Crazy interim maintenance cost, or is it just me???

[A9ennis]

Hi,
I am in Aberdeen, have a 2017 GTS - and Porsche garage just quoted be £1800 for a interim service, oil, air, pollen filters. Plus due to age not mileage PDK oil & filter, spark plugs,
All the parts come to £800 and the labour is £1000 for 5hrs.
Is it just me or is £1800 for a fluids and filter service crazy???!!
Just checking thoughts before I book. I find this really hard to accept, when I could do it all myself, but it’s under extended warranty.

[Jon A]

Hi,
I am in Aberdeen, have a 2017 GTS - and Porsche garage just quoted be £1800 for a interim service, oil, air, pollen filters. Plus due to age not mileage PDK oil & filter, spark plugs,
All the parts come to £800 and the labour is £1000 for 5hrs.
Is it just me or is £1800 for a fluids and filter service crazy???!!
Just checking thoughts before I book. I find this really hard to accept, when I could do it all myself, but it’s under extended warranty.

That’s ridiculous. My friend had a ‘17 GTS with extended warranty and he had his serviced by an independent using Porsche approved parts - this did NOT invalidate his warranty.
He sold it recently to get a Cayenne coupe and it also did NOT effect the price he got from an OPC!

[Col Lamb]

Welcome to the forum.

Alas it is the cost of owning a Porsche and using an OPC.

I have just been quoted £1600 from my local OPC for the very same service on my 2016 Turbo.

[pmg]

Have both or either of you with recent quotes been given a split of the total cost between the different parts, eg pdk oil change, brake fliud, plug change, engine oil change and service inspection etc ?

[GeoffH]

Only £1100 at Ray Northway for the very same service plus extras. Costs - rounded.
Labour - £299
Parts - £530
Lubs - £79
VAT - £183

[Wing Commander]

Hi,
I am in Aberdeen, have a 2017 GTS - and Porsche garage just quoted be £1800 for a interim service, oil, air, pollen filters. Plus due to age not mileage PDK oil & filter, spark plugs,
All the parts come to £800 and the labour is £1000 for 5hrs.
Is it just me or is £1800 for a fluids and filter service crazy???!!
Just checking thoughts before I book. I find this really hard to accept, when I could do it all myself, but it’s under extended warranty.

Welcome to our friendly forum.

Looking at Geoff’s quote above, the difference (of about £700) is nearly all down to the exorbitant cost of Porsche labour.

If indeed it wouldn’t invalidate your warranty, as Jon states, I’d deffo opt for a reputable indy, using genuine Porsche parts.

Cheers,

[Madelvic]

Looking back Perth quoted me £1355 for 4 year major service. Edinburgh was £1343 for major and gearbox. They have an Exclusive Customer card that gives 10% off parts and labour plus other benefits. Cost is with discount.

Porsche used to have transparent fixed price servicing since withdrawn

This is what they previously quoted

[Col Lamb]

Have both or either of you with recent quotes been given a split of the total cost between the different parts, eg pdk oil change, brake fliud, plug change, engine oil change and service inspection etc ?

Not exactly but as mine is pretty low mileage the OPC that I used to use did not change the plugs at 4 years so that factors into the rip off cost I quoted and that is what any OPC would probably charge.

I looked at the service costs as per the prior post (do not this list is no longer valid) with £1250 being the norm for a 6y plus brake fluid plus plugs would give c£1600

As they want the car for two days I will be getting a loaner, I will be interested in what that will be.

[BeeMac]

OPC Edinburgh 'phoned me last week to remind me my GTS is due it's first service in November and quoted me £900 (includes brake fluid change). I seem to recall paying approximately £620 for the same service on my previous GTS about 2 and a half years ago. I thought that was steep enough at the time but £900 is just taking the proverbial. And as if that's not bad enough, they told me they currently charge £1,800 for a 4 year service. Doesn't exactly encourage customer loyalty. As much as I love Porsches, I think it might be time to leave the fold.

[crockers]

Perhaps the secret is to order a new one when you pick up your new one. Then in 18 months p/x it at the price paid.