04-18-2005, 04:57 PM
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It's supposed to be about a 5hr job, if they do all the checks that are supposed to be done, and change the plugs and the oil and filter.
Doing the math on the shop rate, plus the parts, should get you close.
In my case it was $900 at the dealer vs $750 at an independant.
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04-18-2005, 06:28 PM
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If the car is an 01, I don't think the plugs get done until 60K. I may be wrong on that but that is what my dealer cheat sheet says.
The plugs is about a 2-3 hour job, so the 30 K should be much less money than you suggest.
I think this is in the $500 range but as you can imagine, I never pay that much for this service.
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04-19-2005, 07:37 AM
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Well, I'm holding the dealer 30k maint. invoice in my hand, and it reads $598 for labor and $309 for parts, for a total of $907.
Obviously you can change the oil, plugs, and filters yourself, and forget all the checks, and save yourself a ton of money.
If you take it to a Porsche dealer, $900 is about what it is going to cost, is all I'm saying.
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04-19-2005, 10:05 AM
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30 K Mile Service at the Porsche dealer
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your comments. I checked with my nearby Porsche dealer (Valley Motors) and the cost of the 30 K service is ~$880 (as said before, roughly speaking). An independent Porsche mechanic in this area states that labor+parts will amount to ~$700-750.
Given the relatively low cost difference and the fact that the car is *still* under extended factory warranty, I think I will go ahead and bring the car to the dealer. If something goes wrong during the service (although probably unlikely) I will not have any problems with the warranty. Which after all I already did paid for... ! 
Thanks again...
Humberto-
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04-19-2005, 11:32 AM
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If your dealer is changing the plugs at the 30K on an 01-he is hosing you. That little ditty is about $200-300 for labor and around $90 of the plugs.
If that is true, I would certainly chat with the dealer about the plug issue.
Like picking your pocket, no?
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04-19-2005, 12:11 PM
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The estimated $880 for the 30 K service *does not* include changing the plugs. For an '01 Boxster this is recommended at 60 K miles...If the plugs were to be changed the dealer would charge a total of ~$1200! Sigh....
But still, ~ $880 for changing the oil, filters and performing the checks sounds like a rip off to me...
Believe me, I don't like picking my wallet unnecessarily
Humberto-
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04-19-2005, 12:26 PM
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Why is changing plugs so much? Do they have to drop the engine to do it? 
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04-19-2005, 04:17 PM
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I could not agree with you more. As you can imagine, I don't use the dealer for these services.
Aye Carumba!
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Originally Posted by calvani
The estimated $880 for the 30 K service *does not* include changing the plugs. For an '01 Boxster this is recommended at 60 K miles...If the plugs were to be changed the dealer would charge a total of ~$1200! Sigh....
But still, ~ $880 for changing the oil, filters and performing the checks sounds like a rip off to me...
Believe me, I don't like picking my wallet unnecessarily
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