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997 Carrera/Carrera S 2005 - to go Official vs Specialist

GrayDuke

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Hi - I am getting rid of Z4 Coupe and buying a 2005 Carrera or Carrera S coupe in 6 weeks, and having a real problem deciding whether to go Porsche Official or one of the specialists..budget is £36-40k, don't mind paying for official but put off by their (I'm based in London) labour rates etc - do about 5k miles a year, planning to keep 997 for 2 yrs, so maybe not too much of an issue but prefer their warranty. Has anyone had any experience with either that can give me some advice. Many thanks
 
Bought from a Private owner a 56 reg about 6 months ago and never regreted not getting it from an OPC (not yet). The amount of money saved (got an excelent price) means I can afford a number of major failures before the warranty that the OPC will give you start adding value. At the end of the day is a preference but with the amount of money you are planning to spend you should get a good car with good specs and low milage

Theo
 
At the moment, its more a case of who has the stock that suits your needs / budget. Don't be put of by an indie or an OPC. Maybe more objective to pick a couple of candidate cars, post them up and we can give some advice.
 
I do not see any justification in buying from an OPC except if the OPC warranty is a must have. Some indies are very good also and the price difference between OPC and Indie is around £2-3K. Do not exclude private sellers though, most of them love their Porsche and maintain them very well. I would have no problem in buying from a private seller if the car is right. maintained by OPC and is cheaper than similar cars sold by indies and OPCs. In addition if the car is still under OPC warranty, a private seller can transfer the OPC warranty to the new owner something that an indie cannot do. In order, I would choose (i) private seller, (ii) indie and (iii) OPC
 
I have just bought a '55 carrera S i spent alot of time looking at cars at opc and indies. I have to say that from what i have seen although you pay more at an OPC you get more for your money and a great buying experience (we did anyway) My car came with a 12 month warranty which includes the main seal problem, 12 months MOT, 12 months break down and it had its first major service. The condition of the cars was alot better also, they refurbed the wheels, any paint damage and some very minor leather work, it looked like new when we picked it up. I couldn't find such a good deal at any independent sellers, some cars for similar money were real dogs.

Good luck
 
indie or opc

I spent 6 months looking at indies and opc's - I also looked at a couple of private's.

In the end I decided that peace of mind was important when spending this kind of money, but opc were more expensive than indies!

I ended up buying from portiacraft - north london - and I am so pleased and happy with not only the car, but also the after care service.

Not had anything major to do, just a couple of cosmetic things - (my choice) and portiacraft have been just brilliant!

They may also do a buy back scheme - have a chat with them.

Also, got my finance from performance car - jamie is brilliant - got me the best deal by far!
 
Originally bought from an independant (but not Porsche specialist) dealer and subsequently bought the replacement from our local OPC.

I agree with Dougindevon that the OPC buying experience is special. :thumbs: The OPC warranty, although restrictive in terms of later modification, also provides peace of mind that you may not get from some independents. Of course you're paying for both of these.

If buying fron an OPC you might also find it easier to negotiate "extras" in the deal, for example: Cruise Control would cost you £560 ish to retrofit, but an OPC can perhaps more readily absorb the cost, so might be more amenable.

In summary, you can identify the good independents from comments in this forum. Choose one of them or an OPC and you should be fine. If you find the car you want elsewhere, make sure you leave nothing to chance and know exactly what warranty you're going to get.

Good luck!
Roy :bye:
 

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