Dermot

OPC Swindon completed this yesterday.  They loaned my a Panamera 4 for 2 days FOC. A bit of a tank but very comfortable.

The work is described as service campaign AMB7, replace axle carrier side section. This link highlights the items replaced, in the article they say these items are $700 a side. The work was completed in a day.

https://rennlist.com/forums/981-forum/1268363-recall-for-axle-carrier-2.html

I will do some further investigations over the weekend regarding temps and operation.  OPC quote is £1163 (inc VAT).  

Boxster in to Dick Lovett OPC Swindon today for the recall work.  The now standard video walk around with the car on the ramp has flagged up that both aircon condensers are damp.  I have not checked if the aircon is actually still working.  Anyway, they are going to advise on price tomorrow when I pickup.

What is the wisdom on here.  Keep gong until is stops.  The get an indy to do it.

Does anyone have to hand a list of all the parts needed to do the job on a 981?

Just have just had a call from OPC Swindon.  My 981 booking for the recall work was booked for 2/3 Dec, it has now been cancelled as they have not had delivery of the necessary parts from Porsche.  At present they have no ETA but are hoping for 3-4 weeks. I have been provisionally rescheduled for the 22/23 Dec.

I am booked in for the 2nd Dec for 2 days with a loan car at OPC Swindon.  Car is Dec 2012 delivery.

Got my letter from Porsche yesterday,  2012 (13MY) 981.  OPC Swindon wants to wait till Dec to make sure the parts arrive,

my fault was fixed by new pedal bushes.  I was charged 1hr labour for the job.

I got email for OPC Silverstone asking if I had got a better price for my Boxster.  I have told them I did not feel I was treated as a valued customer last weekend and asked for my personal details to be removed from their client databases

anyone tried using one of these outfits...

https://www.navdeal.com/en/dvd-gps-porsche-2018-2019-6-5-1-pcm3-1-pcm-3-1-navigation-europe

Thanks for all your comments.  I think what really put me over the edge was the fact that they had not even bothered to get the car out for me to view in daylight and drive.  It was a £63K car. They had taken my car details, I specifically pre-asked for a price to change the day before and made an appointment to view.   I had foolishly assumed that it would be outside and I would take it for a test drive.   

All the sham on the trade-in pricing; ie. both tapping on computers was really pathetic.  They had my details 24hr in advance and still I sat there expectantly for 10-15min.

By comparison, OPC Bournemouth offered £2k more trade-in over email on a £10k less Boxster GTS.   I have another unseen offer of £3.5k more from a Sportscar specialist. 

Another got email details for Porsche GB.

Visited OPC Silverstone, nr. Towcester on Saturday.  I had made an appointment on the Friday with one of the sales reps. I initially showed interest in a 719 GTS via a web form by entering my details. Contacted by sales rep by email but insisted he spoke to me on the phone and took all the information again.  I said I wanted a price to change from my fully loaded Boxster (details on another tread) when I come in.  Gave them the reg, mileage, told him the WBAC offer etc... Ask lots of boring questions about finance etc...

Anyway, showed up on Saturday in the Boxster,  the car I was interested in was up in their 1st floor showroom, 3 cars in deep.  I said I wanted to drive it, not having driven an GTS,   no that would only be possible if I bought it !!!.  "To expensive to prep for the road" were his exact words.   Anyway he could not be bother to engage in conversation, eyes only for his laptop bashing keys, he  looked at my car, got his boss to look at my car.  More tapping from both of them on laptops, asked again for the reg and if I wanted finance.  All that to be offered £24k for my car !!  I had already told them WBAC at it a £27.2k. I was not treated as a valued customer at any time during my visit to this outfit, and if I get the Porsche GB call back I will tell them.  I am looking forward for the salesman call back this week!!!

Rant over...  

Thanks for the feedback and the mileage comments,  it's good to get a reality check. It is in very good nick, ready to retail.  I machine polished and ceramic coated it earlier in the summer.  Not a chip on the front. PZero's and pad 3k miles ago.  Might ask Ashgood what they value the car at.

Got a very nice White/Red roof Boxster, 2.7L, Reg 28^th Dec 2012, 34,000 miles, full service, 1 previous owner.  Owner for past 3 years.  I got offered £27.5K against a GTS.  WBAC quoted £26.5k,  cannot find another one with this spec for under £36k.  I am not really very serious after changing, I  just wanted to test the market to see what it would be to change. I might have been tempted it they came back with a figure close to £30k.  Maybe I was in dreamland.  Thoughts ?

Build Sheet

140 PADM Porsche Active Drivetrain Mounts

250 PDK Porsche Doppelkupplung double clutch 7- speed gearbox

260 Electrically retractable exterior mirrors with automatic dimming

264 Left exterior mirror glass convex

276 Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror

285 Right exterior mirror glass aspherical

317 Sports Plus seat 2-way electrical, left

318 Sports Plus seat 2-way electrical, right

342 Seat heating

423 20" Carrera S wheels

475 PASM Porsche Active Suspension Management 492 Headlamps for left-hand traffic

546 Roll-over bar painted in car color

555 Black seat belts

567 Top-tinted windscreen

573 2-zone automatic air conditioning

610 DVD navigation Europe

630 Interior lights package 

636 Parking sensors front and rear

640 Sport Chrono Plus

655 Manually adjustable steering column

657 Power steering without servotronic

665 PCM 3 Porsche Communication Management touchscreen incl. radio, CD 

666 Telephone module for PCM

672 Navigation module for PCM

674 Preparation for Vehicle Tracking System

677 Driver card antenna

680 Bose sound system

748 Electric folding mirrors

840 SportDesign steering wheel (paddle shift with PDK)

870 Universal multimedia interface

981 Leather dashboard and door panels

983 Leather seats

991 Leather covered steering wheel airbag

CFX Leather edged individual floor mats

CGJ White Sport Chrono dial

CNG Rear apron lower part painted in car colour 

XDH Platinum painted wheels

XLS Sports tailpipes 

Retrofitted Cruise + PCM software and Maps update.

@Moospeed - I actually traded it in at DIck Lovett's last summer for a 488GTB .

I have order some updated brake pedal bushes from Design 911.  I don't have the confidence to change them myself.  Anyone near to Oxford.

Thanks for all the help. I did have the heater on full for the whole drive (1hr).   So in order of probability.  Would an iCarSoft scan distinguish any of these. 

Brake Pedal Bush

Brake Switch

Coils

Battery

Can anyone help with part #'s

Thanks, I don't have a code reader,  would anyone like to recommend one that works well on 981's

I also get Auto Start/Stop deactivated message.  I guess it is all related.  I was out for about 90min with the top down and the heater on full.

My 981 threw this on the way home today.  I stopped after a bit and cycled the ignition on and off.  It cleared but after the first bits of bumpy road it triggered again.

I don't have a code reader, any suggestions.