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I have a 2010 997.2 C2S that I have had for a year having purchased from OPC. The car has the 2 year Porsche warranty.
It’s due it’s MOT and OPC will happily do it.
My dilemma is do I get OPC to do it and then fix any warranty problems related to MOT for free, however any problems not covered by warranty will need to be paid for at the stealer rates.
My other option is to take the car to my local Indy who will any required work at a sensible price.
The trouble is if it’s simples things like tyres then it’s better to go down the Indy route otherwise I will have to pay for 2 MOTs.
Am I making sense or am I being dumb... What do you guys suggest?
It’s due it’s MOT and OPC will happily do it.
My dilemma is do I get OPC to do it and then fix any warranty problems related to MOT for free, however any problems not covered by warranty will need to be paid for at the stealer rates.
My other option is to take the car to my local Indy who will any required work at a sensible price.
The trouble is if it’s simples things like tyres then it’s better to go down the Indy route otherwise I will have to pay for 2 MOTs.
Am I making sense or am I being dumb... What do you guys suggest?
My recent experience of a previously good Centre was dire. I took the car in with a (week previously) pre-diagnosed failed post-cat sensor (and a "pre-MOT" emissions test at a friendly local MOT station which showed excess emissions) for a 4 year service and MOT and the first thing the idiots did was to send it off for its MOT before even servicing never mind replacing the sensor = MOT fail... as did my sense of humour.
The point of this slightly off-piste tale is that if you anticipate tyres or other obvious wear and tear items failing, best to understand the issues and get new tyres or whatever from best low cost source, then Centre will have less to find and suggest for them to do.
The point of this slightly off-piste tale is that if you anticipate tyres or other obvious wear and tear items failing, best to understand the issues and get new tyres or whatever from best low cost source, then Centre will have less to find and suggest for them to do.
gtsralph said:
and the first thing the idiots did was to send it off for its MOT before even servicing never mind replacing the sensor = MOT fail... as did my sense of humour.
They need to do it that way. Otherwise their mot station would have a 100% pass rate - causes suspicion at DVSA and they'll get an unwanted 'visit' from them. GT4P said:
get the mot done at opc before the current one expires , I believe you can do up to a month early and then any costly expenses get done at Indy or negotiate a better price with OPC within time frame before old mot expires!
Hmm but if I get the work done at Indy do I then have to pay OPC or Indy for MOT retest.My local garage gives free re test even if you take the car away and get work done elsewhere.
Sounds like tosh to me. Why would their MoT place only do cars from one garage? And even if they did and were all pre-checked and passed,
why would that be a problem to them?
why would that be a problem to them?
DuraAce said:
They need to do it that way. Otherwise their mot station would have a 100% pass rate - causes suspicion at DVSA and they'll get an unwanted 'visit' from them.
DuraAce said:
gtsralph said:
and the first thing the idiots did was to send it off for its MOT before even servicing never mind replacing the sensor = MOT fail... as did my sense of humour.
They need to do it that way. Otherwise their mot station would have a 100% pass rate - causes suspicion at DVSA and they'll get an unwanted 'visit' from them. peterg1955 said:
No, they do it that way so that the MOT highlights any other possible failure issues with the car before they start working on it and then the car goes back for the service plus fixing all MOT issues before being submitted to a retest the same day when they can be assured it will pass OK.
That presupposes that they are incapable of checking a car. Four year service would cover suspension joints, tyre condition, operation of lights etc + if emissions is a known issue....Hugo911 said:
I have a 2010 997.2 C2S that I have had for a year having purchased from OPC. The car has the 2 year Porsche warranty.
It’s due it’s MOT and OPC will happily do it.
My dilemma is do I get OPC to do it and then fix any warranty problems related to MOT for free, however any problems not covered by warranty will need to be paid for at the stealer rates.
My other option is to take the car to my local Indy who will any required work at a sensible price.
The trouble is if it’s simples things like tyres then it’s better to go down the Indy route otherwise I will have to pay for 2 MOTs.
Am I making sense or am I being dumb... What do you guys suggest?
are you expecting it to fail ! it's an OPC car you have only had for a year, it should sale though.It’s due it’s MOT and OPC will happily do it.
My dilemma is do I get OPC to do it and then fix any warranty problems related to MOT for free, however any problems not covered by warranty will need to be paid for at the stealer rates.
My other option is to take the car to my local Indy who will any required work at a sensible price.
The trouble is if it’s simples things like tyres then it’s better to go down the Indy route otherwise I will have to pay for 2 MOTs.
Am I making sense or am I being dumb... What do you guys suggest?
I am sure you can check your own tyres to make sure they are legal !
jackliebling said:
OPC prices for tyres are not bad at all
Compared to? On my Cayman R they were £360 more than I paid and on my other halves 911 they were £290 more. I'd call this not good. To be fair they were happy to fit tyres that I ordered online and got delivered to them for a reasonable price and were apologetic that they were so far out on the tyres cost.Hugo911 said:
Didn’t realise Porsche could fit tyres ordered from elsewhere. Which website did you buy from?
On this occasion Camskill. Chat was that I wanted new tyres. They asked if they could quote and I said sure but this is the best price I have and I doubt you'll be close. Sure enough they weren't. Service manager said it was a bit embarrassing for them but said they would fit tyres I supplied if I wanted. Deal was done. Tyres delivered straight to them to save me hassle. They kept some business and I didn't get fleeced. Win win for me. Not sure if it's something they'd want to advertise or they just wanted to keep as much custom as they could.
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