Warranty wonders

[David N.]

My CPO is about to run out Dec 26th, and I've just been quoted $3600 for another 3 years thru Porsche on a Boxster S.

Up until now I've been all gung-ho to extend the warranty, but staring at another $3600 incremental cost to manage just has me a bit hesitant. The car has 50k miles and runs great, and living in SoCal I feel like things like the AC and heater aren't really going to be issues. I know catastrophic engine failure is of course the big worry, but aside from that what else do I need to worry about that's not a wear item? Can anyone offer a convincing argument that a warranty is worth it?

I did try Warranty Direct for a quote, but apparently they stopped doing insurance in CA for the last few weeks. So if I want to start a new extended warranty before the CPO runs out I have to act now before WD might start back up again.

-David