Advice requested re Ferrari Power warranty for 599

[willy wombat]

Would appreciate any advice re official Ferrari Power warranty for my 599. It's now entering its 6th year and has been under extended warranty up to now and I have to decide whether to pay a bit over £3k to keep it under warranty for another 12 months. Its total mileage is around 11k. If we just use it in the UK this year we will probably do about 3000 miles but if we go back to Italy again then that mileage will double. Has anyone experience of running a 599 at around 15k miles and whether anything expensive has gone "bang" and equally has anyone any comments about claiming via Ferrari extended warranties? The only non routine work I've had to have done so far is engine oil leaks (it's the Enzo engine which, I am told, is notorious for oil leaks). Thanks in advance.

[franki68]

I have no experience,but from what I have read about v12 ferraris 3k for a warranty is a must have.

[JazzyO]

The only power train issue I have heard about for 599's is the transmission, which seems to need replacement at 30k miles sometimes. This is due to the semi-automatic forcing the gear in even if the synchros are not completely aligned, eventually causing internal damage.

I haven't heard of any issues regarding oil leaks or any other engine problems.

Personally, I think the Power warrenty is extremely unlikely to pay itself back below 25k miles and for that reason I think 3k for just one year is too much. But I can't make that call for you - it's all what risk you are comfortable taking.


Onno

[Guyr]

It's a percentage game, just like any insurance. The chance of a big claim is small, but if you have a major problem, then you'd be really wishing you had the warranty, since I doubt £3k buys much in terms of gearbox/engine or electrical work.

To be fair, many people pay £1k for warranties on £40k cars, so a £3k warranty on a £120k is actually pretty fair (numbers are just rough of course).

[willy wombat]

After protracted haggle with the dealer, have got warranty, annual service and mot rolled into one price with reasonable discount on all so have gone ahead. Therefore this thread can end and, if I remember, I will let anyone who is interested know in 12 months time whether I claimed.