Porsche VTS system on a 997
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Can someone tell me what the procedure is to get this system activated / start a subscription. It turns out the car I'm buying that is UK spec but not uk supplied is coming with a Porsche VTS system and I was wondering what the year costs etc. are and If I see the car whether it get's tranfered etc.
Cheers
Guy
Cheers
Guy
Hmm, thanks - I decieded to ring up Porsche UK - wondering as I have a Non-UK supplied car they might tell me to get lost - but they didn't, but they refered me to Cobra, who said it's 200 pounds a year - sodding rip off compared to others - I was told when I paid the deposit that it would not be coming with a VTS so I aranged for an RAC one to be installed at the suppliers address - which I have now cnacelled.
The plot thickens though as I'm told UK supplied cars come 'prepared' for the VTS unit - but this is fitted by the dealer - ergo who going to fit mine as it's not coming though an OPC dealer?
The plot thickens though as I'm told UK supplied cars come 'prepared' for the VTS unit - but this is fitted by the dealer - ergo who going to fit mine as it's not coming though an OPC dealer?
Stickshifter said:
The other things to watch are false alarms....think you get 4 free and after that I think it is £10+ per false alarm.
Ohh that's interesting - what happens if I take the car ferry alot to the Isle of wight? is there a procedure to follow - when I had a tracker fitted to a previous car I rang them up everytime i got on the ferry which was a bit of a pain however after a while I forgot to do it - but they never rang me to say - your cars' been nicked - or moving with the ignition on?!Stickshifter said:
The other things to watch are false alarms....think you get 4 free and after that I think it is £10+ per false alarm.
I've heard that but I don't think it's the case. I've had well over 10 false alarms since January - forgetting to take the widget with me - and nothing's been mentioned yet.gizard said:
Stickshifter said:
Ohh that's interesting - what happens if I take the car ferry alot to the Isle of wight? is there a procedure to follow ?!
You give them a call and ask for it to be put into 'Transport Mode' - also do the same for 'Service Mode' if the battery is likely to be disconnected so a 'tamper' isn't logged.gizard said:
Stickshifter said:
Ohh that's interesting - what happens if I take the car ferry alot to the Isle of wight? is there a procedure to follow ?!
You give them a call and ask for it to be put into 'Transport Mode' - also do the same for 'Service Mode' if the battery is likely to be disconnected so a 'tamper' isn't logged.Edited by gizard on Friday 6th July 07:52
gizard said:
gizard said:
Stickshifter said:
Ohh that's interesting - what happens if I take the car ferry alot to the Isle of wight? is there a procedure to follow ?!
You give them a call and ask for it to be put into 'Transport Mode' - also do the same for 'Service Mode' if the battery is likely to be disconnected so a 'tamper' isn't logged.Edited by gizard on Friday 6th July 07:52
I must confess I was gobsmaked to be asked for an extra £200 for the first years subscription on a brand new £85k car, I didn't even know about it until actually collecting the car!
I can understand why Porsche have chosen to fit it as standard (costs us all £980-ish quid within the list price.) but this a compulsory purchase & Tracker, Trackstar etc are all cheaper to buy, fit & subscribe to.
Because it is a compulsory purchase, I think the first years subscription should be included within the purchase price of the new car & I told HO exactly that, they said blah blah... hard luck!
Mutter, chunter!
I can understand why Porsche have chosen to fit it as standard (costs us all £980-ish quid within the list price.) but this a compulsory purchase & Tracker, Trackstar etc are all cheaper to buy, fit & subscribe to.
Because it is a compulsory purchase, I think the first years subscription should be included within the purchase price of the new car & I told HO exactly that, they said blah blah... hard luck!
Mutter, chunter!
Grant3 said:
I must confess I was gobsmaked to be asked for an extra £200 for the first years subscription on a brand new £85k car, I didn't even know about it until actually collecting the car!
I can understand why Porsche have chosen to fit it as standard (costs us all £980-ish quid within the list price.) but this a compulsory purchase & Tracker, Trackstar etc are all cheaper to buy, fit & subscribe to.
Because it is a compulsory purchase, I think the first years subscription should be included within the purchase price of the new car & I told HO exactly that, they said blah blah... hard luck!
Mutter, chunter!
It isn't a compulsory purchase, at least it wasn't when I bought mine in January - you can have it deleted from the spec & save yourself £980. I can understand why Porsche have chosen to fit it as standard (costs us all £980-ish quid within the list price.) but this a compulsory purchase & Tracker, Trackstar etc are all cheaper to buy, fit & subscribe to.
Because it is a compulsory purchase, I think the first years subscription should be included within the purchase price of the new car & I told HO exactly that, they said blah blah... hard luck!
Mutter, chunter!
I guess they figure if you can afford £85k for a car then you can stretch to £1k for the tracker and £200 per annum will be loose change.
I had it fitted because I couldn't get insurance without it.
IanHug said:
Grant3 said:
I must confess I was gobsmaked to be asked for an extra £200 for the first years subscription on a brand new £85k car, I didn't even know about it until actually collecting the car!
I can understand why Porsche have chosen to fit it as standard (costs us all £980-ish quid within the list price.) but this a compulsory purchase & Tracker, Trackstar etc are all cheaper to buy, fit & subscribe to.
Because it is a compulsory purchase, I think the first years subscription should be included within the purchase price of the new car & I told HO exactly that, they said blah blah... hard luck!
Mutter, chunter!
It isn't a compulsory purchase, at least it wasn't when I bought mine in January - you can have it deleted from the spec & save yourself £980. I can understand why Porsche have chosen to fit it as standard (costs us all £980-ish quid within the list price.) but this a compulsory purchase & Tracker, Trackstar etc are all cheaper to buy, fit & subscribe to.
Because it is a compulsory purchase, I think the first years subscription should be included within the purchase price of the new car & I told HO exactly that, they said blah blah... hard luck!
Mutter, chunter!
I guess they figure if you can afford £85k for a car then you can stretch to £1k for the tracker and £200 per annum will be loose change.
I had it fitted because I couldn't get insurance without it.
If you chose it on your 997 over the other options that is fine, GT3 owners didn't get a choice!
It is not a case of whether you can afford it or not, with a compulsory purchase on an £85k car the first years subs should have been included IMO!
Edited by Grant3 on Friday 6th July 12:07
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