Bearing replacement? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

2000SoCalBoxsterS · 05-28-2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ultimate1

Thanks everybody. I think I hav e an idea on what to expect on Tuesday. It sucks not being able to drive my car this weekend but thats the way it is. Just one more question for husker and socal. Why does the cost for doing the same job vary so much?

Sorry, I didn't see your question for me and husker. I think it must be a function of the cost of living where you live. Long Island where I live is a stupidly expensive place to live. That's the only reason I can come up with. But then why is my BMW dealer so much more reasonable?

My local dealer is very expensive and I won't go there anymore unless I have to. They have charged me:

$10/qt for Mobil 1 0W-40 when Walmart was selling it for $5.97 (meanwhile my BMW dealer only charged me $5.40/qt for Mobil 1 5W-30 and the repair reciept notes 55 gallon drum) You know these guys buy it in bulk.

They charged me $100 per tire to mount and balance by new tires claiming that the Boxsters are tricky cars and if the wheels aren't balanced perfectly you'll get vibration.

Franco · 05-28-2007, 05:45 AM

Hi, Dealer quoted me $387.00 for a water pump here in Montreal and wait the gasket is another $10.00, screwwwwwwwwwwwww them i got one on eBay for $132.00 shipped at my door.

The reason they charge so much money is to keep the average working grease loving guy away from their cars and keep the clean cut have no idea you are screwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwing me over loyal customers in their shops.

I never shower on the weekends so watch out Porsche I'm here for the long run

BUT DON'T WORRY 986 FORUM IS HERE

husker boxster · 05-28-2007, 07:28 AM

I forgot to mention the Service Mgr felt sorry for me since the repair wasn't covered under CPO so he charged the labor at "warranty rates". Not sure how much of a difference that is from std rates, some of the other smarter forum members may know. The warranty rate may have been the biggest factor in my low cost.

Certainly our cost of living is lower in Omaha and that would also be reflected in the labor rate. My dealer (Woodhouse) seems very focused on providing good customer service. I generally dismiss pricing parts there because I figure they can't be cheaper than Sunset, Suncoast, etc., but the SM has mentioned in conversations that they are competitive. May be why my bearing was less than SoCals price. I will compare Woodhouse's price in the future.

ultimate1 · 05-28-2007, 11:24 AM

Thanks everybody. I am not a big fan of the cost associated with bringing my car to the dealership either. However, the Champion dealership in Pompano Beach has been pretty good to me with regards to replacing a bad cat that was still under factory warranty. Also had a problem with a hub that went bad after replacing front brakes and rotors. I think a valet guy hit a bump and damaged the hub and Champion discounted the repair and also warranteed the rotor that went bad. I just did not realize it at the time. The guy I deal with over there is honest and that is worth the additional cost in many ways. I just wanted an idea of what it would run me because I just dropped some money on tires and a new top.

Sorry Paul, I did not notice your question. I have a 2000 Boxster.

juan986 · 06-21-2007, 05:26 PM

I payed 35 dollars for the bearing at pelican parts and got it fixed by some guys who work on BMW's, hey charged me 100US

Total 135 dollars. (just the bearing not the hub).