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Recommendation for a service center in the Bay Area?
Hi folks,
My 2018 Macan GTS is at our local dealer right now for a service and they are streaming back a set of "necessary fixes" with what seem to be fairly high costs:
$875 for "maintenance not including tires"
$1425 to replace front brake pads
$910 to replace rear brake pads
$250 for alignment
I don't have much of a frame of reference but having just watched a YouTube video on how to replace brake pads I have to say that ~$2,300 seems high. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good service shop in the Bay area (I'm in Marin) that I can use to get a competing price?
Just curious because 2018 is practically new. I'm guessing the 'maintenance' they're hitting you up for is the 20k mile maintenance.
As for the brake pads, really?! At 18k miles, unless they've really been hard miles, brakes should still be fine.
Also sounds like they're going to hit you up for tires and an alignment. At that mileage I guess it's possible you'd need that, but not likely, again unless it's been 18k hard miles.
My 2017 GTS is at 19k miles and other than the 20k mile service, is fine on the original brake pads.
Just curious because 2018 is practically new. I'm guessing the 'maintenance' they're hitting you up for is the 20k mile maintenance.
As for the brake pads, really?! At 18k miles, unless they've really been hard miles, brakes should still be fine.
Also sounds like they're going to hit you up for tires and an alignment. At that mileage I guess it's possible you'd need that, but not likely, again unless it's been 18k hard miles.
My 2017 GTS is at 19k miles and other than the 20k mile service, is fine on the original brake pads.
This is exactly why I want to get an assessment from someone else. Just wondered if anyone had a recommendation. Absent that, I'll just Yelp it
What is required, is written in your owners manual.
What is suggested, is what they are doing here.
Porsche does not repad. They pad and rotor. No machining.
Ask for rotor thickness and pad thickness.
One mm of pad, you have had fun. Pay the fine.
If your argumentative, shop the parts at suncoast for example.
rotors are 125 each-ish
5mm, could be another 10k.
My Subaru brembo's were at the rivets.
Always ask for your parts back, my therapist tells me.
What is required, is written in your owners manual.
What is suggested, is what they are doing here.
Porsche does not repad. They pad and rotor. No machining.
Ask for rotor thickness and pad thickness.
One mm of pad, you have had fun. Pay the fine.
If your argumentative, shop the parts at suncoast for example.
rotors are 125 each-ish
5mm, could be another 10k.
My Subaru brembo's were at the rivets.
Always ask for your parts back, my therapist tells me.
Despite the trouble I had parsing this message the first time (😉, this seems like great advice. Thanks
I have been told "getting close and should be done" several times for cars I have owned. I tell them "well, the pad sensor wear warning light hasn't tripped so I'll just wait for that to happen". I then go home and measure the calipers and pads myself. Then when the time does come "for real" (typically at least a thousand miles or more later) I either take it to an indy or if I feel up to it do it myself. On my Cayman I've owned for five years this was relatively easy to do. I'm a little wary of tackling the rears on the Macan due to the electronic brake but we'll see when the time comes - no warning light yet :-)
06-05-2019, 04:01 PM
Recommendation for a service center in the Bay Area?
, this seems like great advice. Thanks
