Transfer Box Replacement

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Nuclear Nick
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Sorry to hear you've had the problem. But as far as I know, the fault has been identified, a modification introduced and so new transfer boxes should not suffer the same fault again.

Any car, regardless of cost, can experience faults for whatever reason. At least Porsche have taken action to address the issue and replace defective boxes quickly.
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chudwill69 wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:10 am ... if so are we all stuck with a £3k+ bill in the future, very worrying.
Interesting to read your experience. My car is a Sep 2015 SD and I may well be keeping it for several more years. Next year I will be making a decision about extending the 3 year warranty for another year or two. Given that the transfer box is the most common 'expensive' repair mentioned on the forum (and the US forum), is the £3K+ figure you quote above realistic? - i.e: Is that what the dealer said it would cost for parts and labour?

I normally 'cover my own risks' as far as possible with most types of insurance, hence my hesitation to spend nearly £2K (is that right?) on a two year warranty extension. I could simply keep that money in the bank and put it towards potential repair costs. Of course, I could also use an independent specialist to replace the transfer box, further reducing costs.

My car is lower mileage than most, hence if the transfer box fails it is likely to happen later - probably at just over three years old! :)

I don't want to open the whole 'extended warranty' debate again, but am very interested in the actual transfer-box replacement cost.
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I never received an answer to my question above about the accuracy of the transfer box replacement cost, but if anyone knows I'd appreciate the info.

Incidentally, I was just aimlessly eBaying and discovered this photo of a 'second life' Macan transfer box for sale. German engineering at it's best! ;)

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Happy 2nd Birthday to your Macan, Guy! :D
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Wing Commander wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:30 am Happy 2nd Birthday to your Macan, Guy! :D
Thanks WingCo!!! I'd actually forgotten until I received an email with my insurance renewal documents from my American insurer at 0634hrs this morning!

Now searching for a birthday present on Tequipment ... :D
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Ha ha! Lots to choose from on there! Am sure that you'll find the perfect 2nd Birthday Porsche Present for your Macan! 🎁 🎉 🎈 ;)
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Guy wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:29 am
chudwill69 wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:10 am ... if so are we all stuck with a £3k+ bill in the future, very worrying.
Interesting to read your experience. My car is a Sep 2015 SD and I may well be keeping it for several more years. Next year I will be making a decision about extending the 3 year warranty for another year or two. Given that the transfer box is the most common 'expensive' repair mentioned on the forum (and the US forum), is the £3K+ figure you quote above realistic? - i.e: Is that what the dealer said it would cost for parts and labour?

I normally 'cover my own risks' as far as possible with most types of insurance, hence my hesitation to spend nearly £2K (is that right?) on a two year warranty extension. I could simply keep that money in the bank and put it towards potential repair costs. Of course, I could also use an independent specialist to replace the transfer box, further reducing costs.

My car is lower mileage than most, hence if the transfer box fails it is likely to happen later - probably at just over three years old! :)

I don't want to open the whole 'extended warranty' debate again, but am very interested in the actual transfer-box replacement cost.
If I suffered a transfer box failure after expiry of the three year warranty I would still argue that the car/ transfer box was faulty when manufactured and seek recovery of the replacement cost from the retailer utilising my rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. A transfer box should be expected to last a lot longer than 3 years. I would argue that you should expect a transfer box on a £50k+ car to last at least 10 years/100,000 miles.
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Wing Commander wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:39 am Ha ha! Lots to choose from on there! Am sure that you'll find the perfect 2nd Birthday Porsche Present for your Macan! 🎁 🎉 🎈 ;)
Bought a Porsche sponge last year, so really tempted to push the boat out and go for an ice scraper, ready for an anticipated move back to UK later this year :)
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mark-yorkshire wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:42 amIf I suffered a transfer box failure after expiry of the three year warranty I would still argue that the car/ transfer box was faulty when manufactured and seek recovery of the replacement cost from the retailer utilising my rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. A transfer box should be expected to last a lot longer than 3 years. I would argue that you should expect a transfer box on a £50k+ car to last at least 10 years/100,000 miles.
I agree. A lot longer than three years. Especially as in Guy's case, the Macan will have covered lower than average mileage. :geek:
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mark-yorkshire wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:42 am If I suffered a transfer box failure after expiry of the three year warranty I would still argue that the car/ transfer box was faulty when manufactured and seek recovery of the replacement cost from the retailer utilising my rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. A transfer box should be expected to last a lot longer than 3 years. I would argue that you should expect a transfer box on a £50k+ car to last at least 10 years/100,000 miles.
Thanks Mark - that's a very good point. I suppose the ideal outcome would be for the box to fail sooner rather than later in order to get the uprated/updated one fitted with the minimum of fuss.

I would certainly fight the case if it failed shortly after warranty expiry. Especially at such low mileage (good point, WingCo).
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