Dealer Service... Ouch - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

M1Ark · 03-17-2013, 07:28 PM

Just picked up car from dealer for it's 100k mile check up (99868 mi).

1. Two new keys and heads - $717 parts
2. Program both keys -$72.50 labor
3. Brake fluid flush - $130.50 labor $46.42 parts
4. Replace motor mount - $362.50 labor $212.58 parts
5. 4 wheel alignment - $325 labor
6. Clean rim barrels - $72.50 labor
7. Fix driver door latch switch - $362.50 labor $137 parts
8. New interstate battery - $101.50 labor $202.60 parts
9. Test drive my car to diagnose drivability issues - $101.50 labor
10. Oil change with wiper - $91 labor $139.90 parts
11. Transmission service - $464 labor $239.02 parts
12. Replace spark plugs - $145 labor $132.72 parts
13. Shop towels - $50
14. Serpentine belt - $0 still good.

Car drives great. I've had the car for 3 years and had changed the oil myself but otherwise no other service the last 40,000 miles.

This was a good reset for me and plan to do all the work myself from now on. $4k is a pretty steep service charge.

litespeedp · 03-17-2013, 07:42 PM

I read every line item.Ouch and ouch.I've spent about that much on my 2000 S so far by doing major drive train and suspension as follows:

1-Getting the L and N Engineering IMS,
2-RMS
3-Clutch
4-Shifter cables
5-All wheel align and decamber and return to stock M030 suspension springs.

I'll be doing the 60,000 mile soon.Your experience is giving me the heads up.

walt2810 · 03-17-2013, 07:44 PM

time to locate an good independent porsche shop. they're around, just need to look.

Jbocio · 03-17-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by M1Ark

Just picked up car from dealer for it's 100k mile check up (99868 mi).

1. Two new keys and heads - $717 parts
2. Program both keys -$72.50 labor
3. Brake fluid flush - $130.50 labor $46.42 parts
4. Replace motor mount - $362.50 labor $212.58 parts
5. 4 wheel alignment - $325 labor
6. Clean rim barrels - $72.50 labor
7. Fix driver door latch switch - $362.50 labor $137 parts
8. New interstate battery - $101.50 labor $202.60 parts
9. Test drive my car to diagnose drivability issues - $101.50 labor
10. Oil change with wiper - $91 labor $139.90 parts
11. Transmission service - $464 labor $239.02 parts
12. Replace spark plugs - $145 labor $132.72 parts
13. Shop towels - $50
14. Serpentine belt - $0 still good.

Car drives great. I've had the car for 3 years and had changed the oil myself but otherwise no other service the last 40,000 miles.

This was a good reset for me and plan to do all the work myself from now on. $4k is a pretty steep service charge.

I hope they refilled your gas tank with that $101 labor charge.

Ckrikos · 03-17-2013, 07:59 PM

I just paid 4500 to service my boxster I got the following done

LN imsb
Rms
60k service
Transmission fluid flush
Clutch
2 tensioner replacements
Aos replacement
Starter replacement
Brake flush
SS brake lines
Rss under drive pulley
Coolant flush
Oil change

I didn't have the dealer do it, but rather a well known independent. They also replaced my exhaust bolts as the old ones had seized. It'll make it much easier to install a Charlie chan exhaust.

Said my shocks were shot, but that's for next year.

M1Ark · 03-17-2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbocio

I hope they refilled your gas tank with that $101 labor charge.

Car pulled a little to the left and a mild high speed shimmy in the steering wheel. All I saw was the the $101 labor charge and $325 wheel alignment and the car now drives great at high speed now.

Glad he drove it and figured it out himself without having me explaining it to them.

I am more ticked off about $50 in shop towels. Really?!

M1Ark · 03-17-2013, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ckrikos

I just paid 4500 to service my boxster I got the following done

LN imsb
Rms
60k service
Transmission fluid flush
Clutch
2 tensioner replacements
Aos replacement
Starter replacement
Brake flush
SS brake lines
Rss under drive pulley
Coolant flush
Oil change

I didn't have the dealer do it, but rather a well known independent. They also replaced my exhaust bolts as the old ones had seized. It'll make it much easier to install a Charlie chan exhaust.

Said my shocks were shot, but that's for next year.

How much would this have been at your dealer?

stateofidleness · 03-17-2013, 08:31 PM

You paid $303 to have someone replace your battery?? $50 in shop towels???? They saw you coming... wow

I'm so happy I decided to take on my own car maintenance years ago. For another 4k you could get a replacement Boxster!

Ckrikos · 03-17-2013, 08:37 PM

I didn't event bother with the dealer. I stopped going many years ago when I was charged $300 for a porsche battery and when the oil change got to $300.

M1Ark · 03-17-2013, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by stateofidleness

You paid $303 to have someone replace your battery?? $50 in shop towels???? They saw you coming... wow

I'm so happy I decided to take on my own car maintenance years ago. For another 4k you could get a replacement Boxster!

Lol. I have a lot of money. Not a lot of time.

Timco · 03-17-2013, 08:58 PM

I just did my front bearings myself. $1200 each quote from Porsche. $65 each part cost.

particlewave · 03-17-2013, 09:11 PM

Yikes!

Did they at least buy you dinner first?

M1Ark · 03-17-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Timco

I just did my front bearings myself. $1200 each quote from Porsche. $65 each part cost.

How hard was that to do? Any write ups you used?

Timco · 03-17-2013, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by M1Ark

How hard was that to do? Any write ups you used?

Hard to figure out best way. Don't follow Pelican. I'll post pics and a tutorial tomorrow. Definatly learned a few tricks!!

You'll need some tools.......like a 12 ton press and a bearing puller set.

KRAM36 · 03-18-2013, 03:22 AM

Looks like a hospital bill.

mountainman · 03-18-2013, 03:25 AM

I bought my own lift for the garage for 2K and now I can easily do almost everything on the list for a few hundred bucks. Everything he did was double priced.