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subshooter

That is awesome but I am certain you will get bucks for it at 150+. I sold my 2008 Lexus with 170k miles on it for $7400 on cars.com in one hour.

R_Rated

For me it depends on the condition and care the person put into maintaining the aesthetics also. Inspect visually and if the previous owner has records AND has taken care of the car then this is good. If the history is maintained solely in a mental log and/or the car wasn't cared for( swirls and scratches, dirty).... pass.

Martin S.

8/20/21: Seven years after the post, I appreciate the information. I know all of this is in the Owners Manual, but its convenient to have it on a piece of paper as a check list.
One of my CA Porsche dealer is quoting me $2,200...there are several more in the area....I'll just do a little shopping.

Martin S.

$2,200 at Porsche of Carlsbad, CA.....You may get it done cheaper from an independent, BUT, Factory Maintenance always looks good on the CarFax when it's time to sell. I have the 40,000 coming up...have had a $1,300 quote...decisions, decisions.

Jack F

Service records are key for sure. If your Porsche Indy had techs that used to work at a dealer, then they likely have more experience than the dealer techs. If the Indy in your area is well respected and well known in the Porsche community, having service there won’t be a negative compared to having it done by the dealer. Might actually be a plus.

Xwing

I just got the 40k service at Porsche of Orlando for $3700 with a “PCA discount “. Originally $4000. I find that it is an obscene amount of money for what they do to the car. At $250 an hour for labor where parts don’t ad to $400. The cost does not at up. I recommend to anyone with a CPO CAR to do the service elsewhere and keep your records to update at the dealer. You can do service elsewhere as long as it gets done. The car the service done in a day in lass than 3 hours. It was done on Porsche cayenne s 2019. I am interested in knowing what are others paying in 2023. Thank you everyone for the support.

mtuomi

I paid $2k at an independent, including the drive belt on a 991.1C2S.
Porsche quoted $2.6k without the belt.
In Texas.

DR911s

I paid $1923.69 in April of 2022 at Porsche of North Olmsted, Ohio [near Cleveland airport] with a small discount [$53.76] applied for being PCA member. Labor rate was $175/hr. The service included new spark plugs, engine air and oil filters, cabin filters, 8.5 qts Mobil 1 and engine oil flush [$53.10], new windshield wiper blades, new battery in key fob, and top off of all fluids. Total labor charge was $606.86. Rear decklid [engine cover] struts were replaced under CPO warranty. Vehicle was actually in-service slightly more than 5 years when this 40,000 miles service was performed and vehicle had 27,301 miles on its odometer at that time.

A year later thanks to the excellent information provided by others on this forum, I decided to try doing the oil and filter change myself, and as others who encouraged me to do it myself said: Easy Peasy!

raaizin

The only thing I will say is if you keep the car long term, those dealer service costs really add up and will eat into your resale value. I have had my 991.1 for about 8 years and did all but one service myself for pennies on the dollar for what the dealer would want. I have easily saved 8k. I am sure I didnt take an 8k hit on resale. If I were to sell I am sure it will sell, maybe not to someone here but a clean long term owner speaks volumes to a buyer.

Holger B

Brought my 991.2 to the dealer for the annual oil change (car has 10K miles). They tried to sell me the 6-year service (spark plugs, air filter, etc.) for $5,400. Pass!

DC911S

My 2019 CPO I got in October came with prepaid maintenance for the 4 year service through Porsche and the 5 year is included too. The six year service will be pricey as it’s the drive belt, PDCC service and AWD controller oil service. I could do the drive belt but I’ve not seen any threads in here on PDCC and AWD controller service. But that’s two years away.

Tangerine

What are people paying for the PDCC service these days? It was explained to me they replace the reservoir, it's not something they can "top up", so lots of disassembly to get at it and then the cost of the components on top.

DC911S

I think there was a thread in here on PDCC service. Also, since I have RWS, the table says I will need a new Li battery at 6 years....and that's like 2300 or so. It'll be a pricey six-year service indeed.

PV997

Maybe not to a few people here, but there are plenty of Rennlisters who know dealer service is an overpriced rip-off and nothing special. I'd much rather have a car serviced by a conscientious owner who did DIY oil changes every 5000 miles rather than following Porsche's 10k mile recommendations. Dealer techs don't "know your car best" but follow flow diagrams supplied by Porsche that force them to throw parts at a car. I'd much rather see service/repair records from a competent indy.

People taking their car to a dealer for "peace of mind" are throwing away their money, you will never recoup it in resale value. Who cares what the Carfax says (aside from no accidents)? Seriously, take a look at task list for these major services, most are nonsense to pad the bill starting with "inspect" or "check", "check horn operation" is on the list. LOL. Anyone can do 90% of the stuff on the list for almost nothing.

There are some real tasks like spark plugs at 40k and PDCC reservoir at 60k, but doing them at the dealer is foolish. The MSRP for "genuine Porsche" spark plugs is $27.08 each which is what a dealership will charge. They are actually Bosch plugs that you can find for $6 each online.

Seeing dealer service on a Carfax tells me the owner probably didn't change their oil often enough and wasn't real smart with their money. Not much more.