996 GT3 Mk2: OPC Warranty Renewal?

[housemaster]

Guys,

Had the GT3 for 12 months now so its time to renew EVERYTHING! This month its had rear tyres, an MOT, Insurance, Tracker, Service 2 shortly, front tyres in a month, probably front disks in 3 months and now I have come to the point of having to decide if I should renew my OPC Warranty. Car has done 21K, 14K added by me in the last 12 months, and it will probably get another 12K this year, with some track but mainly road use.

Interested to get peoples views on the warranty and if you think its money well spent, it is a Porsche UK warranty not an indipendent one, and its £895 to renew.

Thoughts?

[anglebox10]

I wouldn't even hesitate on that one, relatively cheap insurance and substantial peace of mind would make it a must for me.

[ScottL]

I renewed twice with my Mk II GT3 and once with my current RS.

Had a of very minor job done under warranty (door lock) on the Mk II and that's it.

Still in the event of an engine or gearbox problem and for the general peace of mind, £895 is good value.

[S3am]

I renewed last year and will again this. Haven't needed any work done but for peace of mind, its worth it IMO.

[Vesuvius 996]

Total no brainer.

£15 a week - it's a curry for goodness sake.


Check that it's covered for track use, and also that there aare no over revs on the ECU which they can use ot knock back a claim later.

[housemaster]

Of the same view really guys, oddly the one thing I had issues with on my MkII was, yep, a door lock, and I had some hassle getting it sorted via warranty, though sorted this in the end. I think its a no brainer in the end.

[peterpeter]

ScottL said:

I renewed twice with my Mk II GT3 and once with my current RS.

Had a of very minor job done under warranty (door lock) on the Mk II and that's it.

Still in the event of an engine or gearbox problem and for the general peace of mind, £895 is good value.

is the gearbox covered then?? (asked in another thread but no replies)

[housemaster]

Vesuvius 996 said:

Total no brainer.

£15 a week - it's a curry for goodness sake.


Check that it's covered for track use, and also that there aare no over revs on the ECU which they can use ot knock back a claim later.

I have never over revved the car and it was checked before I bought it from my OPC......so they told me.

..and what I do curry its a load more than £15.......puff

Edited by housemaster on Saturday 30th June 11:31

[peterpeter]

housemaster said:

Vesuvius 996 said:

Total no brainer.

£15 a week - it's a curry for goodness sake.


Check that it's covered for track use, and also that there aare no over revs on the ECU which they can use ot knock back a claim later.

I have never over revved the car and it was checked before I bought it from my OPC......so they told me.

..and what I do curry its a load more than £15.......puff

Edited by housemaster on Saturday 30th June 11:31

you're spending too much.

[housemaster]

peterpeter said:

housemaster said:

Vesuvius 996 said:

Total no brainer.

£15 a week - it's a curry for goodness sake.


Check that it's covered for track use, and also that there aare no over revs on the ECU which they can use ot knock back a claim later.

I have never over revved the car and it was checked before I bought it from my OPC......so they told me.

..and what I do curry its a load more than £15.......puff

Edited by housemaster on Saturday 30th June 11:31

you're spending too much.

You're eating too little VOLUME

Edited by housemaster on Saturday 30th June 11:44

[After Shock]

I had this dilema and the total answer from people really in the know is..................

DEFINATELY RENEW IT!

If doesn't cover everything but it does cover some very very very expensive bits!!!

[Wetwipe]

give your opc a call and ask them to quote you for a full gt3 engine replacement

once you have picked yourself up off the floor the 895 for the warranty will seem a mere trifle

Edited by Wetwipe on Saturday 30th June 14:54

[scoobyc]

how close to the warranty running out does the renewal come in does anybody remember? just mines done on 14th but not got anything from porsche yet?

[Vesuvius 996]

scoobyc said:

how close to the warranty running out does the renewal come in does anybody remember? just mines done on 14th but not got anything from porsche yet?

Go and see your OPC sefvice manager and renew it there.

They'll get the benefit of the commission and you'll make a friend for when problems come.

[thegoose]

I sold a 2003 Mk II with just 11,000 miles about 18 months ago. I'd had to get a diff pack fitted (circa £1100 at my specialist) when it was only just 3 months past being 2 years (and therefore out of warranty). When sold, I had the car checked at the local OPC and made the customer sign a disclaimer saying he understood the implication of declining to take the warranty, which he had chosen to do despite my recommendation otherwise. However, he changed his mind the next day and took out the cover (his mate who worked in the Parts Dept at his local OPC put some pressure on him to do so).

He's been in touch since (he wants an RS now) and mentioned that the timing chain broke and how thankful he was of the warranty. He found out from his mate that the parts alone were in excess of £2500. I don't think he'd done more than 5,000 miles in it.

[scoobyc]

Vesuvius 996 said:

scoobyc said:

how close to the warranty running out does the renewal come in does anybody remember? just mines done on 14th but not got anything from porsche yet?

Go and see your OPC sefvice manager and renew it there.

They'll get the benefit of the commission and you'll make a friend for when problems come.

not so easy when i live in john o'groats and my closest dealer is a 500 mile round trip! I'll give them a call on monday though, cheers.

[G T 3]

What do you mean by over revs? there is a limiter,and mine has hit that with road use once,is that a problem?

[spenny_b]

G T 3 said:

What do you mean by over revs? there is a limiter,and mine has hit that with road use once,is that a problem?

I think this is referring to over revving when coming down the 'box, i.e. if going from 4th to 3rd, an engine rev limiter is of no use whatsoever if the revs were too high in 4th to be going down. The engine will be mechanically driven past the "redline" by virtue of the roadspeed. Classic case of this being a mis-shift if wanting to go from, say, 6th to 4th but getting 2nd instead.

[G T 3]

Cos it mentions over stressing the engine in the warranty,"not subjected to undue stress",surely hitting the limiter going up the box should not affect the warranty?

[housemaster]

G T 3 said:

Cos it mentions over stressing the engine in the warranty,"not subjected to undue stress",surely hitting the limiter going up the box should not affect the warranty?

As has been said, it is more for when someone hooks say 2nd instead of 4th going up, or coming down the box too early and 'buzzing' the engine past the limiter.

Edited by housemaster on Saturday 30th June 19:05