Is this car a CPO?

[Ponch]

Hi all:

My understanding is that if a car is CPO'd before the warranty expires, then the warranty extends to 6 years and 100k. If car is CPO'd after the warranty expires, then it is 2 years and 100k from that point on.

Looking at 2006 997 C2; the ad does not mention any warranty at all, but after closer inspection of the Carfax details, this is what I found:

1. Registered with DMV in Aug 2005

2. Certified in Feb 08

So, am I right (based on the above only) in believing that this car is warrantied until Aug 2011? Is there any way to have Porsche confirm the status - I would prefer to not discuss with seller.

Thanks so much,

Paul

[whall]

Paul,

Firstly, is the car in question being sold by a private party or a Porsche dealer? A CPO warranty is only transferrable from a private party or an official Porsche dealer. A Lexus dealer or "Auto Mart" dealer cannot transfer a CPO warranty.

Second, is there a white CPO warranty decal on the driver's side door jamb? Porsche used to place a decal on the car....I don't think they still do. (In fact, Porsche used to issue a 9"x11" CPO certificate suitable for framing.) Now days with the car's CPO waranty entered in the Porsche data base - available to all Porsche dealers - I think all of the overt documentation is omitted. At any rate, if the car is covered under a CPO warranty it should be easy to determine.

Third, your understanding of the terms of the CPO warranty is correct. However, the timing of the inception of the original manufacturer's warranty, and thus the length of the CPO warranty, is predicated on the "in service" date not, necessarily, the date the car was registered with the DMV.

Finally, what does the "Certified in Feb 08" from the Carfax relate to? If the car was, in fact, warrantied under CPO, the car would be covered until six years after the the "in service" date or 100,000 total miles.

Bill