Question about 4 year service on 991.1
11-29-2016, 03:01 PM
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Question about 4 year service on 991.1
Horse trading with a dealer on a 2012 CPO 991.1S with 3k miles. CPO, but 4 year service not done. What's entailed, and how much does it typically cost? Will ask dealer to throw it in deal.
11-29-2016, 03:28 PM
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In service date April 2012, CPO thru April 2018.
11-29-2016, 04:12 PM
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Have the dealer throw it in. It's pretty basic IIRC and shouldn't cost them much in the way of time/materials. Outside of the basic oil change, visual inspections, and filter replacements, the only new items on the 40,000 mile checklist are a spark plug replacement, drive belt inspection, and replacement of the canister of tire sealant.
Although not specifically called for, you might want to see if they'll throw in a new battery since many start to falter around the 5 year mark or so. This isn't part of the scheduled service though...just something to consider.
I haven't priced the 4/40 service at a dealer but had my indy shop do the service for me on my 997. I think it cost something like $600 or $700. That probably translates to $1500 at dealer pricing.
The dealer is probably using mileage to dictate service intervals rather than years even though the service instructions explicitly say not to. The 4 year service is technically the 4/40 service (4 years or 40,000 miles). Call them out on it and say that the car technically isn't up to date on service and that the 4 year should be included in the CPO price.
Does the car really only have 3K miles after 4 years?
Although not specifically called for, you might want to see if they'll throw in a new battery since many start to falter around the 5 year mark or so. This isn't part of the scheduled service though...just something to consider.
I haven't priced the 4/40 service at a dealer but had my indy shop do the service for me on my 997. I think it cost something like $600 or $700. That probably translates to $1500 at dealer pricing.
The dealer is probably using mileage to dictate service intervals rather than years even though the service instructions explicitly say not to. The 4 year service is technically the 4/40 service (4 years or 40,000 miles). Call them out on it and say that the car technically isn't up to date on service and that the 4 year should be included in the CPO price.
Does the car really only have 3K miles after 4 years?
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11-29-2016, 07:52 PM
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I'm saddened to see there's a 2012 out there with only 3k miles. 
11-30-2016, 01:38 AM
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The 4/40 service would be a requirement to be sold as a CPO for this car as you describe it. Furthermore all the prior services at the appropriate time intervals should have been performed as well.
In my prior contacts with dealerships I have been quoted $1500 to $1795 for this service in NYC/NJ.
The 4/40 service would be a requirement to be sold as a CPO for this car as you describe it. Furthermore all the prior services at the appropriate time intervals should have been performed as well.
In my prior contacts with dealerships I have been quoted $1500 to $1795 for this service in NYC/NJ.
11-30-2016, 09:17 AM
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Back in August, I asked my dealership for pricing on the 40K service, and was quoted $1,540. There's a lot of stuff in there that I don't require done (because I can do some myself [both cabin filters], and am on a different [5K] oil change schedule. So, I asked for "a la carte' pricing, too. The 2 main areas of concern for me are the spark plugs ($540) and engine air filters ($162). I'm OK with this pricing. I plan to have the work done in late Spring 2017 (in winter hibernation now) when my car will be 3 years old with about 42,000 miles.
On a low mileage car (like the OP's example), you still want to do the plugs at the 4 year interval, because you don't want the risk of a siezed plug. As for the engine air filters, it may be worth it, since the dealerships want to remove the rear bumper cover to gain better access to the plugs, and then the fitlers are right there.
On a low mileage car (like the OP's example), you still want to do the plugs at the 4 year interval, because you don't want the risk of a siezed plug. As for the engine air filters, it may be worth it, since the dealerships want to remove the rear bumper cover to gain better access to the plugs, and then the fitlers are right there.
11-30-2016, 03:18 PM
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Very Low Mileage Car.
The 4/40 service would be a requirement to be sold as a CPO for this car as you describe it. Furthermore all the prior services at the appropriate time intervals should have been performed as well.
In my prior contacts with dealerships I have been quoted $1500 to $1795 for this service in NYC/NJ.
The 4/40 service would be a requirement to be sold as a CPO for this car as you describe it. Furthermore all the prior services at the appropriate time intervals should have been performed as well.
In my prior contacts with dealerships I have been quoted $1500 to $1795 for this service in NYC/NJ.
However.... the pertinent section in the CPO checklist is here, which seems to leave some room for interpretation I guess.
I don't know if that affects your horse-trading though. I wouldn't want to start out with it being in any need for service for sure though! So get it one way or the other.
