Extend warranty - GTS

[JBA]

Hi all,
Sorry if I am touching on a topic already well covered somewhere in our chat archives. However I'd really appreciate some help on warranty options as follows:
My GTS was bought brand new in 2017 will be out of warranty March 2020.
With only 13k miles accumulated and a joyous driving experience that begins as soon as I turn the key and hear that Porsche engine rumble, it seems silly to trade-in just yet.
Therefore I am thinking of extending the warranty for another 2 years (especially to mitigate against the dreaded transfer box problems which seem to afflict Macans).

Do I need to start organising that warranty extension now or wait until March? Also is the cost negotiable from your experiences?

Thanks.

[Miopyk]

For the money and peace of mind the extended warranty offers is worth is to us. Our Cayman is 4 Years old and had no hesitation in taking the warranty out on that. So far we've had a couple of minor claims. We extended twice on my old 987 Boxster and came out about even on that after a couple of major failures.

I'm planning on keeping my current Macan and will also take out the extended warranty when its 3 years old again without hesitation. The Macan has a couple go known faults as mentioned so is worth the cost for us.

As far as negotiation I've never heard of anyone getting a reduction on the warranty itself but we've never paid for the 121 point check so that'll save a bit if you can get that knocked off the bill.

[JBA]

For the money and peace of mind the extended warranty offers is worth is to us. Our Cayman is 4 Years old and had no hesitation in taking the warranty out on that. So far we've had a couple of minor claims. We extended twice on my old 987 Boxster and came out about even on that after a couple of major failures.

I'm planning on keeping my current Macan and will also take out the extended warranty when its 3 years old again without hesitation. The Macan has a couple go known faults as mentioned so is worth the cost for us.

As far as negotiation I've never heard of anyone getting a reduction on the warranty itself but we've never paid for the 121 point check so that'll save a bit if you can get that knocked off the bill.

Thanks Myopik. Did you take out Porsche Assistance too?

[Paul]

I took out just one extra year (inc the Porsche Assist) at the second year service. This gave me leverage to get the check fee waived (because they’re doing the same things twice!) but, as above, paid full money for the warranty.

I’ve not had occasion to use it yet (kiss of death) but when I come to p/x or sell it in the spring it’ll have the 6 month balance left.....

[sparkmacan]

Good morning JBA,
My GTS Macan is a Dec 16 66 plate, the Manufacturers Warranty ran out in Dec, I took the car in in October for the 111 Check.
Passed all straight away & I took out the 2 Year Extended inc Assist.
I thought the assist is so much better than say a standard recovery unit.

I also thought if I do sell it this year it will have nearly 2 Years transferable Porsche Warranty which is a bonus

[putt4par]

Good morning JBA,
My GTS Macan is a Dec 16 66 plate, the Manufacturers Warranty ran out in Dec, I took the car in in October for the 111 Check.
Passed all straight away & I took out the 2 Year Extended inc Assist.
I thought the assist is so much better than say a standard recovery unit.

I also thought if I do sell it this year it will have nearly 2 Years transferable Porsche Warranty which is a bonus

What is the cost to extend for two years with assistance please?

Thanks in advance

[JBA]

Good morning JBA,
My GTS Macan is a Dec 16 66 plate, the Manufacturers Warranty ran out in Dec, I took the car in in October for the 111 Check.
Passed all straight away & I took out the 2 Year Extended inc Assist.
I thought the assist is so much better than say a standard recovery unit.

I also thought if I do sell it this year it will have nearly 2 Years transferable Porsche Warranty which is a bonus

Thanks Sparkmacan. I am veering towards the same on the assumption that the warranty and recovery Ts & Cs and cover post 3 years are identical to the first 3 years of ownership.
PS I wish Porsche would offer a 5 year warranty and recovery at purchase , even if it means a slight hike on the retail price.

[sparkmacan]

Yes I agree JBA,

Cost was :
111 check £180
2 Years Warranty. £1440.00
2 Yrs Roadside. £285.00

Hope this helps

[Tracky]

I would say it is definitely worth it and it ironically because of your low mileage

We found we had some niggling problems with my Mrs’ old 981S because it would sit around for a while without being used - one year I think it did 4K miles and that includes us taking it to the Italian lakes !

[MCDK]

At almost £1900 for two years cover using the figures above it isn’t worth it to me. Yes a big repair may cost more but by my reckoning of probabilities it’s more likely a repair will cost less and more than likely there won’t be any repair needed based on my experience to date.

Do understand why some people take it but seems a lot of money when self insuring seems a reasonable option. Would lean even more to the self insure option where many buyers on here are financially comfortable and a sudden repair bill isn’t going to leave them on bread and water for the rest of a month.