You're wrong. The dealer has no say about what is and what's not covered. Dealer covers whatever the CPO warranty covers. No exceptions. You also get complimentary loaners when your car is worked on. Believe me, a CPO is worth it's weight in gold!

 

The problem with the cpo is that it's only 2 extra years. If you plan on keeping the car for a while, i would go for an aftermarket warranty. I got a 6yr/75k warranty from easy care for about $2700 + another $400 for the pre warranty inspection/oil change.
jb

2003 996tt stage 1
2004 x5

 

I agree with CPO. If anything goes wrong, you're covered. Plus it helps you later with resale if the car is still under warranty.

 

Chuck -- Did fixing the F-hose leak bring your boost back up to where you had it with the stock DV's?

 

Alpha: Yes...the boost came back with a vengance...I'm hitting a solid 1.0 and peak at 1.1....the dealership remarked that he didn't know how I was getting so much boost from a stock vehicle...I told him that I didn't have that performance till I put in the Europipe. I'm not versed enough to be able to say conclusively that the EP was responsible or if I just have a boost gauge that's reading high numbers. But the bottom line is that the leak had a definite affect on my boost level, and now I'm back in business.

On the issue of the CPO...today I saved over $1000 with parts they replaced in addition to Porsche paying for the flatbedding of my car 40 miles from my house to the dealership...and the dealership sent a van out to pick me up and take me to my car. But, as I said in another post, the CPO warranty doesn't cover nearly as much as I thought it would...there are a LOT of exclusionary items. The dealer wouldn't give me a list of what was or wasn't covered. I was told that I would be informed at the time they diagnosed the problem if it was covered or not and that Porsche does not release that information. Curious huh? CPO coverage that you pay for but don't know exactly what's covered? Doesn't sound correct to me....

 

the 996tt is a bulletproof car . The key is to buy the right car that has been checked out by the right PPI shop. CPO's and aftermarket warrantys are a false sense of security a lot of times. They're in business to take your money, not to pay out for repairs.

tw

 

The problem is that language of the CPO is descriptive and no proscriptive. What this means is that it describes the coverage in terms of mechanical failure of various general assemblies, but then has caveats and exclusions. So that for a 'part' to be 'covered' will depend on how if failed (or more accurately how Porsche and the dealer believe it failed).

They are required by law to provide the language- they are not required to give you a 'part number list of covered items'. What will happen is they will cover some parts automatically, reject some, and then ask for further info on others.

I've heard of a dealer refusing any engine related failure if you modified the exhaust, for example. I suspect PCNA didn't know there is a Europipe on that car Chuck.

A

 

ARD: Thanx for the heads up...going into lurk mode on this subject and be thankful for what I was able to get done.

Based upon your comments, I think your generic signature block might be the way to go.