Cayman S Servicing Prices
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Can anyone who has put their Cayman S in for the 20,000 mile service (or 40,000 mile service as well if there are any high mileage car owners on here) let me know what the costs were?
I believe a standard service is about £350 at an OPC but did anyone else need anything else done / replaced which was not covered by warranty?
Cheers
I believe a standard service is about £350 at an OPC but did anyone else need anything else done / replaced which was not covered by warranty?
Cheers
Hi
Yes, had mine done last year.
The service is fixed price, around £320-ish (Bolton OPC) and no, nothing else was actually required, though, of course they pulled the old "I have to advise you that you should replace the pads and disks" routine. Cost £1250!!
I had already had the pads replaced (done it myself for £280 including new sensors), and when pushed as to how much meat was left on the disks, the service man backed down, saying they would actually probably be alright for at least another set of pads.
Just changed the front disks at 28K and they measure up only half worn (1mm of wear out of a maximum of 2mm max recommended wear limit) so my advice is don't listen to OPCs concerning when to replace disks/pads (BTW I replaced all-round pads and disks with OEM Porsche parts for £350 parts, £90 labour)
I also replaced the wipers at service, without looking at the price!! Buy them from the parts desk and fit them yourself. I think they charged me £28 to fit the wipers at the OPC!!
Anything else above and beyond that should be covered under warrenty, at this point.
Jack
Yes, had mine done last year.
The service is fixed price, around £320-ish (Bolton OPC) and no, nothing else was actually required, though, of course they pulled the old "I have to advise you that you should replace the pads and disks" routine. Cost £1250!!
I had already had the pads replaced (done it myself for £280 including new sensors), and when pushed as to how much meat was left on the disks, the service man backed down, saying they would actually probably be alright for at least another set of pads.
Just changed the front disks at 28K and they measure up only half worn (1mm of wear out of a maximum of 2mm max recommended wear limit) so my advice is don't listen to OPCs concerning when to replace disks/pads (BTW I replaced all-round pads and disks with OEM Porsche parts for £350 parts, £90 labour)
I also replaced the wipers at service, without looking at the price!! Buy them from the parts desk and fit them yourself. I think they charged me £28 to fit the wipers at the OPC!!
Anything else above and beyond that should be covered under warrenty, at this point.
Jack
pikey said:
How many miles did you get out of the tyres?
Mmm, well the first set of rears went to around 16k, the fronts went to 18-19K and then since then I have had a shit-load of punctures, so the count is all screwed up now. They were Michelin PS2s, BTW.I am driving the car a lot harder now than I was the first year, so everything is wearing a lot quicker now. Brakes have gone about 2/3 the lenght of the first set, and the tyres look as though they are diminishing at around the same ratio. However, the shoulders of the fronts are completely gone, even though there is decent tread on the rest of the tyre. Must need a geo set-up.
Jack
If you can't trust your Porsche dealership you should be changing to another one. It really irritates me if they cannot be honest with you. Personally, I like to go in and say, let's take a look at it, ok, what do you think needs done. Then just do it and feel your money's been well spent. After all, with the money you save you are only going to buy another one so they win in the end. If you can't trust what they say, its time to find someone else.
cardigankid said:
If you can't trust your Porsche dealership you should be changing to another one. It really irritates me if they cannot be honest with you. Personally, I like to go in and say, let's take a look at it, ok, what do you think needs done. Then just do it and feel your money's been well spent. After all, with the money you save you are only going to buy another one so they win in the end. If you can't trust what they say, its time to find someone else.
I agree 100%However I'm currently on my second OPC, unfortunately, they are both owned by the same group. The second one is a lot better than the first, trust me. At least they can actually fix the warrenty issues I take it in for rather than just fob me off. Not much else in my area, so as soon as out of warrenty I'm off to a local Indi guy who I ffel much more comfortable with.
Unfortunately (or I look like a mug) this attempt to over-price and over-sell unneccessary work is not confined to Porsche, by no stretch. BMW have to be worse. I have had far worse experiences with main dealer BMW than any other company. e.g. they couldn't balance a rear wheel, after 2 attempts, so they asked their "specialist" to look at the wheels. Apparently all 4 wheels were buckled and needed replacing, on a 2 year old car. YEH RIGHT!!! took the car to an indi wheel centre, balanced the wheels while I waited and the car has been perfect since!! Plus the old "need new brakes" at service. Took to an indi who told me there was "over 50%" left on the pads and disks.
They are basicaly praying on suckers who don't know better or don't care. It is a complete abuse of trust and it makes me physically sick thinking about it, particularly every time I think of the robbing w
rs who tried to have me for 4 x 18" M-Sport rims and tyres............... 
Jack
"However, the shoulders of the fronts are completely gone, even though there is decent tread on the rest of the tyre. Must need a geo set-up."
Jack,
During my PDE I discussed tyres with Rob Newall. My Cayman S came with Bridgestones. I had heard that the Michelins were the best tyres for the Cayman S. So I asked for his opinion. He said there was nothing between the Michelins and the Bridgestones for grip. He reckoned the Bridgestone wear better, particularly with respect to shoulder wear. The Bridgestones have more 'meat' on the shoulders.
So far I have no complaints about the Bridgestones, and I have had good experiences with Bridgestones on previous cars.
Jack,
During my PDE I discussed tyres with Rob Newall. My Cayman S came with Bridgestones. I had heard that the Michelins were the best tyres for the Cayman S. So I asked for his opinion. He said there was nothing between the Michelins and the Bridgestones for grip. He reckoned the Bridgestone wear better, particularly with respect to shoulder wear. The Bridgestones have more 'meat' on the shoulders.
So far I have no complaints about the Bridgestones, and I have had good experiences with Bridgestones on previous cars.
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