991.2 GT3 - 8 yr service - quoted £3453 - really correct??
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Yes, I have just been quoted £3543.97 for oil, brake fluid, filters, spark plugs and PDK clutch fluid ... though the car has had three interim oil changes and spanner checks in the last 10,000 miles since the last OPC service.
They say it takes 9 hours to do all this work ... does it really ??
They say it takes 9 hours to do all this work ... does it really ??
notsomadmick said:
My standard 991.2 GT3 (manual) will be 13,000 miles by early 2026. My OPC has quoted me - £3453 - for it's 8 year service in the new year Is this really correct???
That seems unjustifiable to me.
Thoughts welcome please !
I went through the same shock on mine for the same service, on average after chatting to 4 or 5 OPC's most would come in around £3k if pressed.That seems unjustifiable to me.
Thoughts welcome please !
nickfrog said:
Maybe they've assumed a lot of that mileage was done on track and far more work is needed?
The spanner checks and early oil changes / brake fluid change should have accounted for that ... and the person who quoted had no idea how the car was used. It is also a drive to and from / road trip car ... I fitted an early new set of P S Cups and used up the original set of PS4S this year ... (though both still have plenty of tread on them).Aren't these cars built to do that ?
Inspectorclueso said:
I ll be due the 8yr on same car next July. I m tempted to try some known specialists, as I m less than impressed with OPCs I ve dealt with in general. I assume that as long as it s down to the required spec, warranty is fine ? Any thoughts.
That can't be right surely - if one could use an Indie and still be eligible for continued warranty then that would break Porsche's business model. ChrisW. said:
Yes, I have just been quoted £3543.97 for oil, brake fluid, filters, spark plugs and PDK clutch fluid ... though the car has had three interim oil changes and spanner checks in the last 10,000 miles since the last OPC service.
They say it takes 9 hours to do all this work ... does it really ??
Drive belt and tensioner as well at 8 years? They say it takes 9 hours to do all this work ... does it really ??
I'll be in a similar boat in March. I had thought the schedule was Minor/Major/Minor/Major ad infinitum. It's a major at 8 years. The last major was £1500 back in 2022. I have 18 months Porsche warranty remaining, so had thought that a main dealer service was the right way to go. At over £3k for a relatively simple set of tasks, it seems excessive.
Had a recent first service on my GT3, the bonnet was open for about 2.5 hours, cost over £1500..
At the same time had a 6 year service on my M135i at a BMW dealer, cost £330, inc loan car..
I just can’t get my head round why the Porsche service is around 5 times the BMW one, do they have to send Porsche a £500 fee for using their diagnostics, perhaps to keep the warranty costs reasonable?
At the same time had a 6 year service on my M135i at a BMW dealer, cost £330, inc loan car..
I just can’t get my head round why the Porsche service is around 5 times the BMW one, do they have to send Porsche a £500 fee for using their diagnostics, perhaps to keep the warranty costs reasonable?
It s madness prices. Porsche have got this all wrong, their warranty is too cheap and servicing too expensive. They should put the warranty up to £2k per year, still a bargain compared to Ferrari and Mclaren and bring down the servicing by 50%, no way to justify £3k for a major service on a later model 911. They will lose the servicing bread and butter business to good indies and just sell cheap warranty’s. At the moment you can buy a cheap Porsche warranty from them and take your car to a good indie who service to OEM standards and doesn’t invalidate the warranty. Amazing they haven’t done something about this before especially the claims coming in for 991.2 turbo issues.
Edited by maura on Thursday 20th November 09:58
The servicing is the reason I got rid of both the Porsches I have had. I always felt like I was being robbed and they just made stuff up. People say you dont have to have the extras done but I dont like the feeling of them trying it on.
The worst thing was when I sold to a non Porsche dealer they asked for the service report so they could bid me down. Unfortunately I had "lost" it.
I dont think I'll ever own anything new enough to have to trouble a dealer again. I'd maybe go for something which I could take to an independent but there are a lot of options.
The worst thing was when I sold to a non Porsche dealer they asked for the service report so they could bid me down. Unfortunately I had "lost" it.
I dont think I'll ever own anything new enough to have to trouble a dealer again. I'd maybe go for something which I could take to an independent but there are a lot of options.
maura said:
It s madness prices. Porsche have got this all wrong, their warranty is too cheap and servicing too expensive. They should put the warranty up to £2k per year, still a bargain compared to Ferrari and Mclaren and bring down the servicing by 50%, no way to justify £3k for a major service on a later model 911. They will lose the servicing bread and butter business to good indies and just sell cheap warranty s. At the moment you can buy a cheap Porsche warranty from them and take your car to a good indie who service to OEM standards and doesn t invalidate the warranty. Amazing they haven t done something about this before especially the claims coming in for 991.2 turbo issues.
its likely the same cost overall? also supercar pricing for warranty and service work(Mclaren/ferrari) would always be more than sports car pricing.Edited by maura on Thursday 20th November 09:58
remember you get 2 year intervals also on a porsche so the overall cost is much lower than supercar servicing and warranty.
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