Hi,
I recently went to PC Tonbridge to make use of the Kent regions usual Spring Health Check and had a really good time, discussing my car and talking to other owners and the mechanics. Well organised by Pearl Sharland. As a result of the visit I found that I had a Grade 3 (who knows what this means) RMS/IMS oil leak.
With the Tiptronic I don't have any other reason to separate the gearbox and engine, so I thought I would bite the bullet and look at getting quotes to do the repair and whilst I was at it either get the LNE IMS bearing or have the DOF kit fitted.
Well, I've emailed a number of Porsche Independents and also got a quote from PC Tonbridge, whose price was very reasonable (£878 in vat 6.5 hrs), but they do not do the IMS bearing or any other update so this was only for the RMS, which may not have been the cause of the leak.
I've had three responses (most taking up to a week responding to an email and then not responding to follow ups) with a price of around £2000 inc vat. (I also need a full service and possibly a new front o/s wheel bearing - not included in estimates but info has been passed on)
So my question are, are independents so busy that they're :
Now I'm left with no real idea on where to go next or what to do, maybe I need to pick up the phone or actually go and see each independent!
Has any one got any suggestions on where I should go. (These are the people I've requested info from (Project Nine Engineering, La Rose Porsche, Paragon, WrightTune)
Cheers,
Anthony
I recently went to PC Tonbridge to make use of the Kent regions usual Spring Health Check and had a really good time, discussing my car and talking to other owners and the mechanics. Well organised by Pearl Sharland. As a result of the visit I found that I had a Grade 3 (who knows what this means) RMS/IMS oil leak.
With the Tiptronic I don't have any other reason to separate the gearbox and engine, so I thought I would bite the bullet and look at getting quotes to do the repair and whilst I was at it either get the LNE IMS bearing or have the DOF kit fitted.
Well, I've emailed a number of Porsche Independents and also got a quote from PC Tonbridge, whose price was very reasonable (£878 in vat 6.5 hrs), but they do not do the IMS bearing or any other update so this was only for the RMS, which may not have been the cause of the leak.
I've had three responses (most taking up to a week responding to an email and then not responding to follow ups) with a price of around £2000 inc vat. (I also need a full service and possibly a new front o/s wheel bearing - not included in estimates but info has been passed on)
- The LNE IMS bearing in one quote was £775+vat, which was a bit over the top as I can get one from Design911 for around £450+vat and they would not fit a part I purchased! This was a good quote and well broken down.
- No figure just number of hours was 4-6 hours over the other estimates, so I don't really know what the cost would be. However, the information provided in the email was more thorough on deciding whether the IMS was necessary, but no follow up call when I rang and the service manager was not free.
- Just a figure and did not break the values down.
So my question are, are independents so busy that they're :
- not willing to provide a detailed estimate for a piece of work that is over £2000
- willing to lose work because they are charging 50% more for a part I can get from a reputable firm for much less
- can provide work/hour estimates that are 50% more than the others for the same task
- not respond in a timely fashion or just think that they are a service we just rely on and Customer service is not expected
Now I'm left with no real idea on where to go next or what to do, maybe I need to pick up the phone or actually go and see each independent!
Has any one got any suggestions on where I should go. (These are the people I've requested info from (Project Nine Engineering, La Rose Porsche, Paragon, WrightTune)
Cheers,
Anthony