Does your under 15 Year Old Porsche have an OPC warranty? - Page 2 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

Simple question for owners of Porsche cars that qualify for the OPC warranty, do you have it?

I did but it only ran to 14 years, not 15.

Yep. Car: 981 CGTS Reason: Dynamic engine mounts primarily - they go with reasonable regularity and are over a grand a corner. PDK failures seem rare, and failures of the 3.4 F6 rarer still, but I track it a fair bit, and I figure the £600 odd per year is an acceptable price to pay for peace of mind when I'm slamming up and down the PDK, working the engine hard, and so on. Finally, when I do come to sell it, perhaps it having an OPC warranty might be a slight benefit.

I've had my 67 reg 991.2 over 6 years and was originally going to extend the warranty, but Porsche didn't contact me about it when the time came to do so, and I just forgot. I've always had it serviced at the OPC and the car is relatively low mileage and in good condition, so I'm pretty relaxed about it (as I type that, worry that I'm tempting fate...)

Yes. 2015 car bought from OPC. Paid for itself many times over.

TEKNOPUG said: I did but it only ran to 14 years, not 15. Probably depends on the exact dates, it would presumably have to expire before the car is 15 years old?

Yep - would always warranty the cars for the duration of I own them - and make sure they have a warranty when I sell them too, as it gives the new owners peace of mind

981Boxess said: TEKNOPUG said: I did but it only ran to 14 years, not 15. Probably depends on the exact dates, it would presumably have to expire before the car is 15 years old? Yes the wording was "Warranty available up to 14 years from purchase date" but obviously the final year would take you to 15 inclusive.

I voted No, but having read the thread it is inapplicable as the car was just over 14 years old on the date of purchase.

13 years old and no longer under warranty, mainly because how do you tell if the problem is a warranty failure or just wear and tear for a worn out part? It is an easy get out for the warranty provider.

Nope. '16 GT3RS track car, run for me by RPM Technik. Neither warranted by nor serviced by an OPC.

No, 13 years old (car,not me) took it out of the warranty, and group servicing, when they started insisting on stupid stuff like the right brand tyre sealant to extend the warranty - plus the money i save with that, plus now using specialists, probably would cover 80-90% of warranty type issues if i have them - that said haven't had an issue in those 13 years of ownership....

Yes as I just bought it, I will take out the warranty again as I have already had to claim for new turbos on my 991.2

2017 Macan turbo Gave up as only issues I have had won’t be covered as “cosmetic” on the extended one: Pan roof drains blocked Black PSE tips made of chocolate Wheel centres corrosion The main issue with Macans (transfer box) has a specific extended warranty from Porsche

Just renewed it after a year of no warranty. Learnt the hard way as the water pump had to be replaced last week. 66 plate Boxster 718 S

Never had a warranty on any car except those I’ve bought new and then never renewed. No warranty on my 997.2 or 981 Spyder and not needed. 10 year old defender bought new has never needed anything. Don’t have warranty on 10 year old X5 either. Not through having lots of money just a trust in regular maintenance, German engineering (largely) and mechanical sympathy!

Malcolm E Boo said: Learnt the hard way as the water pump had to be replaced last week. 66 plate Boxster 718 S Can I ask what sort of mileage that was at? Was it maintained by a Porsche dealer from new?

Billy_Whizzzz said: Never had a warranty on any car except those I’ve bought new and then never renewed. No warranty on my 997.2 or 981 Spyder and not needed. 10 year old defender bought new has never needed anything. Don’t have warranty on 10 year old X5 either. Not through having lots of money just a trust in regular maintenance, German engineering (largely) and mechanical sympathy! You can be as sympathetic as you want, maintain a vehicle to the letter and rely on German engineering, that may well reduce the odds but things still go wrong with cars (or anything else) no matter how well treated they are. You have been lucky, simple as that, may it long continue. I have warranty mainly for the engine and PDK, however, in the meantime other things have gone wrong which means at this point I am about evens. There isn't a right or wrong answer here, the only time you get to find out if a warranty was worth having is the day after you have sold the car.

981Boxess said: Malcolm E Boo said: Learnt the hard way as the water pump had to be replaced last week. 66 plate Boxster 718 S Can I ask what sort of mileage that was at? Was it maintained by a Porsche dealer from new? I'd hope that if it had been maintained by a Porsche dealer from new, I'd get some contribution to any significant failure. I had that with a Land Rover recently where 90% of a gearbox fault was covered even though it was out of warranty.

