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swanny71 said:
Quote from my local OPC for a 10 year service was “approx £900” to which I’m sure they would have added all sorts of extras (rusty exhaust bolts, tyre foam etc). If they’d been below £700 I’d probably have gone with them and also renewed warranty.
Instead I went to a well respected local Indy and paid £464, including fitting a GT3 master cylinder that I supplied. No shiny showroom, fancy coffee or pencil skirted receptionist but good service, VFM and a decent loan car from real enthusiasts.
I’m now free to fit PS4S, tinker with the exhaust if I wish, DIY some other routine maintenance (air filter, gearbox oil, serp belt) and worry about any loss of value whenever the time comes to sell.
It’s kinda liberating….
Edited to add: had “notes” from Indy for rusty exhaust bolts, tyre foam out of date, rear discs getting low (but still in spec) and lightly corroded but OK rear brake pipes. All of which I can do myself rather than paying a grand or more to the OPC.
I kind of enjoy doing these simple jobs myself. Get stuck in. Although I'm not sure I'd tackle the brake pipes because I am yet to use my one man brake bleeder so that still feels a bit unknown.Instead I went to a well respected local Indy and paid £464, including fitting a GT3 master cylinder that I supplied. No shiny showroom, fancy coffee or pencil skirted receptionist but good service, VFM and a decent loan car from real enthusiasts.
I’m now free to fit PS4S, tinker with the exhaust if I wish, DIY some other routine maintenance (air filter, gearbox oil, serp belt) and worry about any loss of value whenever the time comes to sell.
It’s kinda liberating….
Edited to add: had “notes” from Indy for rusty exhaust bolts, tyre foam out of date, rear discs getting low (but still in spec) and lightly corroded but OK rear brake pipes. All of which I can do myself rather than paying a grand or more to the OPC.
PaulD86 said:
Service time for my R and I have just had the quote from Porsche. £1,298.04. This was for a "12 year" service and covered filters, oil, plugs, brake fluid and gearbox fluid change. Parts came to £449.61 and then the rest was 5.75 hours at £132/hour. My last major service was eight-hundred and something so this seems like a ridiculous jump.
I've always had servicing done by Porsche, but had my local garage MoT it first and attend to anything "extra" the car may need. This time I'm wondering if it's time to just get the local garage to do the lot... If we had a local specialist up in this part of the world I'd go there, but we don't and the one garage that sort of claims to be, isn't one I'd use. This morning I had the car MoT'd and given a once over by my local garage who, other than some corossion on caliper brake pipes, found nothing wanting doing.
My reasoning for keeping OPC history has been mainly for resale reasons, and while I don't plan to sell it, you never know when circumstances may force something like that (especially when the government seem to have totally lost touch with all forms of reality) and punters do seem to like an OPC history (rightly or wrongly). As I say, a Porsche specialist would be my preference, but there isn't one that it is practical to go to. So what do we think? Time to just get my trusted local to do the lot? I'm torn.
I'm sure your local place will be fine, however you could also try North East Motors in Dyce, they have Porsche and VAG on their main sign.I've always had servicing done by Porsche, but had my local garage MoT it first and attend to anything "extra" the car may need. This time I'm wondering if it's time to just get the local garage to do the lot... If we had a local specialist up in this part of the world I'd go there, but we don't and the one garage that sort of claims to be, isn't one I'd use. This morning I had the car MoT'd and given a once over by my local garage who, other than some corossion on caliper brake pipes, found nothing wanting doing.
My reasoning for keeping OPC history has been mainly for resale reasons, and while I don't plan to sell it, you never know when circumstances may force something like that (especially when the government seem to have totally lost touch with all forms of reality) and punters do seem to like an OPC history (rightly or wrongly). As I say, a Porsche specialist would be my preference, but there isn't one that it is practical to go to. So what do we think? Time to just get my trusted local to do the lot? I'm torn.
Be worth a call to check at least.
Do most of it yourself. Oil from Amazon is like £70 delivered vs £120 from my usual independent.
