I recently purchased a 992 GT3T with CPO plus one warranty, so I am thinking it might be wise to have the dealer service the car, but it really bugs me that they charge 300 percent more than a very highly regarded german car race shop in my area. Just wondering what folks are paying for the Porsche pre-paid service contracts and what is included.

 

In 2022 on a new GT3, I was offered:

PSMP +1 = $2,670 (basically covers the 2 year maintenance)
PSMP +2 = $3,295 (covers 2 year and 3 year maintenance)

I skipped it and I'm glad I did. My dealer price matched another Porsche dealer in the area and just did my 2 year service (spark plugs, oil, brake flush, cabin filters, etc.) for about $2,000. A well known indy could have done it for about $1,700, but the extra $300 was worth it to get a loaner for a week and also have my warranty work performed at the same time, not to mention to say HI to the sales folks and remind them that I service my car with them .

 

Yeah I would pass on prepaid maintenance if having service done at Porsche depending on where you live. I was told by SA that the price for the prepaid is the average or something for maintenance across the country. So if you are in California where labor etc is more expensive then it may be worth it, but in the Midwest just paying as you go is cheaper then the equivalent prepaid.

 

The course of action for OP is right there in his post. Nothing special about the dealer if you have a good independent available to you. That latte in the waiting room is not worth $3000.

 

As I'm now an out of market client from the dealer I've been doing business with for the better part of 20 years, part of the purchase agreement was the purchase of second year maintenance. I can't remember the exact price but I do find that paying as much as we do at the dealer for annual maintenance is egregious when you think about what is actually done. Most of what they do for annual maintenance could be done for less than half the price imo and find that the practice feels opportunistic.

 

In addition to the GT3T I have a couple of other Porsches and the service costs add up after a while. My Macan GTS is in need of its two year service, which is just an oil change, brake fluid flush and cabin filter. Given that my Macan only has 2k miles on it, the cabin filter probably doesn't even need to be changed. I received quotes from two dealers in the area. One was from the dealer where I bought the Macan and they wanted over $1,900 for the service. The other quote was from another dealer that I have bought multiple cars and they wanted over $1,600. I decided to take the car to a reputable local german race shop that has been servicing my GT4 and my BMWs for years. They do a fantastic job and they quoted me $600 to do the two year service on the Macan. I just don't see how the dealers can justify charging as much as they quoted me for on this service. It's egregious.

 

Yup, I got my brake fluid flushed and replaced in my 911S for something like $175 or $225 at a Porsche Specialty Shop near me. Oil change is probably another $200 and the air filter shouldn't be more than $75. All in all, I think the 2 year service can be done for around $500-700 on a normal Porsche. Now with the Spark Plugs that the GT3 needs - $ would need to be added.

 

May not be relevant to you but some dealerships do notice when you service your cars with them and can help in building good will. A big plus for me is the ease and flexibility of the loaner and/or home pickup/dropoff.

 

It's funny to see what peoples limits are.

$3200 for three years worth of maint (first is "free") and it's too much.
Instead they go to a nearby specialist to pay $700 for the same maint (each), which over three years is $1400 (remember, first service is "free" with Porsche). So you saved $1800

The same people will shell out tens of thousands over MSRP for the same car they won't spend $1800 over three years on. That makes no sense to me.

Servicing your car with a dealership is seen in house and I can only assume it helps somewhere in the long run to get new cars. I know my SA asks that I service in house and always appreciates my doing so which I can only assume helped maintain a relationship that just got me a GT3RS and GT4RS (both in production) at MSRP.

All relative I guess, but to me, it's worth getting the in house service and keeping a solid relationship with the dealership.

 

the savings aren’t even that big where I live. The top Indy was only $300 less than what I paid and I got a loaners for 8 days and warranty work done.

My MSRP dealer GM absolutely gives ‘points’ for serving the car there, being local, not flipping, and going to events. Last Saturday I picked up my car from service and went to an event they sponsored

 

Yeah, not everyone has that kind of dealer. HCOL market dealers don’t care unless you’re spending big, they don’t even remember your wife’s Cayenne was purchased there as well unless she gets a new one every year. Better to just bite the ADM bullet and service wherever.

 

I wasn't able to get a GT3T allocation and had to buy one second hand, so servicing my cars with the dealer hasn't done anything for me in terms of getting to buy cars I want. As I said in my first post, the dealers want me to pay 3 times more for the same service. If it was just 50 percent more I might consider it, but 3 times? Someone mentioned above that the first dealer service is free, which is great, but I am past the first service now and comparing apples to apples. The fact that the first service is free is irrelevant to me now.

 

Waste of money.....pay as you go for maintenance and repairs as personnel at dealers can change often......... and just do other things to build and cultivate relationship with dealer to earn i.e. an allocation - attend their special events, drop by the showrooms every quarter and if needed buy parts with PCA discount, etc.....make sure to chat with GM or sales people......i.e. I used to send product samples from a hair care company directly to their homes, so their wives would appreciate it......got 2 allocations like that at MSRP.....and only bought 1 car from that dealer and serviced my car when it was a complicated repair preferred at a dealer...i.e. AC repair/rebuild.........

 

It's the principle of it, not the money. I don't like getting ripped off but if you don't want any sort of problems related to warranty, you go to the dealer for service. That way there no question whatsoever if you have a claim. Porsche and the dealers know they have the leverage and that's why we pay it.