Air conditioning broken

So my AC went down a few weeks ago and I finally brought it into the shop. The dealer said there was a leak in the system and it could cost $1,800 to fix. <gulp> Anyway, I bought the car 6 months ago and asked if the CPO covered it -- the answer was yes; so it didnt cost me a dime. But, it is a little scary .... do these little fixes really cost that much money?

I wasn't aware you could go that far back in models/years to get a CPO. I guess if the A/C core broke and the entire unit needed replacement it would cost that for a lot of different cars, let alone a Porsche?

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Yep. If that $1800 number is real. It may be a number grabbed from thin air, or worse case. Worse case may be the only case. It depends upon the guidelines the factory has for the problem. By way of example, my 03 Turbo's transmission developed a leak around a selector shaft. While the techs told me not a big deal, they could remove the transmission and tear it down and replace the seal (the NA 996 transmission uses the same seal) the factory did not have any procedures in place to remove and repair the Turbo transmission. The result was the factory shipped over a new (remanufactured) tranmission which was installed in place of the old/original one. Estimated cost had I had to pay for this out of pocket? Over $10,000. The car was a CPO car though and this transmission problem though was covered and I paid nothing. Take advantage of the CPO warranty and relax. Oh, while the A/C is being fixed under the CPO warranty my understanding is any warranty on the fix, parts or labor, is gone when the CPO warranty expires. So, do use the A/C as much as you can to ensure the A/C is fixed and if not this is identified and noted and addressed as soon as possible to get the maximum value from the CPO warranty. Sincerely, Macster.

Yeah, I bought the 2005 C4S about 6 months ago ... so 18 months left before that protection is gone. I will be doing everything I can to check stuff before it wears out. Thx!

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Well, wear items are not covered, but I think I know what you mean. I know many here scoff at dealer servicing, and early fluid changes for things like the transmission but it was when I had my Turbo in for an early (I forget teh mileage now but under 50K miles) that the tech in removing some panels to get at the transmission spotted the leaking seal which led to a new (remanufactured) transmission. I know it sounds too good to be true but the replacement transmission shifts much better than the original one, too. Bonus! My point is it might be worthwhile to spend a bit a money and have some vital fluids drained/replaced. A tranny fluid change is not that much. Just had this done for my Boxster and it cost 3 liters of fluid ($48/liter) and 0.3 hour labor at $150/hour. Call it less than $200. (I do not know what the Turbo's fluid change cost, or would have cost, since it was not done. The new transmission came with new fluid.) And pay to have an oil/filter service done, or a brake fluid flush/bleed done. The idea is you want some experienced eyeballs around and under your car, well, eyeballing the various areas of the car. A tech's eyes are just naturally drawn to look at the places he's seen trouble appear from before. If he spots any signs of trouble then he brings this up and chances are the CPO warranty covers the cost to put it right. In the miles I put on my Turbo after I bought it, call it 50K miles (from just over 10K miles to around 60K miles) the CPO warranty covered a bad serpentine belt idler roller bearing, a failed radiator motor and dented radiator and assorted hardware (motor shaft broke and broke some mounting hardware and flew against the back side of the radiator and dented but did not hole it), a leaking radiator cap, the transmission leak, transmission shifter (the shifter linkage broke) and a failed (power or boosted) clutch accumulator and leaking clutch slave cylinder. The only thing that went bad and wasn't covered was the damn battery! Sincerely, Macster.

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A suitable Porsche can be CPO'd for up to 8 years after it was sold and up to 100K miles. For instance I bought my 03 Turbo in June of 09 and its CPO warranty didn't expire until late June (the 28th IIRC) of this year. I didn't put 100K miles on the car but I did drive it quite a bit -- around 50K miles -- to shake out as many 'new car' problems as possible and there were a few. Sincerely, Macster.

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Gotcha...Just checked some online listings, definitely a premium, but yes, some are out there from 2003 and 2004 still.