With all this talk about IMS issues and Catastrophic Failures (One Member Just having one yesterday) I thought i'd ask the members who have had them and got them repaired from an aftermarket warranty:

What After Market Company you had?
What type of Plan did you have (Basic, Premiere, Platinum, etc.)
Did you have to pay more than your deductible?

I figure it might help other members choose a good company and plan.....I will compile and post all the results.....

 

"all this talk" i think its a very rare instance for our cars. my insurance is to wait till time to change the clutch then do the IMS bearing upgrade while doing that- Otherwise the 997 is a bulletproof car

 

I agree.....besides some minor issues my 986 was a solid car too.....I just want to know what a good warranty company is if you have a problem.....and i'm not just talking IMS...

 

Carmax MaxCare Extended Service Plan
The Warranty Group is the the actual provider
(top exclusionary plan)
$75 dollar deductible
It's more than paid for itself at this point---Cost $1875
5 years coverage or 90,276 miles (car was purchased with 15,500 miles three years ago and I'm at 33K now.

So far I've replaced under warranty:
Expansion tank
Shifter cable
all 4 TPMS sensors
horn
I'm forgetting something else.

 

I'm uneducated on this, but what other 100K cars have similar "IMS" type problems, e.a. something that wrecks the engine.

 

Here's a more recent example:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/05/b...astrophic-eng/

 

Thanks! Good info!

 

Not much of a comparison since Porsche doesn't issue recalls regardless of the problem. They generally try to ignore the problem until your car is out of warranty, at which point they can continue to ingnore the problem.