Cridfords 911?

[Kettmark]

M5Sime said:

What would you do after the three months, and the expiry of their warranty?

Same as any other 14 year old car. Service it regularly, carry out preventative maintenance and keep your fingers crossed.

[c4sman]

M5Sime said:

Hi - has anyone had experience of Cridfords, their extended warranty package (along with Detailing)..

Got my eye on this https://www.cridfords.co.uk/inventory/used_cars/20...

Going back to original question, 2 mates of mine have bought 4 cars from them over the last approx. 10 years from their old and new sites . No horror stories other than a poor respay in one spot after an almost total respay (after my mate damaged his car in a few places) that they sorted free of charge 18 months after the job. Can’t speak specifically about the warranty but minor issues were always sorted soon after purchase and then fixed at competitive prices longer into ownership. I think I’d be ok buying from them and the cars seemed well prepared, but as with any used car purchase, I’d recommend making sure you’re happy with history and condition yourself.

[Ed T]

Run it out of warranty, same as my 964. It’s £15k cheaper than an equivalent mileage and spec gen 2 so as long as the engine doesn’t go bang (IMS replacement and Bore Score check) take any repairs on the chin...?

It’s just a thought as it looks lovely and is significantly cheaper than other cars....

Very much undecided whether it’s me taking a brave pill too many

[Dammit]

If the difference is £15k then it’s close - that’s the sort of money you’ll pay when it scores it’s bores, so might be worth going gen2.

Or if you really like it, prophylactic rebuild as part of the purchase?

[M5Sime]

c4sman said:

Going back to original question, 2 mates of mine have bought 4 cars from them over the last approx. 10 years from their old and new sites . No horror stories other than a poor respay in one spot after an almost total respay (after my mate damaged his car in a few places) that they sorted free of charge 18 months after the job. Can’t speak specifically about the warranty but minor issues were always sorted soon after purchase and then fixed at competitive prices longer into ownership. I think I’d be ok buying from them and the cars seemed well prepared, but as with any used car purchase, I’d recommend making sure you’re happy with history and condition yourself.

Thank you for sharing your experience - it
Seems pretty fair! My local specialist dealer (near Windsor/Slough) has many 997s and their warranty focuses on them fixing issues at their workshop.

[M5Sime]

I went to look at the car this Saturday and while Michael was very pleasant and I got to see Eric Clapton apparently drive by in his classic silver Ferrari (he lives close apparently).

The car wasn’t prepped for sale beyond a mechanical inspection. Small wing dent, a lot of swirls and all wheels starting to rot as they will eventually being diamond cut. Put me off and I didn’t progress anything. Learned some good pointers.

Overall am ok experience. However I did email three times from two different accounts and never got a reply- so don’t bother with that. Very relaxed environment..

The search continues