Porsche Repair Costs £££££

[PabloEscortCar]

bennno said:

Update, the dealer has actually quoted for new front strut assemblies at a parts cost of £2400 of the cost as its 'easier' than replacing the mildly corroded springs.

I would drag the service manager out and get them to justify what they are quoting you for.

You change a strut because it is leaking or damaged, you change a spring because it is broken or sagging, what you don't do is just change extra things (at your expense) just because it is 'easier'

[MC Bodge]

bennno said:

Update, the dealer has actually quoted for new front strut assemblies at a parts cost of £2400 of the cost as its 'easier' than replacing the mildly corroded springs.

They may need to employ more skilled technicians.

And not just fabricate maintenance costs.

[bennno]

PabloEscortCar said:

bennno said:

Update, the dealer has actually quoted for new front strut assemblies at a parts cost of £2400 of the cost as its 'easier' than replacing the mildly corroded springs.

I would drag the service manager out and get them to justify what they are quoting you for.

You change a strut because it is leaking or damaged, you change a spring because it is broken or sagging, what you don't do is just change extra things (at your expense) just because it is 'easier'

Especially when the car is under warranty, including the strut.....

[130R]

When I took my car into OPC in the summer for an MOT they flagged that the oil was only half full and offered to top it up for me. Initially I said sure, thinking they were offering to do it for free. The service rep then casually said it would just be something like £70-90 (can't remember the exact amount). I told them I would do it when I got home ..

[MC Bodge]

130R said:

When I took my car into OPC in the summer for an MOT they flagged that the oil was only half full and offered to top it up for me. Initially I said sure, thinking they were offering to do it for free. The service rep then casually said it would just be something like £70-90 (can't remember the exact amount). I told them I would do it when I got home ..

And "half-full" was probably only half-way between min and max.

[130R]

MC Bodge said:

And "half-full" was probably only half-way between min and max.

Yep

[RustyNissanPrairie]

I run two Cayennes one of which especially became "beyond economical service" due to Porsche servicing costs. It benefits me as I paid very little for them and I service them at home. They are no more complex or difficult to work on than any other modern car. OEM parts are available and the Porsche workshop manuals are online.

[Clad-Hach]

My 2009 Cayman S has a water leak from the front, I've always had the car OPC serviced you know to keep the service book stamped.

It will be very interesting to see how much they will quote to fix the repair when its in for its next service and MOT, I am thinking the full front end coolant hose kit plus fitting...what do you think left or right kidney..???

[maz8062]

How old is this car, Benno? These 718 Spyders debuted in 2020, with the manuals out from MY21. So, 4 or 5 years old. Either the build quality has gone right down, or they're just trying it on. My 997 is on the original suspension and has covered over 100k miles. The exhaust gaskets, the same, but the bolts - hard!

Also, the exhaust bolts on a car that old should come out with little persuasion; they're barely run-in.

Porsches are the best for sure, but if one relies on the OPC for servicing, they'll be very expensive. I'm guessing this may pale into insignificance when Ferrari start on you.

[bennno]

maz8062 said:

How old is this car, Benno? These 718 Spyders debuted in 2020, with the manuals out from MY21. So, 4 or 5 years old. Either the build quality has gone right down, or they're just trying it on. My 997 is on the original suspension and has covered over 100k miles. The exhaust gaskets, the same, but the bolts - hard!

Also, the exhaust bolts on a car that old should come out with little persuasion; they're barely run-in.

Porsches are the best for sure, but if one relies on the OPC for servicing, they'll be very expensive. I'm guessing this may pale into insignificance when Ferrari start on you.

Ferrari were 1/5 of the price for front springs fitted….

[BAMoFo]

MC Bodge said:

bennno said:

Update, the dealer has actually quoted for new front strut assemblies at a parts cost of £2400 of the cost as its 'easier' than replacing the mildly corroded springs.

They may need to employ more skilled technicians.

And not just fabricate maintenance costs.