Plugs are also a piece of piss to do yourself. I did mine myself last time and will do again this time.
Unless there’s something that needs a full Porsche calibration or plug in, it’s all easy to do yourself and know it’s been done properly.
Plugs are also a piece of piss to do yourself. I did mine myself last time and will do again this time.
Unless there’s something that needs a full Porsche calibration or plug in, it’s all easy to do yourself and know it’s been done properly.
ATM said:
I kind of enjoy doing these simple jobs myself. Get stuck in. Although I'm not sure I'd tackle the brake pipes because I am yet to use my one man brake bleeder so that still feels a bit unknown.
I'm the same. I've done all the pads, discs, handbrake shoes on mine. I did the coolant cross pipes too, although with hindsight I'd have paid the local garage to do that one - thanks again to Frayz for his voice notes and words of reassurance and advice when I was doing that one!Brake pipes I'm also not sure I'm up for. The issue I have with doing stuff myself is that I have just bought a house which, to put it mildly, is somewhat of a project. I'm doing a lot of the work myself and simply don't have the time to take on car work as well as renovating a house - work sadly won't give me a years paid leave
PaulD86 said:
I simply don't have the time to take on car work
Yes I have this problem too. It feels like all my toys need something doing to them. Some of these jobs I have started but not yet finished. My new mantra at work is Stop Starting and Start Finishing. I'm struggling to get that to pass over into my life with cars.PaulD86 said:
The 12 year seens to be a major, plus some "checks" and gearbox oil. Is your quote minor, I assume? I've looked up the cost of the parts (they provided breakdown) and I could get some cheaper (oil) and the rest are pretty mcuh the going rate for them, so not huge savings to be had there. I'm just thinking that 5.75 hours to do plugs, filters, gearbox oil and brake fluid sounds a very long time. My local garage at half the labour rate which would save a chunk.
Did you follow up with local OPC regarding the current 20% off all parts and labour ? tighnamara said:
PaulD86 said:
The 12 year seens to be a major, plus some "checks" and gearbox oil. Is your quote minor, I assume? I've looked up the cost of the parts (they provided breakdown) and I could get some cheaper (oil) and the rest are pretty mcuh the going rate for them, so not huge savings to be had there. I'm just thinking that 5.75 hours to do plugs, filters, gearbox oil and brake fluid sounds a very long time. My local garage at half the labour rate which would save a chunk.
Did you follow up with local OPC regarding the current 20% off all parts and labour ? PaulD86 said:
When I was in getting the quote they offered it. It took £80 or so off the bill. My trusted local is coming up with a quote for me. I'm minded to get them to do it. At £8/900 I'd have let the OPC, but their quote is just daft. Being told that the quote included me "benefitting from the reduced labour rate as the car is over 10 years old now" was quite funny though. A reduced rate of £132/hour.
That is strange, the 20% off should be from the total parts and labour cost.Brought my service down from £729 to £583
tighnamara said:
That is strange, the 20% off should be from the total parts and labour cost.
Brought my service down from £729 to £583
I have been keeping a track on my running costs and minor mods this year, and am currently at the following:Brought my service down from £729 to £583
Minor service & CEL code investigation: £437
BMC Air filter: £75 (self-install)
2 235/35 PS4S: £319 fitted
Replacement rear coffin arms: £196 (just parts)
7mm spacers all round + longer wheel bolts and locking nuts: £120 (self-install)
MOT + CEL issue rectification - replacement bank 2 cam solenoid: £485
To-do: Centre Gravity Geo + fitting of rear coffin arms: £507 (being done on the 31st Oct).
I also bought a few tools like a trolley-jack and torque wrench to be able to do some of the work.
Total for the year (hopefully no others coming) is £2138.
I use GT-One in Chertsey who have been really good.
Comparison of before and after the spacers:
Also got a new camera and went for an early morning runto try it out last Sunday, stopping off at Denbies Wine Estate for sunrise.
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