Service charges are now stupid.

[MrDemon]

I thought Porsche back in the day were gerat value to run. A service every 2 years, used to be about £250, then £600 etc etc.

In my 718 GTS it needs an oil change at 10k miles, so after 1 year (NOT two year any more) . OPC quote for an oil change, ie NO service work, £607 lol , then it will need a service at 2 years old at £1200+

Their prices today are crazy.

My Golf was £185 all in fora full service and both are VW group, so thats a lot of Porsche TAX. oil would be £76 filter £41 If I bought some myself. So £490 labour.

 

[ralphmusic]

Not sure I understand. Isn't the service the earlier of 20k miles or 2 years?

Yes the prices have escalated at a faster rate than inflation in line with Porsche's profitability targets which have resulted in squeezing dealers on service item costs and minimising warranty time allowances

 

[MrDemon]

Major Porsche 718 Maintenance Intervals:
The Porsche 718 service schedule starts with oil changes every 10,000 miles, or roughly once per year.

I guess ok for garage queens, but I use my car and about to hit 10k miles !! and will be £607 worse off on the 2nd Jan !

dealers down south charge more even than that as higher per hours rates ! I was running 4 porkers it's not now sustainable at these rates sorry to say, will have to get down to 2 some how in retirement.

 

[stephen.robins]

I recently had a call from my OPC reminding me that my 981 Boxster S needed a service in February 2025. I was told that the good news was that it was only a minor service and that now the car is over 10 years old, it qualifies as a classic with cheaper labour rates. The bad news was the quote of £780.

 

[Twinfan]

Is that a recent change then brought in for more recent models, or for everyone? I have a 2020 GT4 and my schedule is 20k miles/2 years as far as I'm aware.

 

[718Ron]

I think its yearly in the US and every 2 years here.

https://assets-v2.porsche.com/gb/-/media/Project/PCOM/Europe/UK/Porsche-Service/Maintenance/Inspection-911-Carrera--S--911-Turbo--S--718-Boxster--Cayman-as-of-2017-model

 

[MrDemon]

service is every 2 years, seems the oil change is at 10k miles. And then I can say don't do the oil on my 2 year service ! seemsa bit daft, but I phoned up 3 OPC all said the same, it needs an oil change at 10k miles.

 

[MrDemon]

Is that a recent change then brought in for more recent models, or for everyone? I have a 2020 GT4 and my schedule is 20k miles/2 years as far as I'm aware.

maybe you are not doing the miles in your GT4 to warrant the extra oil changes ?. I am shocked as never heard of this, but it seems a thing they said it's the same with new Macans also.
With all the engine issue and this new green top and now red top GT oil, maybe they feel it cannot do 20k miles on the same oil.

 

[Twinfan]

Ah OK, I must admit I haven't seen the oil change limit mentioned anywhere just the service limit of 20k/2yrs. I do around 5k per year, so just under the oil change limit it seems.

Odd that it's not really been made clear though.

 

[Twinfan]

I've just checked my MyPorsche app and it's telling me my service interval is 15 months and 8k miles away as is my oil service. So the 1yr/10k thing can't be right for the 4.0 cars.

Looking at the mileage since my last service and the dates, it looks like I'm on a 2yr/12k miles service interval which matches what RPM Technik are saying:

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Servicing - RPM Technik - Independent Porsche Specialists

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 servicing at our dedicated workshop. Our expert technicians guarantee your Porsche is maintained using genuine Porsche parts and Mobil lubricants. Book your service today!

rpmtechnik.co.uk

"The service interval of the 718 GT4 is recommended to be 12,000 miles or 24 months, which ever comes first"

 

[Scrounger]

Service intervals are 20k or 2 years whichever is the sooner. Mine has done 19500 miles and was service at the 2 year point. You'd have thought that if the car warranted an oil change at 10k then the oil service light would come on.

No harm in having it done though but, as you say, £600 for an oil change is a bit much. I paid £790 (I think) for my 2 year service which included an oil and brake fluid change. Bear in mind air filters are not changed until the 6 year service so I did my own just after the 2 year service.

