IMS class action suit

[landrovered]

If you want Porsche support on a used car the purchase a Certified Pre Owned car with an extended warranty. If you bought from a private individual and opted not to purchase an aftermarket warranty ( there are many and they cover oiled parts) then you have made the choice to roll the dice on future repairs, how does that savings jingle in your pocket now?

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by landrovered

If you want Porsche support on a used car the purchase a Certified Pre Owned car with an extended warranty. If you bought from a private individual and opted not to purchase an aftermarket warranty ( there are many and they cover oiled parts) then you have made the choice to roll the dice on future repairs, how does that savings jingle in your pocket now?

Extended warranties are for chumps, in the long run you do better without them. Again I refer you to the dealer scenario, if the dealer says "I'd get the extended warranty" then a wise buyer should check the ol google, eff the car fax. I have no plans on extending the factory warranty, either it makes it or it doesn't the coin I'm jangling is the warranty cost I squirreled away for repairs.

[landrovered]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Extended warranties are for chumps, in the long run you do better without them. Again I refer you to the dealer scenario, if the dealer says "I'd get the extended warranty" then a wise buyer should check the ol google, eff the car fax. I have no plans on extending the factory warranty, either it makes it or it doesn't the coin I'm jangling is the warranty cost I squirreled away for repairs.

From another website

"I do have an aftermarket extended warranty with no deductible. It cost me $2700. I received a new remanufactured engine that, including labor charges, would have cost me $12,000. Buying the extended warranty was one of the smartest things I've ever done."

Some folks here might heed this guy's advice.

[cbbepop]

If the posts are referring to the extended warranty I mentioned, I do not mean the type of warranty that you purchase once your factory warranty runs out. Those are useless, more than half the time they don't cover it and the other half when they do cover it - you still have a to pay upfront then they will reimburse you later.

The extended warranty I was referring to that Porsche should have implemented a long time ago focusing on the IMS alone 100k or 10 year is like the warranties that Audi and BMW puts out.

For example, all Audi B7 chassis whether its A4, S4, quattro or FWD uses a cam follower in their HPFP. I'm not even sure what it does but the issue is that the coating on this "cup" wears out around 40-50,000 miles. Once it does, the entire HPFP is likely damaged with repair costs of around $2000-4000. This was a known issue to the Audi community and many new car buyers who frequent Audi forums were advised to go and swap out the cam follower regardless if its broken after a certain mileage as a preventive measure.

So Audi put out a no charge warranty saying regardless if its first owner or not, if the cam follower breaks then they will fix it. But it has to break first is the catch. Furthermore and I tip my hat off to Audi, the warranty says they will reimburse anyone who has already replaced the cam out of pocket prior to this warranty being announced provided the customer can show proof of work done and receipt from an indie shop. Amazing customer care.