Owner of a 2014 Carrera S (low miles, 13k) that runs smoothly. Factory warranty runs out this Friday, 2/28. No CPO, as I did not acquire this from a Porsche dealer.

DO I OPT FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY? Thoughts?

My hunch is NO. This will be my 3rd 991.1 and over the past several years, I have barely needed the CPO warranty. And if I did, I know firsthand my Independent mechanic would have charged me less than 1/2 of dealer charge...only reason I'd got to the dealer was bc said work was 100% covered.

On that note, yes, I have a fantastic Indie mechanic who, for instance, will use OES parts and charge a fraction to me for labor. Ex: recent brake pads replacement x 4 both axles on my prior 911 was 1500$ or so at dealer using "OEM" boxed part and massive hourly rates. I walked out the door with a bill of $526 including tax from my Indie.

But regardless, still want others' 2C!!

Cheers,
Rahul

991.1 C2S, Aerocup Kit, H&R lowering springs

 

Nice find! I’d say in your case, you might be better off passing on the extended warranty.

I myself, opted for the 10 year/100k mile warranty. However, I did so because I am buying the time more than I am the miles.

Friend of mine had his PDK take a dump at 80k miles and only 8 years old. It was a first year 7-speed PDK for his spyder, mine is a first year 8-speed PDK. So you get where I’m going with this lol

Dealership worked out a good deal for it too, so it’s peace of mind more than anything

Good luck

 

If you are keeping the car you can pick one up for not that much - have you received some Fidelity quotes? Michael Jordon at Mossy Motors can give you a quote if not since he had written a lot of these for Porsches over the years: https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1135...-jordan-3.html

 

Worth every penny. None of the third-party ones are as good as the peace of mind you get with Porsche.

 

Fidelity is sold and recommended by Porsche dealers.