Porsche Post Jan 05
Discussion
I was puzzled by a disclaimer on p.3 of the most recent Porsche Post Magazine about imports. Here it states that resale values might be lower for imported cars - even c16 versions. I think a disclaimer like this stinks. Can somebody please tell me the difference between: 1: a Porsche purchased through a uk OPC, collected in Stuttgart and 2: a Porsche purchased through a foreign OPC (C16 version obviously) and collected in Stuttgart. I think Porsche Post and hence PCGB by this action is supporting the monopolistic - and hence overcharging attitude of Porsche UK and I fail to see how a statement like this represents the interets of their members.
These seem to be the rules of the game and you have to work around them...I bought a new c16 996 in 2002, cheap due to the eur/gbp at the time ...sold it after 14 mths privately for a few grand more than the pork dealers wanted to pay me..i never called them, they responded to my for sale ad, so clearly they had an interest in adding it to their stock.
the car was recently for sale a year later at an OPC for what appeared to be full asking price.
The c16 aspect just gives dealers another angle to try and squeeze the seller,,,then sell the car on to a new punter with an OPC warranty.
the car was recently for sale a year later at an OPC for what appeared to be full asking price.
The c16 aspect just gives dealers another angle to try and squeeze the seller,,,then sell the car on to a new punter with an OPC warranty.
The differences are:
1) you should still declare it to your insurer as an import - they can check the VIN and country of origin and this may give problems in case of a big claim
2) Porsche GB will NOT provide any goodwill claims on a car not supplied by a UK OPC - this can be a large factor on cars up to 5 yrs old unless you extend the warranty.
1) you should still declare it to your insurer as an import - they can check the VIN and country of origin and this may give problems in case of a big claim
2) Porsche GB will NOT provide any goodwill claims on a car not supplied by a UK OPC - this can be a large factor on cars up to 5 yrs old unless you extend the warranty.
Response to Greg
I actually tested this and Porsche will have to honour warranty claims etc. I had a broken catalyst after 20.000 miles and 2 years. After the initial refusal by the OPC to cover this due to wear and tear - even having purchased an extended warranty, I finally got the parts paid for through OPC goodwill involving my original foreign opc so I fail to see how they can claim that a car purchased outside the UK at a foreign OPC with UK spec. (C16) can in any respect be treated differently.
I actually tested this and Porsche will have to honour warranty claims etc. I had a broken catalyst after 20.000 miles and 2 years. After the initial refusal by the OPC to cover this due to wear and tear - even having purchased an extended warranty, I finally got the parts paid for through OPC goodwill involving my original foreign opc so I fail to see how they can claim that a car purchased outside the UK at a foreign OPC with UK spec. (C16) can in any respect be treated differently.
The German Porsche centre where I bought the car from contacted me twice during my ownership, just to make sure everything was going well with the car, thankfully i never had cause to use the warranty, but never felt I lacked support from supplier or OPC in the UK where it had it's service.
clorenzen - as you said, it was an OPC goodwill claim, probably paid by the original OPC and not Porsche GB who have categorically stated that they will not make any sort of goodwill payments to imported cars. Warranty is different from goodwill - they have to honour that regardless. The fact that your car was still under warranty would have helped this claim - but if you have a 4yr old import out of warranty and the engine goes pop then you might be in a lot of trouble.
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