Is it worth me buying into official warranty?
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Hi all.
I bought a LHD '99 GT3 mk1 a few weeks ago. Its got 2k miles on it. I wondered what the Board's thoughts were on buying into the warranty scheme at an OPC.
My initial thoughts were that £800 odd goes a long way towards any repairs and the GT3 engine is bulletproof - if the amount of track miles racked up by the GT3 brigade in general without any problems is anything to go by.
What have others done/plan to do when you're beyond warranty?
Cheers
I bought a LHD '99 GT3 mk1 a few weeks ago. Its got 2k miles on it. I wondered what the Board's thoughts were on buying into the warranty scheme at an OPC.
My initial thoughts were that £800 odd goes a long way towards any repairs and the GT3 engine is bulletproof - if the amount of track miles racked up by the GT3 brigade in general without any problems is anything to go by.
What have others done/plan to do when you're beyond warranty?
Cheers
Depends on how much risk you're willing to take - as you say, ther reliability reputation of the GT3 is outstanding - I don't believe there's been a single failure in these engines, and they are being driven hard..
...but, it is approx £28K for a new engine if you are unlucky enough to be the first one.
...but, it is approx £28K for a new engine if you are unlucky enough to be the first one.
Again, I am not on commission, but ANYONE who drives a £60k car without a warranty when a new engine is £23k has got bigger balls than me.
I bought my 996 a month ago and LOVE it
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I probably paid over the odds for the car, but got a belting 30k mile car from OPC with warranty and all the stamps in the book BEFORE they were due (serviced every 4000 miles by the same dealer....), and when I crack the throttle I can enjoy the howl without waiting for a pop.......
It might never let go in 100k miles, but I saved for years buy this car and the money has gone, mate! If I'd bought one without a Porsche warranty and then engine went I'd basically have to scrap it/set fire to it outside the OPC...
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Again, as I say, these are £60k cars, they need looking after like babies (warm them up geeeeently) and a running with a proper warranty in case the worst happens. Unless you surname is Rockefeller of course.
£725 is cheap as chips as far as I am concerned when a new engine for my "cooking" 996 comes in at £11k.
Worrying myself sick every time I hit the loud pedal would simply ruin owning the car for me.
Just my two penn'th. You bought a great car, go the extra few quid and buy peace of mind. That is simply priceless.
>> Edited by Vesuvius996 on Wednesday 23 February 20:58
I know of one GT3 Mk2 engine that went bang and also a GT3RS engine that needed an entire rebuild at under 2,000 miles (no trackdays at all) - both are
100% facts.
I also know of a GT2 that required a complete gearbox replacement under warranty (which costs in excess of £10k)
The chance of a serious engine/gearbox problem occurring is very small, but if it does it will be very very expensive.
I always advise everyone to buy the warranty.
Guy
100% facts.
I also know of a GT2 that required a complete gearbox replacement under warranty (which costs in excess of £10k)
The chance of a serious engine/gearbox problem occurring is very small, but if it does it will be very very expensive.
I always advise everyone to buy the warranty.
Guy
Vesuvius996 said:
Worrying myself sick every time I hit the loud pedal would simply ruin owning the car for me.
As I understand it (from reading here and Renntech.org), this is part of the problem, isn't it? RMS problems, from what I can gather, most commonly occur on weekend cars that are wrapped in cotton wool and never taken anywhere near the redline.
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