guess how much for 12,000 mile service on boxster s and 4 ty
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I'd say that the 4 tyres are in the region of £800
and the service about £500 for them to replace al lthe useless sundries they normally do, plus expensive oil and flush and stuff, plus 3 hours labour cos the engines in the middle.
£1,300?
edit: I thought that they had just advised you about the discs... If they're included then we're well into 2 grand territory.
Are you going to surprise us by telling us you got the lot for £4.27 and a Jammie Dodger?
and the service about £500 for them to replace al lthe useless sundries they normally do, plus expensive oil and flush and stuff, plus 3 hours labour cos the engines in the middle.
£1,300?
edit: I thought that they had just advised you about the discs... If they're included then we're well into 2 grand territory.
Are you going to surprise us by telling us you got the lot for £4.27 and a Jammie Dodger?
Edited by WeirdNeville on Monday 5th March 19:41
keep on guesing and you are not close either of you
i am at pains right now and flabbergasted at the cost
say for example i couldnt afford it and had no funds , if i told them i cant afford it, what would they do?
also, i am picking up car tomorrow, am i in position to ask for a substantial discount?
i am at pains right now and flabbergasted at the cost
say for example i couldnt afford it and had no funds , if i told them i cant afford it, what would they do?
also, i am picking up car tomorrow, am i in position to ask for a substantial discount?
k321 said:
keep on guesing and you are not close either of you
i am at pains right now and flabbergasted at the cost
say for example i couldnt afford it and had no funds , if i told them i cant afford it, what would they do?
also, i am picking up car tomorrow, am i in position to ask for a substantial discount?
i am at pains right now and flabbergasted at the cost
say for example i couldnt afford it and had no funds , if i told them i cant afford it, what would they do?
also, i am picking up car tomorrow, am i in position to ask for a substantial discount?
Menu price servicing, mate. It's your friend.
The secret is you tell them you want the menu service for the menu price, and nothing else. Then endorse the consent form with that statement.
www.porsche.com/filestore.aspx/def
You agree what work they are going to do BEFORE you let them loose, otherwise they go to town and you get billed accordingly.
I asked three different OPC for quote for my 996 48k service for tomorrow. My usual dealer quoted me £700 minus 10% for PCBG membership - and that includes a belt change and a new fuel filter.
Others tried it on, telling me I needed new plugs (I don't), brake fluid (I don't), tiptronic transmission fluid change (I don't), pads (I don't they were done at OPC 5000 miles ago....) So the quotes ended up between under £700 and above £2000.......
You've been turned over mate, but you need to be clear upfront about what you want and more importantly about what you DON'T. Don't just happily toss them the keys and sign the form allowing them to do whatever work they want to the car without ringing you first for consent. That's tantamount to walking into Wormwood Scrubs with a miniskirt and no knickers.
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 5th March 20:00
k321 said:
keep on guesing and you are not close either of you
i am at pains right now and flabbergasted at the cost
say for example i couldnt afford it and had no funds , if i told them i cant afford it, what would they do?
also, i am picking up car tomorrow, am i in position to ask for a substantial discount?
i am at pains right now and flabbergasted at the cost
say for example i couldnt afford it and had no funds , if i told them i cant afford it, what would they do?
also, i am picking up car tomorrow, am i in position to ask for a substantial discount?
They should not have carried out the work without consent. Surely, they contacted you to advise you of what was required/ Surely, you asked them to confirm a cost first?
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2500£ !!!!!!!
700£ for 12,000 mile service....
4 new tyres, I asked them to change tyres last week they werent bothered and didnt seem to want to do it, so i got 4 tyres michelins from brittania tyres for a reasonable £670
the rest of the cost was for these corroded brake discs/pads, which they said corroded cos of little use...??
then vat added
i will check out that menu price cost thanks Vesvius996
i did consent to it all, but verbally only, but having second thoughts tonight and picking up car tomorrow
700£ for 12,000 mile service....
4 new tyres, I asked them to change tyres last week they werent bothered and didnt seem to want to do it, so i got 4 tyres michelins from brittania tyres for a reasonable £670
the rest of the cost was for these corroded brake discs/pads, which they said corroded cos of little use...??
then vat added
i will check out that menu price cost thanks Vesvius996
i did consent to it all, but verbally only, but having second thoughts tonight and picking up car tomorrow
Edited by k321 on Monday 5th March 19:49
k321 said:
2500£ !!!!!!!
700£ for 12,000 mile service....
4 new tyres, I asked them to change tyres last week they werent bothered and didnt seem to want to do it, so i got 4 tyres michelins from brittania tyres for a reasonable £670
the rest of the cost was for these corroded brake discs/pads, which they said corroded cos of little use...??
then vat added
i will check out that menu price cost thanks Vesvius996
i did consent to it all, but verbally only, but having second thoughts tonight and picking up car tomorrow
700£ for 12,000 mile service....
4 new tyres, I asked them to change tyres last week they werent bothered and didnt seem to want to do it, so i got 4 tyres michelins from brittania tyres for a reasonable £670
the rest of the cost was for these corroded brake discs/pads, which they said corroded cos of little use...??
then vat added
i will check out that menu price cost thanks Vesvius996
i did consent to it all, but verbally only, but having second thoughts tonight and picking up car tomorrow
Edited by k321 on Monday 5th March 19:49
Sounds like you have had a 12k plus plugs and brake fluid. Did you actually need the plugs and brake fluid??
Tyres are fair enough, although Bracknell Tyres much cheaper.
Pads and discs are a regular recommendation. I have done 20,000 miles since an OPC (not my usual) told me my discs were shot to sh1t. My regular OPC looked at them and told me they were fine last week. Go figure.
k321 said:
thanks Vesvius 996
i guess i will just have to pay this extortionate figure though then try to sell the car as quick as possible
i guess i will just have to pay this extortionate figure though then try to sell the car as quick as possible
Man. Nightmare.
The bills for the services the (rich) guy who had the car before me had done (around every 5000 miles.....) were all £2000+. Plugs every time, discs and pads every time, brake fluid every time....
MAN they made SO much money off him...!!!
Mine are all around the £600 mark..... save for the tyres and pads (once in 30,000 miles...)
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 5th March 20:45
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