OPC warranty / transfer workaround..?

[RatBoy M3CSL]

..What's the best way to buy a car privately and be covered by an OPC warranty..?

I'm led to believe that once I buy a car without a warranty on it, I can't put one on for 90 days, so I'm assuming the seller could do this for me tho' in advance which will go with the car and keep continuous cover while V5 ownership changes ..?

[G9 NGR]

As far as I am aware for a car to be covered by any OPC warranty it needs to go through a very thorough check at the dealer, which costs in itself, and any issues would need to be sorted before they will put a warranty on it. Best thing to do would be buy a car that already has a warranty on it, as they are fully transferable. I have a cayman on the classifieds just now with 35 months Porsche warranty remaining

However I dont see why you couldnt do what you are suggesting, obviously the seller would probably expect you to pay for the warranty check over at the main dealer, but you would have to agree what would happen if as a result of the check there is ££££s of work required before it can be covered - who pays for that? Or do you walk away?

G9

Edited by G9 NGR on Wednesday 1st May 08:32

[V8KSN]

RatBoy M3CSL said:

..What's the best way to buy a car privately and be covered by an OPC warranty..?

I'm led to believe that once I buy a car without a warranty on it, I can't put one on for 90 days, so I'm assuming the seller could do this for me tho' in advance which will go with the car and keep continuous cover while V5 ownership changes ..?

Thats right, the seller can extend it and it can then be transferred to you.

If the car is bought from a dealer then there is only the standard sale of goods act warranty for 3 months and then 90 days after buying the car (if it passes an OPC inspection) you can buy a Porsche warranty for it.

If the car is bought from a private individual, the remaining months left on the Porsche warranty can be transferred to you.

If the car is bought from a private individual and there is not much warranty left then you can agree with the seller to have the car inspected, extend the warranty then buy the car and transfer the warranty.

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The grey areas are who pays for the OPC inspection and what happens if there is a major issue (or lots of little ones) that need resolving and you want to walk away? Also, what happens if the car needs things lots of things to get it through the OPC inspection like N rated tyres and/or replacement battery etc etc

Edited by V8KSN on Wednesday 1st May 09:01

[thegoose]

V8KSN said:

If the car is bought from a dealer then there is only the standard sale of goods act warranty for 3 months

Sorry, but there is no such thing as a sale of goods act warranty. No car dealer of any kind is legally obliged to provide any kind of warranty at all.

The only obligation is that for the first 6 months for any fault that occurs it's the dealer's responsibility to prove that the fault wasn't there when the car was supplied (which is usually self-evident anyway).

[V8KSN]

thegoose said:

V8KSN said:

If the car is bought from a dealer then there is only the standard sale of goods act warranty for 3 months

Sorry, but there is no such thing as a sale of goods act warranty. No car dealer of any kind is legally obliged to provide any kind of warranty at all.

The only obligation is that for the first 6 months for any fault that occurs it's the dealer's responsibility to prove that the fault wasn't there when the car was supplied (which is usually self-evident anyway).

Well I never! I thought any dealer had to provide a three month warranty by law.

Apologies OP

[Actus Reus]

It's not a warranty but many dealers call it that when talking to their punters - by law they have to fix anything that was wrong with the car at the time of sale as Goose says (this is a bit of an over-simplification, but pretty well covers it). So it operates a bit like a bumper-to-bumper warranty in one sense, but there's no warranty agreement as such, rather statute which looks after the buyer (like, for example, distance selling regulations which are law, not part of your contract with a supplier). HTH.

ETA: No such rules apply to a private sale. I got a warranty quote earlier from Cambridge on my Cayman btw - £850 without Porsche assist including the check and the warranty, and that's without pushing for a discount.