, my view was just pay the £1k for peace of mind; even cheaper if you buy multiple years in one go. As for how picky the initial inspection is, the answer is "very". They'll want all Porsche-marked parts, even things like batteries, wiper blades and brake pads which aren't even covered by the warranty. The car also needs its most recent service to have been performed at an OPC.
Mine ran up an enormous OPC bill for diagnosing and fixing a recurring electronic parking brake fault; endless hours of labour and replacement of numerous control units. Maybe a good indy would have found the fault quicker, so perhaps an extreme example, but illlustrates the complexity inherent in the car. Otherwise faults like LED light units failing due to condensation build up would be pricey and not uncommon; I've had 3 expensive replacement LED units on my 2019 Cayenne, although my old 991 was never bad enough to claim. Active engine mount failure seems common too, and Porsche don't seem to have updated the parts to fail less frequently. I think gearboxes are pretty bomb proof, but would be an epic bill if you had to replace one or conduct major surgery for any reason. My other random claim was failed LED / carbon door sill trims at about £1200 for a pair. I'd never have spec'd them on a new car, but my car came with them and the warranty replaced them when the LEDs failed
Mine ran up an enormous OPC bill for diagnosing and fixing a recurring electronic parking brake fault; endless hours of labour and replacement of numerous control units. Maybe a good indy would have found the fault quicker, so perhaps an extreme example, but illlustrates the complexity inherent in the car. Otherwise faults like LED light units failing due to condensation build up would be pricey and not uncommon; I've had 3 expensive replacement LED units on my 2019 Cayenne, although my old 991 was never bad enough to claim. Active engine mount failure seems common too, and Porsche don't seem to have updated the parts to fail less frequently. I think gearboxes are pretty bomb proof, but would be an epic bill if you had to replace one or conduct major surgery for any reason. My other random claim was failed LED / carbon door sill trims at about £1200 for a pair. I'd never have spec'd them on a new car, but my car came with them and the warranty replaced them when the LEDs failed
Far Cough said:
Mates PCM just stopped working for no reason whatsoever. Luckily warranty picked up the bill - not cheap and ran into thousands. Its not just the oily bits that can catch you out !
I’d go with a warranty for a GT3, bit for a bit of perspective, you can get a PCM for 1.5K. When any main dealer does warranty work, the bill ends up being ridiculously inflated over the independent cost. pete said:
Warranty is around £1k per year, plus another £250 or so for Porsche Assist recovery, with a small discount for buying multiple years up front. It's a bargain as the rate is the same for any 991 variant, from Carrera to GT3.
Agree I think it’s very good value….also with the Porsche Assist Recovery it means if the car isn’t driveable/roadworthy you will have a hire car for the duration it is off the road.My .1 GT3 came with 2 years 9 months warranty included when I bought it from an OPC. So far it's had new bonnet struts, new illuminated carbon sill (one side), new self dimming rear view mirror, some trim clips and a complete new G series engine a year ago. Though I did have to pay for a new set of spark plugs which didn't solve the problem before they agreed to drop the engine to investigate. They also changed the coil packs and advised that this had solved it, but it's quite easy to get the car to go into Limp mode which I did both times within two miles of the dealers.
Porsche have been nothing but briliant with the hire car and work under warranty, so far, touch wood.
My car went into it's final limp mode on a track day at Anglesey, I was allowed to drive it back to Aylesbury from where it was collected by the AA to an agreed dealer.
This is the Engine with ancillaries (not supported on a tyre, just a tyre under it on the crane) It's done 7k miles now and runs a treat.
Cam wear:
Follower wear:
My warranty is up in September this year, I certainly plan to extend it as long as I am able to keep the car. As I've mentioned before the warranty stating that you will receive a new crate engine should the cam wear manifest is only 10 years from the date of first registration (Sept 2014 for me). Who knows what Porsche would do if the same thing happened after 10 years but still in the Porsche warranty.
Porsche have been nothing but briliant with the hire car and work under warranty, so far, touch wood.
My car went into it's final limp mode on a track day at Anglesey, I was allowed to drive it back to Aylesbury from where it was collected by the AA to an agreed dealer.
This is the Engine with ancillaries (not supported on a tyre, just a tyre under it on the crane) It's done 7k miles now and runs a treat.
Cam wear:
Follower wear:
My warranty is up in September this year, I certainly plan to extend it as long as I am able to keep the car. As I've mentioned before the warranty stating that you will receive a new crate engine should the cam wear manifest is only 10 years from the date of first registration (Sept 2014 for me). Who knows what Porsche would do if the same thing happened after 10 years but still in the Porsche warranty.
Agree with that, get one and use it without worry. I also had a 991.2 GT3 for a year and whilst the slightly newer tech was nice, on track I did not notice any difference between them, the fun factor is exactly the same. Geo, tyres and instruction makes far more difference, IMO.
On a bumpy B road is where I did notice a difference in the handling with the .2 better able to cope, but that's if you're driving like a menace to society.
My guess is that a fair few .1 GT3's on a pre G series engine may already have cam wear, you have to rev it all the way to the limiter for the limp mode to show up (or get it to repeat).
The above is not definitive! Just my opinion.
Edit: And maybe G series engines too are already wearing, I don't rev mine past 8800 rpm now, if I can help it.
On a bumpy B road is where I did notice a difference in the handling with the .2 better able to cope, but that's if you're driving like a menace to society.
My guess is that a fair few .1 GT3's on a pre G series engine may already have cam wear, you have to rev it all the way to the limiter for the limp mode to show up (or get it to repeat).
The above is not definitive! Just my opinion.
Edit: And maybe G series engines too are already wearing, I don't rev mine past 8800 rpm now, if I can help it.
Edited by robj4 on Wednesday 3rd January 09:08
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