997 2s servicing costs
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Deano997 said:
Hi gents,
Thanks for all of your comments, they have been most helpful. Just for the record I think I will be taking the car to an Indy (zentrum in Calverton) for the brakes and let Porsche do the service and clutch. Thanks again. Cheers, Dean
Hi Dean - let us know how you get on with Zentrum. I was considering using them as they're only up the road from me and if the OPC servicing requirement is no longer needed to maintain the OPC extended warranty as intimated by some of the other responses on here then it could save a £££s. Thanks for all of your comments, they have been most helpful. Just for the record I think I will be taking the car to an Indy (zentrum in Calverton) for the brakes and let Porsche do the service and clutch. Thanks again. Cheers, Dean
Anyone care to post up an image of their confirmation letter from Porsche UK about this new waiver?
purpleperil said:
Hi Dean - let us know how you get on with Zentrum. I was considering using them as they're only up the road from me and if the OPC servicing requirement is no longer needed to maintain the OPC extended warranty as intimated by some of the other responses on here then it could save a £££s.
Anyone care to post up an image of their confirmation letter from Porsche UK about this new waiver?
Would be interested to see this too!Anyone care to post up an image of their confirmation letter from Porsche UK about this new waiver?
A full set of Pagid discs and pads are less then £500 at the moment from ECP. Discs only would be £300.
These are an easy DIY or any competent garage could fit them - Porsche specialist status is not necessary. They use Brembo brakes which are really easy to work on.
£1680 from for 4 discs is a nonsensical price.
These are an easy DIY or any competent garage could fit them - Porsche specialist status is not necessary. They use Brembo brakes which are really easy to work on.
£1680 from for 4 discs is a nonsensical price.
One thing to bear in mind is that much as an independent may save you a few quid on servicing, and may not invalidate your warranty, a non OPC history makes renewing the warranty a lot more expensive (you have to do a major service)
I just had 4 year service, plugs, brake fluid, drive belt check all in for £800 at an OPC. Took less than 5 mins negotiation to get that. I priced up an Indy and could have saved £100 ish, but it would cost a lot more than that come warranty renewal.
Get your brakes done with gen parts anywhere you like. It will not effect renewal or your current warranty as they have no idea where the work is done, just that the parts are genuine. No stamps in the book for brake work. You may well find though that your OPC will price match (or near enough) if they want the work. If not try another OPC.
The prices they've quoted for the service work are pretty good. Menu pricing is £630 service, £200 plugs, £150 brake fluid, £45 drive belt check, and it'd be £600+ at an Indy, so just over 800 isn't bad. Doubt an Indy will lend you a nice new Porsche for the day either.
I just had 4 year service, plugs, brake fluid, drive belt check all in for £800 at an OPC. Took less than 5 mins negotiation to get that. I priced up an Indy and could have saved £100 ish, but it would cost a lot more than that come warranty renewal.
Get your brakes done with gen parts anywhere you like. It will not effect renewal or your current warranty as they have no idea where the work is done, just that the parts are genuine. No stamps in the book for brake work. You may well find though that your OPC will price match (or near enough) if they want the work. If not try another OPC.
The prices they've quoted for the service work are pretty good. Menu pricing is £630 service, £200 plugs, £150 brake fluid, £45 drive belt check, and it'd be £600+ at an Indy, so just over 800 isn't bad. Doubt an Indy will lend you a nice new Porsche for the day either.
Edited by wilkos on Sunday 19th May 19:05
Tom 911V said:
Frustratingly there appears to be a lack of consistancy on the tyre front. 'At the discretion of the individual dealership' would be my take on things. In my experience most sensible aftersales managers are fairly relaxed about such things given some of the fastest Porsche cars are currently leaving the factory with non 'N' rated SuperSports fitted to them. My advice would be to speak to your local dealership before deciding which route to go.
Tom 911Virgin
OPC Glasgow wouldn't budge - it was N-rated or nothing - they were reading the script and couldn't imagine Super Sports, despite the vastly better wet weather performance (a non-trivial issue in Scotland!). Very disappointed.Tom 911Virgin
Edited by Tom 911V on Wednesday 20th March 16:34
wilkos said:
Get your brakes done with gen parts anywhere you like. It will not effect affect renewal or your current warranty as they have no idea where the work is done, just that the parts are genuine. No stamps in the book for brake work.
Sorry but this is dangerous crap.If you get your brakes done at an indy this will VOID your extended warranty. This is a simple contractual FACT. You will have breached the terms of the contract and therefore your cover is VOID.
If your engine goes, and you have shiny new brakes on, Porsche are legally entitled (if they put their mind to it) to VOID your warranty, because they WILL know that you got them done elsewhere, because ALL work done by OPCs is recorded against your chassis number on their system. There may be no stamps in the book, but shiny fat shiny brake discs and no record of OPC fitting them = no warranty cover from Porsche.
You MIGHT be lucky, and you MIGHT get away with it, but the legal position is CRYSTAL clear.
Edited by RSoovy4 on Monday 20th May 11:19
Current contract only insists on porsche parts, so brakes done elsewhere with genuine parts are not an issue.
Its only when renewing the warranty that service history outside the network necessitates a major service.
Once the brakes have been on the car for a few weeks, no one could tell when they were replaced or if they have been. Judging by the current wear on my discs, they'll last to somewhere between 60k and 80K miles on the original set. Pads will last a similar mileage for me.
Its only when renewing the warranty that service history outside the network necessitates a major service.
Once the brakes have been on the car for a few weeks, no one could tell when they were replaced or if they have been. Judging by the current wear on my discs, they'll last to somewhere between 60k and 80K miles on the original set. Pads will last a similar mileage for me.
wilkos said:
Current contract only insists on porsche parts, so brakes done elsewhere with genuine parts are not an issue.
Its only when renewing the warranty that service history outside the network necessitates a major service.
Once the brakes have been on the car for a few weeks, no one could tell when they were replaced or if they have been. Judging by the current wear on my discs, they'll last to somewhere between 60k and 80K miles on the original set. Pads will last a similar mileage for me.
There's another thread running - someone bought a car from OPC a couple of weeks ago - this exclusion is in there.Its only when renewing the warranty that service history outside the network necessitates a major service.
Once the brakes have been on the car for a few weeks, no one could tell when they were replaced or if they have been. Judging by the current wear on my discs, they'll last to somewhere between 60k and 80K miles on the original set. Pads will last a similar mileage for me.
AlexH997 said:
So is that a yes or no regarding using Indy to fit genuine discs and pads to your car with Porsche warranty.?
As far as I know, the current wording of the policy means that ANY work done by non OPC means the warranty is void. So the answer is NO.I've seen nothing concrete to dispel this.
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