Price of 40,000 mile service

[Ciao]

Originally Posted by Wrexial

What is a reasonable price to pay for the standard 40,000 mile "major" service? The maintenance booklet says that it's mostly just inspection of various items, plus replacing the oil filter, air cleaner filter, and particle filter.

I found a local place (in metro Atlanta) that wants about $500 for the service. Seems a bit high, but wondering if that's inline with what others have paid. This is a for a 14 year old Boxster.

Considering these are DIYs that come be done at less than half that price, going to dealership $500 is probably what any dealer would charge. You could look into local Indys, they cheaper than dealership

[Wrexial]

Originally Posted by Ciao

Considering these are DIYs that come be done at less than half that price, going to dealership $500 is probably what any dealer would charge. You could look into local Indys, they cheaper than dealership

The $500 quote I got is from a local independent shop, not a dealership. And believe me, if I could DIY all the items on the 40K service checklist, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

I have yet to find any service/repair shop that will do any level of routine maintenance (other than just an oil change) on my Boxster for under $200, so $500 for the 40K "major" service isn't surprising. Just wondering if others have had similar experiences with pricing.