My New Porsche Had a Rebuild??? - Page 1 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

Hi All! I’m a newbie to these forums and I’ve just bought my first Porsche, a 2004 reg 997. The car has 42K miles and has a huge pile of paperwork, including receipts and invoices, which documents this vehicle’s life. According to the paperwork the owner noticed a ticking noise from the engine last May, and took it in to the East London Porsche Centre. A camera inspection revealed major scoring to cylinder 6 and the owner paid for a rebuild and Porsche warranty. The car has done 2000 miles since the rebuild and there is 7 or so months left on the warranty. My questions… 1. My plan was to keep this car for 1-2 years and put 10-20K on the clock. Should I stick to my original plan, or would you urge me to trade the car in at the end of the warranty and get a newer model? I’m a fairly moderate driver, only flooring it occasionally and almost always shift up a gear before the engine starts to scream in protest. 2. Does the OPC warranty still cover the car, or do I need to contact someone and have the warranty switched to me? Any advice you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated! Ian

If you can trade the car in you can sell it at the end of 2 years. Either way you suffer a hit in depreciation. You are generally better off with a car after you buy it hanging on to it as long as you can. While you have to spend some money for servicing and issues that might arise, this costs less than what depreciation costs you for both the car you trade in and the car you buy to replace it. If you buy a used car you have the risk that you may be jumping from the frying pan into the fire, unless the used car comes with a good warranty or service agreement. Can't help you what warranty question other than if the warranty is offered by Porsche it remains with the car if the car is sold by a private owner or an OPC. I seem to recall there is a $100 transfer fee in the event of a private sale, but you need to be sure. Do not rely upon my memory and based on what is in effect here in the USA. Your first action then would be to ask the OPC from which you bought the car. I have to point out you should have had this warranty thing nailed down *before* you bought car. My advice would be to enjoy the car, give it reasonable servicing -- I particularly like 5K mile oil/filter services -- and just hang on to the car and drive it as long as you enjoy it and can afford it. Drive it forever if you can.

If you do a little research you will find that driving like a wuss can be a cause of scoring. Don't drive it on the torque and use it like it was intended. If you are on a hoon and get stuck at lights, don't nail it from green, just give a minute to let temperatures come down. Don't shift up well to early and don't be afraid of the red line. Enjoy Keep as planned.

FinalCut said: Hi All! I’m a newbie to these forums and I’ve just bought my first Porsche, a 2004 reg 997. The car has 42K miles and has a huge pile of paperwork, including receipts and invoices, which documents this vehicle’s life. According to the paperwork the owner noticed a ticking noise from the engine last May, and took it in to the East London Porsche Centre. A camera inspection revealed major scoring to cylinder 6 and the owner paid for a rebuild and Porsche warranty. The car has done 2000 miles since the rebuild and there is 7 or so months left on the warranty. My questions… 1. My plan was to keep this car for 1-2 years and put 10-20K on the clock. Should I stick to my original plan, or would you urge me to trade the car in at the end of the warranty and get a newer model? I’m a fairly moderate driver, only flooring it occasionally and almost always shift up a gear before the engine starts to scream in protest. 2. Does the OPC warranty still cover the car, or do I need to contact someone and have the warranty switched to me? Any advice you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated! Ian The engine is not screaming in protest my friend. That's where they like to live their life and give their best.

Ok, so less reliance on the low end torque, and start using the full rev range. I'll probably keep the car as planned, but use the warranty period to build up a slush fund just in case there's a catastrophic failure and and the engine goes pop.

FinalCut said: Ok, so less reliance on the low end torque, and start using the full rev range. I'll probably keep the car as planned, but use the warranty period to build up a slush fund just in case there's a catastrophic failure and and the engine goes pop. Just enjoy. If it made 10 years before the first rebuild, it will probably last another 10 before another. Had mine done a few months into ownership (I suspect the last owner ragged it from cold etc) at OPC expense and it's been solid as a rock since (15k this year)

mikearwas said: FinalCut said: Hi All! I’m a newbie to these forums and I’ve just bought my first Porsche, a 2004 reg 997. The car has 42K miles and has a huge pile of paperwork, including receipts and invoices, which documents this vehicle’s life. According to the paperwork the owner noticed a ticking noise from the engine last May, and took it in to the East London Porsche Centre. A camera inspection revealed major scoring to cylinder 6 and the owner paid for a rebuild and Porsche warranty. The car has done 2000 miles since the rebuild and there is 7 or so months left on the warranty. My questions… 1. My plan was to keep this car for 1-2 years and put 10-20K on the clock. Should I stick to my original plan, or would you urge me to trade the car in at the end of the warranty and get a newer model? I’m a fairly moderate driver, only flooring it occasionally and almost always shift up a gear before the engine starts to scream in protest. 2. Does the OPC warranty still cover the car, or do I need to contact someone and have the warranty switched to me? Any advice you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated! Ian The engine is not screaming in protest my friend. That's where they like to live their life and give their best. Oh dear, here we go again.......

FinalCut said: Ok, so less reliance on the low end torque, and start using the full rev range. .........just in case there's a catastrophic failure and and the engine goes pop. Which may well happen sooner rather than later if you take the advice given on here.

REALIST123 said: FinalCut said: Ok, so less reliance on the low end torque, and start using the full rev range. .........just in case there's a catastrophic failure and and the engine goes pop. Which may well happen sooner rather than later if you take the advice given on here. If you read Baz Heart's posts this is exactly what he advocates, driving it properly and don't rely on the low end torque. Clearly it needs warming up first, but once it's there just drive it fully.