Advise/comment for 20k service
01-10-2008, 04:21 PM
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Are you taking it to a dealer? My local dealer charged me $799 plus tax for 20k "service". I checked later with a local certified shop that other Rennlisters recommended, and they said it would have been $265 with them, including pollen filter. Guess where I'm going next time? Oh yes, my oil level still show over-full since the "service", 300 miles later.
01-10-2008, 04:57 PM
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01-10-2008, 05:29 PM
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I think different dealers offer different services...
I spoke to a service guy at my dealer and he said, the 20k service is an oil change , tire check, wiper check and maybe a sw update. I asked him about the air/pollen filter and fluids and he said they check that too. Not sure if checking is the same thing as replacing.
I think i'll just check out renntech and DIM (do it myself)
Take that ~500 and get me a CR spotless..
I spoke to a service guy at my dealer and he said, the 20k service is an oil change , tire check, wiper check and maybe a sw update. I asked him about the air/pollen filter and fluids and he said they check that too. Not sure if checking is the same thing as replacing.
I think i'll just check out renntech and DIM (do it myself)
Take that ~500 and get me a CR spotless..
01-10-2008, 05:39 PM
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Porsche of Fremont.
I guess that this is news to you.
That's why I am asking.
I guess that this is news to you.
That's why I am asking.
Thanks for the information,
With best regards,
01-10-2008, 05:58 PM
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Gunter is the one who told me about the 5-40 last month at a different event.
I did not talk to him when I made the appointment so I plan to check with him again when I drop off the car next week.
I think their policy is to give you a Porsche if you have warranty repair but a Enterprise rental if just regular service.
Of course I like to try out another Porsche but not a deal breaker for me.
I really don't understand why they do that. Don't they want you to try out
other Porsche so that they are always in your mind when you consider other
cars?
I recently went to a free Audi's driving experience program and had so much fun and I got to try out their new cars which I would not have normally. Now my parents are looking for a new ride and I am telling them how good Audi is.
Gunter and the dealership really support our PCA region and he is such a nice guy, that's why I am driving 50 miles to them and not 2 miles to my closest dealer. This is my first service visit with them. Does anyone have experience with them?
So I guess I maybe the only one to hear about the 5-40. I most certainly will check again before next week. Maybe I remember wrong.
I did not talk to him when I made the appointment so I plan to check with him again when I drop off the car next week.
I think their policy is to give you a Porsche if you have warranty repair but a Enterprise rental if just regular service.
Of course I like to try out another Porsche but not a deal breaker for me.
I really don't understand why they do that. Don't they want you to try out
other Porsche so that they are always in your mind when you consider other
cars?
I recently went to a free Audi's driving experience program and had so much fun and I got to try out their new cars which I would not have normally. Now my parents are looking for a new ride and I am telling them how good Audi is.
Gunter and the dealership really support our PCA region and he is such a nice guy, that's why I am driving 50 miles to them and not 2 miles to my closest dealer. This is my first service visit with them. Does anyone have experience with them?
So I guess I maybe the only one to hear about the 5-40. I most certainly will check again before next week. Maybe I remember wrong.
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01-10-2008, 06:27 PM
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The 20k should be just oil/filter and the pollen filter plus the other visal inspection. The fluid is not required (I believe), but most dealer will recommand it. $150 for every other year, it is not that bad.
01-10-2008, 07:01 PM
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Gunter is the one who told me about the 5-40 last month at a different event.
I did not talk to him when I made the appointment so I plan to check with him again when I drop off the car next week.
I think their policy is to give you a Porsche if you have warranty repair but a Enterprise rental if just regular service.
Of course I like to try out another Porsche but not a deal breaker for me.
I really don't understand why they do that. Don't they want you to try out
other Porsche so that they are always in your mind when you consider other
cars?
I recently went to a free Audi's driving experience program and had so much fun and I got to try out their new cars which I would not have normally. Now my parents are looking for a new ride and I am telling them how good Audi is.
Gunter and the dealership really support our PCA region and he is such a nice guy, that's why I am driving 50 miles to them and not 2 miles to my closest dealer. This is my first service visit with them. Does anyone have experience with them?
So I guess I maybe the only one to hear about the 5-40. I most certainly will check again before next week. Maybe I remember wrong.
I did not talk to him when I made the appointment so I plan to check with him again when I drop off the car next week.
I think their policy is to give you a Porsche if you have warranty repair but a Enterprise rental if just regular service.
Of course I like to try out another Porsche but not a deal breaker for me.
I really don't understand why they do that. Don't they want you to try out
other Porsche so that they are always in your mind when you consider other
cars?
I recently went to a free Audi's driving experience program and had so much fun and I got to try out their new cars which I would not have normally. Now my parents are looking for a new ride and I am telling them how good Audi is.
Gunter and the dealership really support our PCA region and he is such a nice guy, that's why I am driving 50 miles to them and not 2 miles to my closest dealer. This is my first service visit with them. Does anyone have experience with them?
So I guess I maybe the only one to hear about the 5-40. I most certainly will check again before next week. Maybe I remember wrong.