I know that standards have dropped across the board, but I would hope that even a junior OPC ‘technician’ would be capable of replacing the springs.

[housemouse]

PabloEscortCar said:

I would drag the service manager out and get them to justify what they are quoting you for.

You really are wasting your time engaging in that fight.

You mention keeping the car in warranty, earlier. You absolutely don't need to pay an OPC £4,000 for two springs to keep a car in warranty. Have the correct Porsche springs fitted elsewhere. The end.

All you need to do to fully maintain the warranty is have the minimum routine service schedule carried out at Porsche. That's it. Any repairs that need doing that aren't covered by the warranty, like rusty springs, can be done elsewhere. I repeat, get rotine servicing and warranty work done at an OPC. All paid for maintenance done elsewhere.

Provided you use official Porsche parts and the work is carried out correctly, there will be no grounds for a warranty problem as per the terms of the policy and, more importantly, Porsche won't even know the work has been done. The car will present as all correct parts, correctly fitted. Again, the end.

You'd be mad to waste hours or days of your life arguing with an OPC about their approach. It's how they make money. It's not about what makes sense in terms of correct car maintenance. Don't engage, it's totally pointless.

[MC Bodge]

housemouse said:

You absolutely don't need to pay an OPC £4,000 for two springs to keep a car in warranty. Have the correct Porsche springs fitted elsewhere. The end.

Or just check and maybe clean the springs yourself, then ignore them.

I hear that Porsche EV servicing is quite imaginative too.

[blueg33]

I have a couple of friends who bought Porsches, because the badge said Porsche. They have very little interest in cars as driving machines or works of engineering art.

These are the people the dealers target with examples we see above. Dealers says it needs doing, so they bend over and take it. Thats the business model.

[MC Bodge]

blueg33 said:

I have a couple of friends who bought Porsches, because the badge said Porsche. They have very little interest in cars as driving machines or works of engineering art.

These are the people the dealers target with examples we see above. Dealers says it needs doing, so they bend over and take it. Thats the business model.

Reassuringly expensive.

[PabloEscortCar]

housemouse said:

PabloEscortCar said:

I would drag the service manager out and get them to justify what they are quoting you for.

You really are wasting your time engaging in that fight.

You mention keeping the car in warranty, earlier. You absolutely don't need to pay an OPC £4,000 for two springs to keep a car in warranty. Have the correct Porsche springs fitted elsewhere. The end.

All you need to do to fully maintain the warranty is have the minimum routine service schedule carried out at Porsche. That's it. Any repairs that need doing that aren't covered by the warranty, like rusty springs, can be done elsewhere. I repeat, get rotine servicing and warranty work done at an OPC. All paid for maintenance done elsewhere.

Provided you use official Porsche parts and the work is carried out correctly, there will be no grounds for a warranty problem as per the terms of the policy and, more importantly, Porsche won't even know the work has been done. The car will present as all correct parts, correctly fitted. Again, the end.

You'd be mad to waste hours or days of your life arguing with an OPC about their approach. It's how they make money. It's not about what makes sense in terms of correct car maintenance. Don't engage, it's totally pointless.

That is for the OP to decide, that is what I would do in his position and it wouldn't be a waste of my time. There is no way I would be replacing lightly corroded springs (as outlined above) but having done loads of them in my time I would be interested to hear the justification.

If more people did it they might take the piff out of the rest of us a little bit less, but you are right it always easier to do nothing. A bit like when the waiter asks if you enjoyed your meal and everyone says yes even though it was complete rubbish

[Inbox]

blueg33 said:

These are the people the dealers target with examples we see above. Dealers says it needs doing, so they bend over and take it. Thats the business model.

I bet the OPC even charges for the sandpaper as well.

[neverlifted]

I'd just go Center Gravity for suspension stuff and geo.

[scrounger73]

Springs aren't covered under the extended warranty anyway so get them done at an indie.

[MC Bodge]

scrounger73 said:

Springs aren't covered under the extended warranty anyway so get them done at an indie.

For light corrosion?