981 purchase

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flying scotsman

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Friday 24th February 2017
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Further to my pasm post- I saw the car today and will drive it tomorrow. The car is due a major service, plus brake fluid and spark plug change at circa £1000 within the next 3000 or June. The selling garage which have porsche approved technicians said they will do this as part of the sale, is this good enough or should I get a reduced price and pay for the service at opc myself or is it reasonable to ask them to get it done at opc for full sale price? Additionally after speaking an opc today, they confirmed that the car has approved warranty and according to the extremely helpful service manager he said that "he wouldnt tell if I didn't and that the warranty was valid until march 2018. How will an opc know that I have bought the car independently and invalidate the warranty?
Finally, no sign of brake pad change yet, what is the average mileage people are getting without trackdays etc?
Thanks again for all your advice...

flying scotsman

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123 posts

223 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Ok, I am trying to find the small print on the porsche website to confirm that all servicing need to be carried out at opc. Thanks for your input.

flying scotsman

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123 posts

223 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Thanks for all your help.
I am holding fire on the boxster just now as I have 2 young children and although I thought I could get away with only a 2 seater I think the reality is that I probably should get a car with four seats. My wife has told me as much!
Regards the boxster, it is a good looking car, retro fitted pse and the selling garage have said they would do major service inc spark plugs and brake fluid as part of the sale as it is due soon. Car is covered by porsche extended warranty as the car was an approved opc sale in march 2016 so had 111 point check and 2 year warranty applied. The validity of this is questionable as it is being sold by an indy.
I also tested a certain cat d 911 gts yesterday which, although not the car for me due to it not having heated seats and my fear of its resale difficulty, has made me think that I will go the 911 way even though I think the 981 sounded better...