Isn’t Jaz Porsche near you???
I've just my Boxster 986 S in for a major service, and was somewhat flummoxed when I was quoted a base price of £749 inclusive of VAT (which apparently includes a discount applied to cars over 10 years old). However, they indicated that there would be a couple of additional costs, as follows:
Brake fluid change - £150 incl
Spark plugs - £200 incl.
Now, spark plugs start at a fiver in Halfords, so can anyone tell me how Porsche can justify £200 for a new set?
I'm based in Herts, between Barnet and St Albans. Is there a well--regarded alternative to going to Porsche within striking distance?
Isn’t Jaz Porsche near you???
It's a car, it has engines, oil, coolant plugs etc.
Once the car is out of warranty there is no need to pay Porsche prices, if a mechanic can service a VW he can service s 911
You must have a decent local mechanic who would love to service your little roadster.
JZM are in your target zone Tony, never used them myself but they get good reviews.
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I was going to suggest that you did it yourself, Tony.
Then I remembered the bike.
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Consider yourself lucky. My Mercedes has 16 spark plugs - it's the wrong side of £350 for that lot!
Cheers,
Plug
Anyway, thanks for the two suggestions - I've spoken to both Jaz and JZM, and am now rebooked with Jaz at a saving of 35% compared to the Porsche cost (the service is identical in terms of the items covered). Booking a courtesy car is a bit of a palaver, but they're only two stops from my home train station so I can do without for a couple of days.
Much appreciated, guys - thank you again,
Had both our Boxsters serviced at Porsche Girona, when collecting the cars they asked which fuel, and on mentioning BP Ultimate, they nodded and could inform me the spark plugs did not require replacing.... (never happened here !) The little extra on fuel well worth it !
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Feel your pain Tony. I've not had a good experience with Hatfield OPC .
They keep adding work when it's not required. I get the service done by them , but any additional I get done elsewhere.
JZM has great write ups on the forums.
What am I missing?
https://files1.porsche.com/filestore...(Type-986).pdf
It's just a matter of time...
It was correct to 31/12/2017.
I’ll need mine serviced soon, so I have an interest ;)
But I did have a full service included last year when I had a new clutch, LNE IMS bearing upgrade, fine mesh fitted to the intakes, and a whole host of other bits and pieces carried out - so hopefully not too crazy this year :)
I do need my carerra alloys refurbed though, and the black paint trim around the hood needs rubbing down and repainting - by someone who knows what they are doing. Apart from that, and maybe some v light scuffing from my lardy arse brushing the drivers seat every time I get in, it still looks the same as when I first bought it.
It's just a matter of time...
Spark plugs on a Porsche is a horrible job. One of them is a right pig to get to. Although, they are long life units, normally good for 80K or so.
Specialist wise, a mate of mine you is a trader, many Porsches through his books, has a good guy in Tring. If that's close to you, let me know and I'll ask him for contact details.
Had my 3.2S serviced this year.
Major service including plugs and all fluids plus mesh grills, wheel refurb, air con condensers and a few bits. Total of £1200
Revolution Porsche up in Brighouse, but they do have their pricing on-line along with what’s included, so worth looking for comparisons.
Jon
Unless your car has mega mega low mileage or is extremely rare I see no reason to stick with an OPC. Their prices are almost double what a good Indy would charge and you’ll get better service too.
Hatfield wanted £200 to fit front brake pads on my GT3, I did it myself, 30 minutes start to finish
I used an OPC whilst still in extended warranty. I think it gets you a bit more credibility with that dealer as well if you are ever trying to get the halo cars.
Re the spark plugs the service guide has it as every four years. Mine had sub 10k miles on when I had to change them to maintain the warranty.
Out of warranty I wouldn’t hesitate to use some of the specialists out there previously mentioned.
A couple of the guys at work use RPM near Tring
Porsche torque in Uxbridge are my go to guys
Very honest and reasonable. I had a problem with my brake lights and they sorted for free when I dropped my 997 for an MOT
My brother in law uses JAZ for servicing on his 911. He has very positive things to say about them.
I have been to a cars and coffee morning at JZM and they have a very impressive setup although I feel like it's geared more towards the high end porsches. They do have some lovely vehicles for sale though.
Not sure if it is any consolation, but my 10 year old Audi A4 2.0 diesel has just had a major service, incl cambelt and brake fluid at a local (but very good) independent garage and the cost was just under £1k.
I realise that an Audi attracts a certain 'premium charge' when it comes to servicing/parts, but a Porsche it definitely is NOT!
I know this doesn’t help the OP but had my Boxster looked after at Autowerke Porsche Specialist in Norwich for 10+ years. Matt an Martin are top guys and the garage is Porsche only, vintage to modern.
Highly recommend. When i change it I’m getting another Porsche as I’m so happy with the service they give and finding good garages at fair prices isn’t easy.
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I paid them to scope the bores prior to me selling the car. I could do it myself but I figured it would be better if it was done by a specialist.
They charged a load of money then told me 'they're fine'. I had to ask them to give me a written report.
I had it up on the ramp later on and they had clearly never carried out a scope test. (Cobwebs on coil packs)
Ended up having it done again at the place my mate uses as he was selling it on SOR. They were cheaper and gave a full report including images of each bore.
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I’ve recently changed the voltage regulator on the alternator (not available separately from Porsche, and v expensive for a new alternator and fitting - but around £20-£35 for an identical new Mercedes voltage regulator), and the serpentine belt. I’d estimate it took less that 90 mins, including a cup of tea, head scratching time, recording the dismantling and the belt position, and watching You Tube videos of the process etc. Money well saved for the effort.
I’m looking for the best place/option for some effective replacement wipers - the ones on the new Golf were shocking and replaced in the first 1500k!
It's just a matter of time...
I recently paid £99 for a full service at Audi for my A4 TDI. They tried to say it needed lots of things looking at though - for example the brakes discs were 40% worn and would need looking at soon hmmm - loss leading service to get the unwary paying for stuff they don’t really need yet maybe
It's just a matter of time...
Jaz have been around forever and are very highly respected. If they were on my doorstep I’d be using them instead of Porsche for everything...hope it goes well.