718 service cost

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JUSTIN3000M

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20 posts

116 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Has anyone had their first service done on a 718, just got a quote for mine next month at £595 + £95 for brake fluid. Cant see the fixed price servicing on the porsche site but its quite a bit more than the cost of my previous 981. Just checking that the quote I had is the norm before I call around a few other dealers.

Twinfan

10,125 posts

111 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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981 models are £495 fixed price, and it's usually around £100 more for the next newer model.

I would guess that £595 is the standard price for a 718, but it's worth asking around.

Dyffed

114 posts

104 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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£540 last July at Porsche Tonbridge.

diffstar

470 posts

200 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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£560 Tonbridge December '18

JUSTIN3000M

Original Poster:

20 posts

116 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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thanks for the quick replies, is the £540 and £560 mentioned including the brake fluid change?

diffstar

470 posts

200 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Yes mine did

JUSTIN3000M

Original Poster:

20 posts

116 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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The 4 OPC's around me are all owned by the same company and are the same price, checked with the next nearest dealer and it was £612 + £95. Looks like there is a 2019 price increase in service costs.

jimbo761

393 posts

89 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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If you want to be really cheap, you could provide your own oil. As the OPC is conducting the service I'm told the warranty is fine. A service pack of Mobil 1 is ~£50 from OpieOils and should knock the service cost down to ~£440. Of course you may well decide it's not worth the hassle just to save ~£100.



Dyffed

114 posts

104 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Yes, included fluid.

Basaltbox

21 posts

74 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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jimbo761 said:
If you want to be really cheap, you could provide your own oil. As the OPC is conducting the service I'm told the warranty is fine. A service pack of Mobil 1 is ~£50 from OpieOils and should knock the service cost down to ~£440. Of course you may well decide it's not worth the hassle just to save ~£100.
Sounds like an easy way to make £100.

718Box

4 posts

38 months

Thursday 16th September 2021
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Just got quotes from 2 OPC's for the first service on my 718 Boxster PDK - one was £843, the other was £927 - both included VAT and brake fluid change.
As the car is just coming up to 2 years old and 6000 miles and still under manufacturers warranty I did not really want to go down the specialist independent route, I am just seeing if these prices are about right as prices on other forums were suggesting about £700ish last year.

anonymous-user

61 months

Thursday 16th September 2021
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Here's the last 'fixed price' schedule I have:




RTA3

139 posts

43 months

Thursday 16th September 2021
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Schmed said:
Here's the last 'fixed price' schedule I have:

This is really useful. Where did you find this?

Thanks

718Box

4 posts

38 months

Thursday 16th September 2021
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Thanks for that - much appreciated. Time to go back to the dealers with my negotiating hat on!!!

Fnumber1user

411 posts

59 months

Thursday 16th September 2021
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718Box said:
Just got quotes from 2 OPC's for the first service on my 718 Boxster PDK - one was £843, the other was £927 - both included VAT and brake fluid change.
As the car is just coming up to 2 years old and 6000 miles and still under manufacturers warranty I did not really want to go down the specialist independent route, I am just seeing if these prices are about right as prices on other forums were suggesting about £700ish last year.
Why? Using an independent during the initial warranty period is not an issue at all - its only if you purchase Porsche's extended warranty that you HAVE to use an OPC. The only caveat being that the independent uses OE filters and completes to the same standard as an OPC.

Mine didn't need servicing but a 1 year interval resonated with my mechanical empathy and was £395, all in. Didn't get brake fluid done, as after just 1 year it certainly didn't need it (no track days etc). YMMV.

718Box

4 posts

38 months

Friday 17th September 2021
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Thanks for the message - although I know the independents come highly recommended (and cheaper) I was preferring to get the OPC stamp in the book for its first service.
I bought the car in Jan 2021 and got the balance of the manufacturers warranty as car was 15 months old, along with the 2 years extended warranty that came with it.
Only doing the brake fluid to keep the service history tidy - although I know the fluid won't have deteriorated in 2 years!!!




ChrisH370

59 posts

144 months

Friday 17th September 2021
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I've been quoted £847 for the fixed two year service on a new Macan S which has a similar service schedule to 718, but they charge £100 to remove the wheels to bleed brakes. This will increase in two year's time with labour rates. OPC does not accept supplied oil.

718Box

4 posts

38 months

Friday 17th September 2021
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Thanks for that. Managed to do a deal with one of the POC's - now quoted £784 inc brake fluid change. So more in line with what I was thinking it would be.