Stuno1 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I was shocked to see the price of the 8 year service from an Indy on the car I am buying. Porsche want £795 but the Porsche indy did it for £390. The labour rates can’t be that different? The Indy is £65 per hour which seems cheap. Samw items done as on Porsche intervals too. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Stuno1 said: I was shocked to see the price of the 8 year service from an Indy on the car I am buying. Porsche want £795 but the Porsche indy did it for £390. The labour rates can’t be that different? The Indy is £65 per hour which seems cheap. Samw items done as on Porsche intervals too. Stu £65 is cheap. Standard rates ballpark £150+VAT re OPC last time I heard and some are more expensive than others. London area will be more expensive. Classic Labour rates (car being 10 years old and over) are cheaper. Edited December 6, 2021 by iborguk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMA Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 The 8 year service also needs plugs too and a brake fluid change, which are extra to the OPC charge and I imagine not included in the indy price either. Add those on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuno1 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) The Indy included spark plugs. As you say brake fluid is on top of the £795 from Porsche. Edited December 6, 2021 by Stuno1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMA Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 If £390 is including plugs, that's cheap, worryingly cheap I'd say. Unless they are using non genuine parts and oil? Did you have a breakdown of what the price includes? The plugs are about £20 each from Porsche. The breakdown of parts for my recent 8 year service was £381.16 (inc VAT) for the parts alone. Then labour on top My Porsche quote for the 8 years in June this year was: "The 8 year service is £925.00 and this includes the spark plug change and brake fluid change." Some prices on here from a popular reputable indy to compare against quotes https://www.revolution-porsche.co.uk/servicing/boxster-981#additional-maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuno1 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) Here the breakdown. Maybe VAT is to be added. I’ll get full documentation on the 18th when I collect the car. https://postimg.cc/ThsJj5N9 Edited December 6, 2021 by Stuno1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Stuno1 said: Here the breakdown. Maybe VAT is to be added. I’ll get full documentation on the 18th when I collect the car. https://postimg.cc/ThsJj5N9 When was the brake fluid last actually changed ? Be prepared for them to have to fight more than one bleed nipple if that needs doing. Serpentine/poly belt - don't see checking/replacing that mentioned ? Air Filter ? Edited December 6, 2021 by iborguk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuno1 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, iborguk said: When was the brake fluid last actually changed ? Polybelt- don't see checking/replacing that mentioned ? Air Filter ? All done in 2019. https://postimg.cc/xkZNQbZC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Stuno1 said: All done in 2019. https://postimg.cc/xkZNQbZC Check your schedule, every 2 years for a brake fluid change I think. Edited December 6, 2021 by iborguk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMA Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 No pollen filters? Plugs are generic ones. They will be fine but may fail the 111 point check later on if you're going for the warranty. Poly belt check replacement is at 6 years I think. Air filters are not done by default on 8 years but a decent indy will check and report if they think they need replacing. Mine ordered them in in case but found them to be ok. As for the nipples, I can confirm it's a good idea to get them all removed and replaced if you're having the brake fluid done at the same time. much cheaper in the long run. Or save till later when brake fluid is due (recommended every 2 years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Also a bit further out , PDK Clutch fluid and oil change at 12 years/120k miles I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuno1 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) So all the correct work has been done by the looks of it just very cheap labour and cheaper spark plugs. Brake fluid is every 2 years. According Porsche schedule. Is does say it was checked for consign. The car only did 3k miles between services. Edited December 6, 2021 by Stuno1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Just now, Stuno1 said: So all the correct work has been done by the looks of it just very cheap labour and cheaper spark plugs. Except they don't talk about changing the brake fluid, only checking it. I'd change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuno1 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) Looks like the prices are bang on. Found this Indy near me. Prices seem similar to what the current owner was paying. http://adhporsche.co.uk/981-cayman/ Edited December 7, 2021 by Stuno1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alank Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Says they can strip and rebuild Automatic gearboxes in their Menu. ??? Would be good if they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianJ Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) My Indy was £610 + VAT earlier this year for 8 year service, including pollen filter, spark plugs and brake fluid change as per Porsche schedule using genuine Porsche parts. Edited December 7, 2021 by BrianJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianJ Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, alank said: Says they can strip and rebuild Automatic gearboxes in their Menu. ??? Would be good if they could. As I understand it, I don't think anybody rebuilds PDKs. Porsche won't supply parts, unless something has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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