Cayenne buying advice re mileage

Cayenne buying advice re mileage

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williaa68

1,528 posts

166 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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I have a 2008 cayenne S bought about 18 months ago so not too dissimilar to your situation now. It is high spec - air pcm3 etc. It had done approx 72k miles when I bought it. I paid 19k from memory and paid to have a full OPC service and 2 year warranty put on it by the seller (he could do it straight away, I'd have to wait). Total sunk cost about 22k. Against that 35k doesn't look cheap.

For an OPC to do a 111 point check costs them nothing but an hour of labour. Ask them to do one and send the results. If they won't then run, don't walk....

JeffCombo

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20 posts

112 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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Thanks all...
Well it looks like they may put it through the 111 for me if I give some commitment that I'll proceed if all is OK. Which is fair enough I guess.
Will come back here with the results to pick your brains again soon smile

catfood12

1,419 posts

142 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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s this actually from an Official Porsche Centre, or just another brand main dealer ? Sounds fishy if the former and not being sold as approved used ,...

JeffCombo

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20 posts

112 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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Yes it's an OPC - I think. They sell other used approved Porsches so I guess they must be. They are a multi brand big chain.

Koln-RS

3,865 posts

212 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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I think you'd know if it was an OPC - their identity is crystal clear - every little detail has to meet the Porsche AG criteria.

thegoose

8,075 posts

210 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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Unless the dealership is called "Porsche Centre <insert name of town/city>" then it's not an Official Porsche Centre. If it's not then they can't do the warranty for you unless they take the risk themselves for the first 90days.

JeffCombo

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20 posts

112 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Ah thanks again.

It is a Porsche Centre I believe.

Its been given an www.inchcapesignature.co.uk warranty.

They will do the 111 point check though now if I leave a deposit, so if that comes back clear:

Should I get the Porsche warranty for the extra, or stick with the Inchcape one if it's similar cover?
The Porsche one is about twice the price.

Many thanks again to all.


911wise

1,867 posts

209 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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JeffCombo said:
Ah thanks again.

It is a Porsche Centre I believe.

Its been given an www.inchcapesignature.co.uk warranty.

They will do the 111 point check though now if I leave a deposit, so if that comes back clear:

Should I get the Porsche warranty for the extra, or stick with the Inchcape one if it's similar cover?
The Porsche one is about twice the price.

Many thanks again to all.
I find it hard to believe any OPC would offer such a third party offer on any Porsche they have in stock.

davek_964

8,821 posts

175 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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How odd. So inchcape do appear to be an opc but they have cars that they put their own inchcape warranty on rather than the real porsche one. I've never heard of an opc behaving like that before.

I don't know what their warranty is like, but from everything I read few warranties are as comprehensive as the Porsche one.

I don't think you should really need to pay a deposit for them to do the 111 check. It sounds ridiculous to me that an opc has a used Porsche for sale that according to Porsche used warranty rules is eligible for their official 2 year warranty - but they won't put it on unless you pay a deposit or pay for the check or... If you don't like the results of the check, i can see an argument about getting your deposit back looming.

Either they are a fairly crap opc, or they have no faith in this car for some reason or both.

I'd go elsewhere.