For non-dealer work, it is a good idea to know a good local P-car shop. I have been using Heyer Performance at Mountain View for years. The owner, Tony Heyer, is a straightforward and experienced guy (over 30 years P-car experience) and I highly recommend it.
With best regards,
- Alex 07 997S.
01-10-2008, 08:42 PM
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I don't think it's a DME replacement they are doing, but rather a re-flash. I just had my car in for some service and they re-flashed the DME to the latest software. I was not able to get out of them exactly what changes the new program makes. It appear as "Campaign 737" on the work order. I've got an inquiry in over at renntech to find out what this is.
01-10-2008, 09:59 PM
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My 996 maint guide says minor at 15K/2 years and major at 30K/4 years - whichever comes first. It calls for next to nothing.. Just change oil and filter. Brake fluid at the major 30K/4 year intervals. Everything else is just inspection and some testing. Shouldn't be expensive. The required checks and service is designed to be friendly to your wallet. But I happily pay my dealer to do a lot more... Its my car. My butt too.
It also depends on how hard you drive it.. I did more than 4500 track miles this summer, 18K overall. So I changed oil every 6K. Cheap insurance after hot and hard use. I also flush the brakes during the season especially if I cook it from inexperienced over use of that middle pedal at tracks like Pocono. Doh!! (Actually, changing to Pagid yellows fixed that)
After a season of hot, hard track use, I think the transmission fluid should be flushed at season's end even though Porsche only calls for that at 90K miles. More cheap insurance. I wonder if I should do that more often? Or am I getting carried away?
Some people have the fluids tested by a lab.
Its amazing to me how little service is required in modern cars under normal use. Mostly inspection. Essentially maintenance free. Some companies like MB actually seal their automatic transmissions for lifetime use.
But I do think it is just bizarre that alignment isn't called for at these service intervals. I've found that alignment isn't always spot on as delivered from the factory and will certainly got knocked out - especially from rough roads. I was surprised that even a CPO car doesn't get aligned before sale. Thats just dangerous IMHO..
It also depends on how hard you drive it.. I did more than 4500 track miles this summer, 18K overall. So I changed oil every 6K. Cheap insurance after hot and hard use. I also flush the brakes during the season especially if I cook it from inexperienced over use of that middle pedal at tracks like Pocono. Doh!! (Actually, changing to Pagid yellows fixed that)
After a season of hot, hard track use, I think the transmission fluid should be flushed at season's end even though Porsche only calls for that at 90K miles. More cheap insurance. I wonder if I should do that more often? Or am I getting carried away?
Some people have the fluids tested by a lab.
Its amazing to me how little service is required in modern cars under normal use. Mostly inspection. Essentially maintenance free. Some companies like MB actually seal their automatic transmissions for lifetime use.
But I do think it is just bizarre that alignment isn't called for at these service intervals. I've found that alignment isn't always spot on as delivered from the factory and will certainly got knocked out - especially from rough roads. I was surprised that even a CPO car doesn't get aligned before sale. Thats just dangerous IMHO..
01-10-2008, 10:17 PM
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Recall or service advisory. My service manager said he just got the new software. Bring ALL your keys when you have it done in case they end up replacing it or you may have "issues" later....
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...d.php?t=402293
01-23-2008, 07:08 PM
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Gunter is the one who told me about the 5-40 last month at a different event.
I did not talk to him when I made the appointment so I plan to check with him again when I drop off the car next week.
I think their policy is to give you a Porsche if you have warranty repair but a Enterprise rental if just regular service.
Of course I like to try out another Porsche but not a deal breaker for me.
I really don't understand why they do that. Don't they want you to try out
other Porsche so that they are always in your mind when you consider other
cars?
I recently went to a free Audi's driving experience program and had so much fun and I got to try out their new cars which I would not have normally. Now my parents are looking for a new ride and I am telling them how good Audi is.
Gunter and the dealership really support our PCA region and he is such a nice guy, that's why I am driving 50 miles to them and not 2 miles to my closest dealer. This is my first service visit with them. Does anyone have experience with them?
So I guess I maybe the only one to hear about the 5-40. I most certainly will check again before next week. Maybe I remember wrong.
I did not talk to him when I made the appointment so I plan to check with him again when I drop off the car next week.
I think their policy is to give you a Porsche if you have warranty repair but a Enterprise rental if just regular service.
Of course I like to try out another Porsche but not a deal breaker for me.
I really don't understand why they do that. Don't they want you to try out
other Porsche so that they are always in your mind when you consider other
cars?
I recently went to a free Audi's driving experience program and had so much fun and I got to try out their new cars which I would not have normally. Now my parents are looking for a new ride and I am telling them how good Audi is.
Gunter and the dealership really support our PCA region and he is such a nice guy, that's why I am driving 50 miles to them and not 2 miles to my closest dealer. This is my first service visit with them. Does anyone have experience with them?
So I guess I maybe the only one to hear about the 5-40. I most certainly will check again before next week. Maybe I remember wrong.