FSH - am I being unrealistic

[vinceg]

Continuing will my own 993 S quest"¦ I "˜m aware of the gospel version of FSH but interested to here wider views to see if I am being somewhat narrow in my own. By view of FSH is a OPC or noted independent stamp every 12 months or 12k miles as a minimum - ideally with supporting info and proof of coverage of larger services at 24 and 48k ( 2 & 4 years ) to be top draw FSH.

Seems so many cars just do not have this despite the ad's that universally quoted FSH. So many promising cars seem to have significant gaps i.e. have gone 2 years plus but typically at low miles or 1 year with say relatively high miles e.g. 15k+ or combinations of both. I have seen a few full histories but these seem exceptional "" most don't have this or close to be honest. And I have been chasing the higher end cars not the unloved. As for FPSH that seems to mean little more than FSH with a few OPC stamps in the early years which of course they would have anyway"¦ In my view it should be OPC all the way - no?

I know many veterans have told me this is totally OTT and this religious interpretation is not necessary or warranted and that I am missing many good cars because I have to date insisted on it. Views?

Any what difference in price been my view of FSH and something that has gaps as describe prior?

 

[LK_991GTS]

To adhere strictly to what Porsche reccommends with regard to servicing, my 993 manual suggests an annual service irrespective of how low the mileage since the last. This annual service requirement is an oil change and a check over.

 

[Guest]

I've done 3K since the last service a year ago and the oil's still clean. OPC's charge £350 for an annual service - basically an oil change! Check that key services where work's required (filters, plugs, airbag, brake fluids) have been done though.

 

[968er]

You have got to be realistic. Very few people will continue to go to an OPC mainly because they do not have the expertise and charge stupid amounts of money to have the honour of them screwing us!

This may sound harsh but a friend of mine put his 996 in for a check up and the OPC came back looking for almost £3k. This included replacing discs (which had only been replaced less than 1000 miles previously), battery, replacing a seal on the cam belt cover and replacing the RMS.

He phoned me up as he felt that this was excessive and asked me to run through the breakdown with the OPC. They were charging £200 for a battery, £1000 for a job that should not take longer than 90 minutes and the rest of the money was for the replacement of the RMS. Following a rather long and heated discussion with one of the mechanics they agreed that all the brakes required was a good rub down with a wire brush, they had made a mistake about the cost of the cam belt seal and they could actually replace the RMS by dropping the gearbox.

Now if that is the standard of work done on a prospective 993 purchase they carry on looking, but be sensible and talk to the garage who has been carrying out the servicing of a car you are interested in and you will learn a lot more about the car than what a bunch of papers and stamps are actually meant to represent.Remember it is possible to buy OPC stamps on Ebay, you have been warned.