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2000SoCalBoxsterS · 05-19-2007, 09:13 AM

I am also not a fan of Huntington Porsche. Their parts dept is not very knowledgable and the service is over priced.

First, they marked me up 60% on the oil for my oil change. They charged me $10/qt for Mobil 1 0W-40 when I can buy it at Walmart for $5.97/qt. And I'm sure they get it cheaper buying in volume. They also charged me $150 for the labor on the oil change which is definitely excessive.

I also had them put new tires on the car while they were working on it and they charged me $420 for labor to mount and balance my tires? They said they charge $100 per tire "because they have to use the special Road Force Balancing machine".

Then they said I needed the Bi annual brake flush. So I said O.K. figuring they had access to my cars service history. They did the brake flush and charged me $196 for labor plus the cost of the fluid. I later found my receipt for service in California and the Porsche dealer there had done the brake flush only a year earlier and only charged me $86 for labor. So Huntngton not only did an unnecesary brake flush but they also charged me $110 more than my dealer in SoCal.

I am taking my Boxster to LynMor Motor Sports in Huntington from now on. They are a Porsche tuner specialist. They build racing Porsche's as well so they are very experienced with performance mods if you are so inclined.

05-19-2007, 09:13 AM	#9
2000SoCalBoxsterS Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 409	I am also not a fan of Huntington Porsche. Their parts dept is not very knowledgable and the service is over priced. First, they marked me up 60% on the oil for my oil change. They charged me $10/qt for Mobil 1 0W-40 when I can buy it at Walmart for $5.97/qt. And I'm sure they get it cheaper buying in volume. They also charged me $150 for the labor on the oil change which is definitely excessive. I also had them put new tires on the car while they were working on it and they charged me $420 for labor to mount and balance my tires? They said they charge $100 per tire "because they have to use the special Road Force Balancing machine". Then they said I needed the Bi annual brake flush. So I said O.K. figuring they had access to my cars service history. They did the brake flush and charged me $196 for labor plus the cost of the fluid. I later found my receipt for service in California and the Porsche dealer there had done the brake flush only a year earlier and only charged me $86 for labor. So Huntngton not only did an unnecesary brake flush but they also charged me $110 more than my dealer in SoCal. I am taking my Boxster to LynMor Motor Sports in Huntington from now on. They are a Porsche tuner specialist. They build racing Porsche's as well so they are very experienced with performance mods if you are so inclined.