(I posted/asked this on another MB. Interested in you folk's tho'ts, too.)
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I really like my '09 Turbo cab. I've had quite a few Porsches going all the way back to a '67 911T when I got out of school. Paid like $4800 for it in 1976 and it pretty much rusted away. But, it was very nice at the time.

Anyway .... I pretty much always lease my vehicles and change them out every 2-3 years for a new one. Since the 991 Turbo is a couple years away, I tho't about getting a 991 S for a couple years. I drove one couple days ago. Very nice car, but not the power of the Turbo. I'd be disappointed driving it for a couple/three years. Hard going from 500 ponies to 400, eh.

So ... I'm thinking of "releasing" my car for 36 more months. When the new 991 Turbo breaks cover ... IF 7 speed manual is available (didn't care for the PDK ... totally did not involve the driver IMO) and it 'speaks' to me, I'll get one of those.

What I wonder is ... how many people buy a Turbo and keep it for more than the warranty years while driving it often? I'd be concerned that a turbo or some other deal sh*t the bed and I'd have to cough up $12 grand or so. (gulp ..)

I drive my cars hard, but don't abuse them. But, can't afford some BIG deal expense when a major part craps out of warranty.

Who keeps their Turbos beyond warranty?

Thanx.

 

We kept the '02 tt X50 until about six months ago, and all we replaced was a battery and a clutch boot. Those 996TTs are bulletproof!

 

My 97 is past warranty

 

we still have out 03 X50. We just do the service once a year, it only has 15,000 miles on it.

 

warranty schwarranty. It is a lot cheaper to pay to fix a car than to buy a new one.

 

Kept my '07 and now having fun moding it!

 

I won't own a Porsche without some coverage, so I plan to buy something warranty-wise when I get close to expiration of the factory warranty.

Spent 6k on my '99 C2Cab months out of warranty, and had an engine replaced on my '04 C4S Cab (courtesy of Porsche, but I did have an extended through the dealer at the time)...and that was two weeks out of warranty.

For peace of mind, more than money question, I expect to keep a Porsche under some sort of coverage no matter what.

 

Yeah, but those cars have the M96 blocks which are not bullet proof like the M64 block that are in Turbo's up to 997.1.

As for warranty, my family has had great experience with warranty direct.

 

So is mine, but I won't comment

 

I've never owned any sort of car that was in warranty, but I've gotta say, an out of warranty porsche turbo does not scare me nearly as much as an audi or bmw. The porsche turbos are absolutely bulletproof, and built so well that I would have zero concern owning one without warranty.