EdJ said: I'd hope that if it had been maintained by a Porsche dealer from new, I'd get some contribution to any significant failure. I had that with a Land Rover recently where 90% of a gearbox fault was covered even though it was out of warranty. My thinking too, but if it was Indy servicing or high mileage all bets would be off.

I renewed the warranty on my 2018 gt3 for another 2 years in April earlier this year. Just after I did this, I had both PADM's go faulty and a oil return pipe leak. All of which was covered under warranty. So for me a very worthwhile expenditure and I will continue to renew the warranty during my ownership with the car.

EdJ said: 981Boxess said: Malcolm E Boo said: Learnt the hard way as the water pump had to be replaced last week. 66 plate Boxster 718 S Can I ask what sort of mileage that was at? Was it maintained by a Porsche dealer from new? I'd hope that if it had been maintained by a Porsche dealer from new, I'd get some contribution to any significant failure. I had that with a Land Rover recently where 90% of a gearbox fault was covered even though it was out of warranty. If I ever have failures I get a contribution every time from my local Porsche Specialist ... they simply charge less, offer a very personal and professional service, and if ever there has been a problem with the job done it has been sorted with their compliments. This support has made my journey with Porsche Classics so much more fun ... I have had very little more than stress from my OPC ... to be fair they did a good job on a 987 Spyder with 950 miles on the clock that needed its 12 year service ... for the service history !

'14 Cayman GTS Yep, has covered a couple of bits.

2016 718 Cayman PDK, 60k. Having owned a number of German cars previously I extend the warranty religiously. However nothing at all has gone wrong with it, is probably the most reliable car I've owned.

10-year-old Cayman, never been out of warranty. It’s paid for itself over the years, even with little non-mechanical parts being replaced. For £600 a year it’s a no brainer.

Yes.. 2016 Carmine Red 981 GT4 Around 18 months in now and all good. Previous 981 CS, 3x active mounts and left bank exhaust replaced under warranty.

991.2 GT3 - yes 2018 Macan Turbo PP - yes 2017 Cayenne S Diesel - yes All have had issues which have justified the warranty…nothing major but the 4X4’s get used….they’ve done nearly 200k miles between them. I’ve extended the Cayenne’s warranty so it will have nearly 200k miles on it by the time the warranty expires. I think it is good value given how expensive the cars can be to repair and also they haven’t put the price up in years. Can’t be long until they do…

2013 981 Cayman. Not warrantied. I don’t think it’s a bad product, but I’m not willing to pay extra for OPC servicing.

Cheib said: 991.2 GT3 - yes 2018 Macan Turbo PP - yes 2017 Cayenne S Diesel - yes All have had issues which have justified the warranty…nothing major but the 4X4’s get used….they’ve done nearly 200k miles between them. I’ve extended the Cayenne’s warranty so it will have nearly 200k miles on it by the time the warranty expires. I think it is good value given how expensive the cars can be to repair and also they haven’t put the price up in years. Can’t be long until they do… How did they accept the Cayenne extension as there is a 125,000 mile limit or did you extend it at 124,000 miles and then drove it around the planet 3 times?

981Boxess said: Can I ask what sort of mileage that was at? Was it maintained by a Porsche dealer from new? 14500 Miles Yes total OPC history. Although no contribution to the work they did pay for the 12 month warranty renewal which was very good of them. Edited by Malcolm E Boo on Friday 3rd November 21:59

FMOB said: Cheib said: 991.2 GT3 - yes 2018 Macan Turbo PP - yes 2017 Cayenne S Diesel - yes All have had issues which have justified the warranty…nothing major but the 4X4’s get used….they’ve done nearly 200k miles between them. I’ve extended the Cayenne’s warranty so it will have nearly 200k miles on it by the time the warranty expires. I think it is good value given how expensive the cars can be to repair and also they haven’t put the price up in years. Can’t be long until they do… How did they accept the Cayenne extension as there is a 125,000 mile limit or did you extend it at 124,000 miles and then drove it around the planet 3 times? Extended the Cayenne’s warranty by four years when it was at 120k miles….I do circa 25k miles a year. My intention is to sell it when it has a few months warranty left….