Dan

 

[Twinfan]

Cheers Dan - I had a vague recollection from somewhere that the GT4 interval was shorter than the GTS, even though they both share the same engine, so thanks for confirming

 

[ralphmusic]

See post #89 from 2022

Another Cayman

Oh, and I won at Goodwood...😎

www.porscheclubgb.com

 

[Twinfan]

See post #89 from 2022

Another Cayman

Oh, and I won at Goodwood...😎

www.porscheclubgb.com

Oh great, thanks Ralph! I knew 12k had been mentioned somewhere, but as I don't hit that mileage it hadn't stuck what the issue was.

So 20k and 2yrs it is then, same for all 718s in the UK.

I wonder where MrD's OPCs are getting the 10k oil change from then.....!

 

[Davidbf1.com]

I recently had a call from my OPC reminding me that my 981 Boxster S needed a service in February 2025. I was told that the good news was that it was only a minor service and that now the car is over 10 years old, it qualifies as a classic with cheaper labour rates. The bad news was the quote of £780.

Shop around. Just had my just-turned-10 981 BGTS serviced at OPC for a hundred quid less than that. Avoided servicing a few weeks early because of the reduced labour rates at 10th birthday.

 

[MartinH1988]

Definitely sounds steep!

You can at least knock £150-£200 off that price by supplying your own oil.

Last service I did that for they knocked off the cost of 7 Litres at their 1L inflated pricing.

 

[MrDemon]

I phoned 3 up labour is £246 per hour booked at 2 hours £492 if I supply my own oil thats £89 (8l) and the filter is £41 total still £622 it would cost more than the £607 quoted, I have phone up 3 OPC, my car def needs a oil change at 10k.

It's not in the modern manual or maintanance book any more. You used to be able to see what was due and done, not now !

USA seems to be 10k on their website.

weissachuk.com which seems to be getting a lot of work (now OPC are daft money) states 10k also and are in the Porsche Partner Network.

Boxster / Cayman Servicing - Weissach UK Independent Porsche Service Specialists | Cheshire

Specialists in servicing your Porsche Boxster / Cayman 986 / 987 / 981 / 718. We are a leading independent Porsche specialist in Cheshire. Call us today

www.weissachuk.com

Yearly Maintenance or Every 10,000 miles:
-Change engine oil and filter –

Is this a new thing, no idea very few people do 10k+ a year these days. I am on my16th Porker never had this before.

OPC are just kids now days so I have no where to go really and there is zero skill at an OPC now, it's all "computer says this" I could not even book a service in person at my OPC, I was told to go home and phone up the service centre, at the end of the day my full service at 2 years will then only need a pollen filter ! x2 which I might as well do myself. as nothing else needs doing at 2 years as I am doing the brake fluid myself as Porsche don't do that correctly any way, they only bleed one side of the calipers causing sticky calipers poor feel and seezed nipples and inner rust on the disks due to having air one side ! as they DON'T take the wheels off at service time to do both side nipples as they cannot get to them, it's all tin pot shit imho and quite stressfull talking to any one at an OPC, the first girl said "well you do need a lot of oil" !!! that's all she could say.

All I have talked to so far is 5 girls at 3 opc's all I guess under 20 who ALL said without fail look in the App ! that's all they know.

the wording has changed also in my 718 2023 model used to say service due, now says inspection due.

 

[MrDemon]

PS my local indy would do it for £260 but I don't get a biscuit.
What is also daft as to get a REAL oil change it takes at least 3 full flushes, SO if you want that new red top oil in your older GT RS type car having 1 oil chance will not give you that new oil in total you would need 3 in a row to get some where close to changing the oil.
That's my next issue on the 4RS , do I say do it 3 times lol, yes sir that's £2k please !

Of course with the new warranty changes brought into place, if I go indy they won't renew my 3 year warranty as they now have to have proof of an OPC service and you have to renew in person with doc's. the over the phone renewals have gone !
Again we have to have warranty due to PADM issues.

 

[Twinfan]

I think the issue for a lot of people would be the 10k miles OR ANNUAL oil change. I'm not seeing annual changes documented anywhere as a requirement, and my OPC has never told me it's needed.

It's all very odd!

 

[MrDemon]

I have emailed my OPC and asked them to confirm, lets see what comes back.

The GT cars are 12k miles anyway, so again not in line around the world or on weissachuk.com web site.