[GH85Carrera]

Yea, warranties are just insurance policies. They know the numbers and they bet your fear of a big repair against the cost of paying for it yourself.

Back when I bought my 74 914 2.0 brand new, it of course came with a factory warranty. At 600 miles they wanted me to bring it in and have an oil change, transmission fluid change, and valve adjustment. That was the one "free" service from the dealership. Within a few months of getting the 914 the glue on headliner was letting go. So under warranty they peeled off the old one and then realized the one they ordered was for a 1.7 and was not going to work. So I drove with no headliner for a few weeks for it to come in. They used American glue, and 26 years later it was still perfect.

1974 was the year our federal government decided to be able to start a car, the seat belt had to be buckled. The little complex relay box under the driver's seat failed on me twice. I was upset to have to walk a mile to a pay phone, to call them to come pick it up. After the second replacement I figured it was looking for the oil pressure to be zero and the seat belt to be buckled. I wired past the oil pressure sender, and pulled that little brain box out. It is in my attic somewhere. I always wear my seat belt, even to move my car from one garage bay to another and never leave my driveway. It is just instinct to buckle up.

When when bought my wife's Macan she wanted the extended warranty. The Macan has been flawless and all it has had done is the prescribed maintenance, one new battery, and the factory recalls done.