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"As a corporation that has a reputation built on quality, the last thing they want is a bad rep for people's engines giving out, all in an elaborate marketing scheme because they're worried that people won't buy Porsches because of the maintenace cost. "
You would think that wouldn't you. Yet is has been acknowledged as true by BMW and the accusation has been lodged at Porsche for some time. The fact is that these companies ARE sensative to complaints of $900 service bills and have been stretching the oil change intervals as a response. This has been reported in Panorama and Rondell.
"First off, new Porsche buyers spending $55,000 on a Boxster or $90,000 on a Carrera are not the type of people to fret the $200 every 15k miles. "
Well, it is not $200 every 15 K but much more. When you are into a 911 the TOTAL bill can easily be $1200 for a 60K service. No everyone frets but enough folks do. If you don't believe me, stand around the cashier's area at check out time at Porsche. Grab some coffee and listen.
"The only people that think about those things are guys like me who buy the used Porsche, from whom Porsche doesn't get a dime, because I bought the car from someone else. In that case it would be in Porsche's interest to actually say that the oil needs to be changed more frequently, because they would only be making money off of us used car guys in the maintenance and oil changes."
Actually, Porsche has been trying for years to get us away from the Dieter's of the world and back into their service shops. It is not the oil change they want, but the other more expensive stuff.
Moreover, by specifiying 15K oil changes to go with the other services, they are more likely to keep us in the fold.
I am not making them wrong, simply saying that they have a maint. strategy and I simply do not agree with the way the oil change fits into that.
Not a really big issue anyway for as I have said, for many folks, the one year req. actually works out to 7500 miles anyway.
"Porsche's not swindling us, they know their cars. The thing's solid. You get what you pay for."
Porsche makes a fine car and that does not mean that they are always giving us what is totally best for us. They have to balance their interests with ours. Our interests are our job. I think trying to save $60 on an "extra" oil change when you are gambling with a $12K engine is a bit foolhardy but that is just how I see it.
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