959 Sold by Coys
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Seems the right money.
Porsche Reading have bumped up the annual service costs to a silly amount (iirc a big annual service was put up to £20,000). Porsche, in their wisdom, saw that the service costs of the 959 were a pittance when compared against other low volume 80's supercars and decided to put their service costs in line. This is the story I was told by an expert on the 959 and was given as the reason why they have stalled and not increased in price.
Porsche Reading have bumped up the annual service costs to a silly amount (iirc a big annual service was put up to £20,000). Porsche, in their wisdom, saw that the service costs of the 959 were a pittance when compared against other low volume 80's supercars and decided to put their service costs in line. This is the story I was told by an expert on the 959 and was given as the reason why they have stalled and not increased in price.
Lightningman said:
Seems the right money.
Porsche Reading have bumped up the annual service costs to a silly amount (iirc a big annual service was put up to £20,000). Porsche, in their wisdom, saw that the service costs of the 959 were a pittance when compared against other low volume 80's supercars and decided to put their service costs in line. This is the story I was told by an expert on the 959 and was given as the reason why they have stalled and not increased in price.
QuickFit?Porsche Reading have bumped up the annual service costs to a silly amount (iirc a big annual service was put up to £20,000). Porsche, in their wisdom, saw that the service costs of the 959 were a pittance when compared against other low volume 80's supercars and decided to put their service costs in line. This is the story I was told by an expert on the 959 and was given as the reason why they have stalled and not increased in price.
Here's a nice one..
http://www.kidston.com/kidston-cars/109/1993-Porsc...
£20k for an 'Annual' service? Amazing, if true. Would be interesting to know what you would get for all that money.. 100hrs of labour at £200/hr??
http://www.kidston.com/kidston-cars/109/1993-Porsc...
£20k for an 'Annual' service? Amazing, if true. Would be interesting to know what you would get for all that money.. 100hrs of labour at £200/hr??
MogulBoy said:
£20k for an 'Annual' service? Amazing, if true. Would be interesting to know what you would get for all that money.. 100hrs of labour at £200/hr??
That doesn't ring true with this:Kidston advert said:
...in March 2005, the current British owner acquired the car with some 45,000km covered. Since then it has been serviced every year by Porsche GB without regard to cost, and bills for £25,000 are on file. During the present ownership Porsche GB has overhauled the suspension, fitted a new clutch, repaired oil leaks, refurbished the magnesium wheels and serviced the all-wheel drive system.
£25k over 6 years doesn't sound quite so bad, given the repairs/refurbishment that has been done.I'm just telling you what I was told by one of the 'respected' specialist Porsche sales companies; it certainly wouldn't surprise me (when you consider what a full service on many of the 80s super cars costs) but as always, it could be wrong.
Why not call OPC Reading and ask them how much a full service for your 959 is.
Why not call OPC Reading and ask them how much a full service for your 959 is.
Junior Bianno said:
I know it's a rally homologation, but I think the gaps in the arches look ridiculous. Needs slammed - 50/60mm each corner I would say 
(am I going to hell?)
The sport version was a little lower than the Comfort version IIRC. Lowering the car too much would have destroyed it's ability to operate in it's intended capacity....autobahn missile/supercar commuter? (am I going to hell?)Flemke has a 959, I'll try and point him to this to hopefully provide some insight. Although I do remember other threads about the 959 so maybe worth a search by those interested.
Edited by anniesdad on Friday 16th September 13:20
Re the service costs, Porsche Reading charge by the hour. They do not inflate prices because of the car, as intimated above. The issue with 959s is the cost of parts charged by Porsche Germany. These have inflated significantly over the past few years. For example, a new rear PU (which is a very large and complex piece for sure) is nigh on £50k. You could probably tool up a carbon fibre replica of that part for less!
I did consider buying a 959 a few years ago - I decided not to because of the very high parts costs. As I say, that is nothing to do with Porsche Reading.
Cheers
I did consider buying a 959 a few years ago - I decided not to because of the very high parts costs. As I say, that is nothing to do with Porsche Reading.
Cheers
stefan1 said:
Re the service costs, Porsche Reading charge by the hour. They do not inflate prices because of the car, as intimated above. The issue with 959s is the cost of parts charged by Porsche Germany. These have inflated significantly over the past few years. For example, a new rear PU (which is a very large and complex piece for sure) is nigh on £50k. You could probably tool up a carbon fibre replica of that part for less!
I did consider buying a 959 a few years ago - I decided not to because of the very high parts costs. As I say, that is nothing to do with Porsche Reading.
Cheers
Rear PU @ 50K!!! I was told (by the right man) it would cost £18k (inc. vat) four years ago. That is some increase.I did consider buying a 959 a few years ago - I decided not to because of the very high parts costs. As I say, that is nothing to do with Porsche Reading.
Cheers
Police State said:
Rear PU @ 50K!!! I was told (by the right man) it would cost £18k (inc. vat) four years ago. That is some increase.
Indeed. The CGT is not immune to this - I understand that the car's undertrays have nearly tripled in price since launch - perhaps due to reduced stock levels - but either way I approach dips and compressions with some care now. A set would cost over £30k.
That gives me an excuse to post this video - watch at 1.35, 3.00 and 7.12 (per the lap timer on screen). Expensive sounds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vge2ZZVjplk
Superb driving, though.
The car costs nothing like £20k/yr to service, unless it's being driven 50k miles p.a. or something.
How much has got to be replaced typically? This is one of the highest build-quality Porsches ever made. It's not like the thing's going to start falling apart after a bit of use.
One thing that is high maintenance is the damper-lifting system. Fwiw, the Sport model did not have them, and is much the better for it.
flemke said:
The car costs nothing like £20k/yr to service, unless it's being driven 50k miles p.a. or something.
How much has got to be replaced typically? This is one of the highest build-quality Porsches ever made. It's not like the thing's going to start falling apart after a bit of use.
One thing that is high maintenance is the damper-lifting system. Fwiw, the Sport model did not have them, and is much the better for it.
It pisses me off all this about £10/20k pa servicing costs - it just isn't so!!How much has got to be replaced typically? This is one of the highest build-quality Porsches ever made. It's not like the thing's going to start falling apart after a bit of use.
One thing that is high maintenance is the damper-lifting system. Fwiw, the Sport model did not have them, and is much the better for it.
Out of interest flemke, who looks after yours?
stefan1 said:
Indeed.
The CGT is not immune to this - I understand that the car's undertrays have nearly tripled in price since launch - perhaps due to reduced stock levels - but either way I approach dips and compressions with some care now. A set would cost over £30k.
That gives me an excuse to post this video - watch at 1.35, 3.00 and 7.12 (per the lap timer on screen). Expensive sounds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vge2ZZVjplk
Superb driving, though.
This isn't unusual for limited run super cars.The CGT is not immune to this - I understand that the car's undertrays have nearly tripled in price since launch - perhaps due to reduced stock levels - but either way I approach dips and compressions with some care now. A set would cost over £30k.
That gives me an excuse to post this video - watch at 1.35, 3.00 and 7.12 (per the lap timer on screen). Expensive sounds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vge2ZZVjplk
Superb driving, though.
A Maclaren SLR bonnet costs circa £70k I believe because it has to be manufactured to order !
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