Mark, I think you're entitled to 6 years of coverage from the in-service date, with CPO. (if your car was out of warranty when you bought it, you'd get 2 years from the date you bought it)

I don't think your car (as an 09) was put in service in September, 2007, so I'll bet there's something wrong with your facts (either non-CPO) or you have coverage beyond Sept 2013. Or - are you saying that you have original factory coverage until 2013, and then CPO coverage until 2015? If so, that is very cool. With that said, if it was me, I'd be very careful about messing with things that would void parts of that warranty, such as screwing with the calipers, but - thats just me....

 

Also Mark, do you have the CPO sticker afixed to the inside of the driver's door jamb and did you get all the CPO paperwork with the pruchase?

 

I have received a new engine under the CPO program. Thank goodness.

 

I purchased an '07 C4S 1 year ago and during a normal service the technician found a tiny leak of the RMS...they took everything apart and fixed it at no cost. Although I'm still under the normal warranty, the CPO offers a piece of mind knowing that anything can go wrong and it'll be taken care of.

 

I'd probably go for the CPO because I know how I'm going to be driving the car. I drive my cars hard, and would hate to toss in a 10K+ engine if something failed.

 

I did not know that - makes CPO a must...bumper to bumper is great...im surprised they changed it

 

After reading the 20 responses to my original question about CPO's worth it?, I have concluded it has been BAD that the CPO's have been GOOD.

BAD because so many major problems have surfaced in a relatively new model that required the use of the warranty, but GOOD because the CPO came to the rescue and saved those owners big bucks.

I am surprised that so many catastrophic disasters, like blown engines, have occurred. Or course we don't know how many of these failures were driver error and how many were defective parts so I temper my opinion with this unknown.

It seems a CPO is a good idea combined with a PPI to discover faults that can be used to drive the price down enough to cover the cost of the CPO.

 

There were over 100,000 997's produced in the first 3 years, and to have a few engines go is not bad. These cars are very well built and most of us have very few if any problems at all. I still stick to the fact that things will break, and to have a warranty that covers you is a way of having a predictable cost of ownership. My warranty expired in April, and I bought a third party warranty for 5 more years.

All of my vehicles have extended warranties, it covers me, but it also makes them easier to sell if I decide it is time for a change.

 

I wouldn't buy a previously owned high line car without an extended warranty. Penny wise and pound foolish without it.

 

they all do go, when you push them. it is in M96/97 DNA I think.

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...96-engine.html

at least I do not have much illusions about it and $8K or so for replacement one is not overly bad.

 

"so many" - hardly a representative sample.

 

BAD because so many major problems have surfaced in a relatively new model that required the use of the warranty, but GOOD because the CPO came to the rescue and saved those owners big bucks.

I am surprised that so many catastrophic disasters, like blown engines, have occurred. Or course we don't know how many of these failures were driver error and how many were defective parts so I temper my opinion with this unknown.


Please bear in mind that these forums (6Speed & Rennlist) represent the (vocal) minority of P car owners. There are many 10's of thousands 911's being driving in this country without the catastrophic disasters, like blown engines as described here. These cars are very reliable as supported by industry data. In any event, I like the peace of mind with a CPO.

 

my porsches have been better quality than the mercedes and bmws i have owned..All 3 are good but i am very confident in my porsche - exceptional quality and reliability. That said, I still sleep better knowing I am under warranty.

 

8k? I thought I read somewhere that it was closer to 20k for the 997.1's? Perhaps the difference between an "S" vs non-S? Or is it just who you go to?