Is porsche approved used worth the extra money?

[srodgers2004]

Hi, I am looking to purchase my first Porsche and am looking at taycan 4S 2020/2021 model.

I have noticed there seems to be a premium with buying approved (they seem around 10% higher compared with other dealers), but this is obviously offset by the 2 year approved warranty.

Looking at the warranty I don't believe the battery is covered by the warranty and they seem to exclude quite a bit more so I'm trying to work out if it is worth the extra money going for approved if it doesn't have a complex engine that may fail.

What would you advise?

Cheers

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[chun]

Alternatively you can pay 10-20k a year on fixing bits that break on it

 

[Persuader]

Yes. It most definitely is worth the extra to buy Approved from a Porsche dealer. Just haggle on the price. Make them an offer.

 

[srodgers2004]

Yes. It most definitely is worth the extra to buy Approved from a Porsche dealer. Just haggle on the price. Make them an offer.

Thanks, will do

 

[srodgers2004]

Alternatively you can pay 10-20k a year on fixing bits that break on it

is that a true figure or just plucked out of the air for sarcastic value?

 

[chun]

is that a true figure or just plucked out of the air for sarcastic value?

You can look up prices for parts: the yearly heater replacement; maybe charger replacement, communication module, charging door, etc. The parts themselves go for thousands.

And at least here porsche charges 600€ an hour, so do the math.

The car is too unreliable to own without porsche approved warranty

 

[nxdtravis]

My 2020 4S came with 2 year Porsche Warranty which runs out in October at which time I will get the car serviced and pay for an additional 2 year warranty to take up to 8 years old after which battery warranty expires. To date I have travelled over 12000 miles with no issues at all but it gves great peace of mind knowing the main parts are covered including road side assistance if you do break down.

 

[srodgers2004]

You can look up prices for parts: the yearly heater replacement; maybe charger replacement, communication module, charging door, etc. The parts themselves go for thousands.

And at least here porsche charges 600€ an hour, so do the math.

The car is too unreliable to own without porsche approved warranty

thanks, i

My 2020 4S came with 2 year Porsche Warranty which runs out in October at which time I will get the car serviced and pay for an additional 2 year warranty to take up to 8 years old after which battery warranty expires. To date I have travelled over 12000 miles with no issues at all but it gves great peace of mind knowing the main parts are covered including road side assistance if you do break down.

thanks, will give the dealer a call probably worth it for the peace of mind, hopefully theres a deal to be done with the dealer but they have just listed the car im looking at yesterday so may wait a little bit to see if they drop the price a little.

Im assuming you havent had the issues the other poster mentioned with yearly heater replacements etc?

 

[nxdtravis]

Porsche dealers can only provide a Warranty once all recalls have been completed hence all historic issues will have been completed. I appreciate there is a premium buying direct from Porsche dealer but at least you have confidence any issues will be addressed if necessary. Mine came with Night Vision Camera which didn't work but was replaced under warranty once I reported the issue to Porsche Newcastle. In the 15 months of ownership the car has been impeccable and sailed through its MOT last October. I have not experienced any of the issues raised on Taycan Forums to date and just love driving the car.

 

[srodgers2004]

Porsche dealers can only provide a Warranty once all recalls have been completed hence all historic issues will have been completed. I appreciate there is a premium buying direct from Porsche dealer but at least you have confidence any issues will be addressed if necessary. Mine came with Night Vision Camera which didn't work but was replaced under warranty once I reported the issue to Porsche Newcastle. In the 15 months of ownership the car has been impeccable and sailed through its MOT last October. I have not experienced any of the issues raised on Taycan Forums to date and just love driving the car.

thanks, im actually looking to use porsche newcastle so thats helpful, cheers

 

[MrJones02]

Maybe its different in the UK, but here you can just buy a random taycan, have porsche do their 111 check (that will cost you a couple hundred), and if everything is OK, you can add porsche approved warranty to that car ... then just renew before it expires or you'll have to do the 111 check again.

 

[RodeoDrive]

The problem with that is that you have to wait for 3mo after your purchase.

You'd be tempted to say it ain't much, but in that time my 22KW OBC broke and I (almost) paid 7k to replace it.


With any other car, I'd probably take my chances. With the Taycan being very expensive to fix and not a lot of independent options - if any - I'd go with the Approved.

The Approved warranty even gives your *some* coverage on top of the 8y battery warranty - though there's an open debate on what is age/wear related and what not, I guess we'll see post 2028 .

 

[Leccy61]

I'll offer a plan B if you can't negotiate a price you're happy with at a Porsche centre for a car with the spec you want.

If a car that meets your spec is available at a reputable independent EV dealer who will prepare the car to a standard you're happy with, knows Taycans and has a relationship with a Porsche Centre and will ensure the car is up to date with software updates and recalls and arrange for any work that needs doing by liasing with a Porsche Centre before you buy, you could be onto a good deal.

If you get the VIN of the car you can get its history via @ct14garage on this forum. The report he provides lists all service work, repairs, recall campaigns and updates the car has had.

From a warranty perspective all cars have the 8 year/100,00 mile HV battery warranty, for everything else if the car is less than 3 years old or it's a SoR type transaction it will/may have some Porsche warranty remaining that you can then extend. If not scrutinise the warranty the independent dealer provides, if in doubt walk away, but if they offer their own back to base warranty that lasts at least 90 days you can then take the car to a Porsche Centre and get the 111 point check (approx £300) and purchase the Porsche warranty (£2150 2 years).

I did this because I couldn't find the spec I wanted from a Porsche dealer for a price I wanted to pay, plus the trade in deals for my Tesla were terrible compared to the EV dealer. Cost to change was £7k less so even with subsequently paying for the 111 check and 2 year Porsche Warranty it worked out well.

 

[ferdiaz]

The problem with that is that you have to wait for 3mo after your purchase.

You'd be tempted to say it ain't much, but in that time my 22KW OBC broke and I (almost) paid 7k to replace it.


With any other car, I'd probably take my chances. With the Taycan being very expensive to fix and not a lot of independent options - if any - I'd go with the Approved.

The Approved warranty even gives your *some* coverage on top of the 8y battery warranty - though there's an open debate on what is age/wear related and what not, I guess we'll see post 2028 .

What year is your car? The OBC is warrantied through "new car warranty" for a period of 5 years after the first registration.

Mine broke three weeks ago while the car wasn't yet CPO'd due to the 3-month mandatory ownership period, and it was replaced at zero costs.

There have been instances of people being charged for replacing the OBC even if the car was warrantied, and then reimbursed whe proved that the new car warranty was indeed active. You may want to check whether you can claim back that too.

Additional items on extended "new car warranty" periods are the HV battery (8 years) and, heater (6 years) and something listed as "electric fan" (5 years), which I am unsure about what it is exactly.

 

[Silent Assassin]

Or Plan C - Look at private vehicles for sale that are still under Porsche extended warranty.

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