Porsche Health Check

[monet100]

Took my car to the OPC today for a health check to see if they would find anything that needs doing. Sat there for a couple of hours nervously.

They found all 6 downpipe bolts are corroding on the exhaust, they marked this as amber, and would charge £324
Both rear tyres Bridgestone Potenza's outer 4mm, middle 4mm, inner 3mm, they marked this as red, and would charge £301.24 each fitted.

That's all they found, I thought I got off lightley. They even gave the car a wash and a hoover and I din't have to get my wallet out.

[mollytherocker]

Did you ask them why Porsche use such crappy bolts that are not fit for purpose?

[monet100]

mollytherocker said:

Did you ask them why Porsche use such crappy bolts that are not fit for purpose?

I wonder if they replace the crappy bolts with more crappy bolts

[RSoovy4]

monet100 said:

£301.24 each fitted.

Porsche Assfist!

[Callughan]

Price ok for downpipe

[monet100]

Callughan said:

Price ok for downpipe

That's not to replace the downpipe, it's to replace the 6 bolts.

[Callughan]

monet100 said:

Callughan said:

Price ok for downpipe

That's not to replace the downpipe, it's to replace the 6 bolts.

Got my wires crossed, on my 996 manifold to cat fixing were needed to be changed and I paid roughly something like that, called all the indies and was only £20/30 different so went local OPC as close.

[monet100]

So what are peoples preference for tyres, Bridgestone Potenzas, or Michelin Pilot Sports, or others?

[monet100]

monet100 said:

So what are peoples preference for tyres, Bridgestone Potenzas, or Michelin Pilot Sports, or others?

Anybody got any thoughts?

[rimkah]

MPS2 the best

[mollytherocker]

rimkah said:

MPS2 the best

Amen.

[Martian O]

With an OPC warranty - Michelin Pilot Sport 2
Without an OPC warranty - Michelin Pilot Super Sport

[thegoose]

So your tyres exceeded the minimum tread depth required for Porsche to retail an Approved Used car, yet they marked them as a red/urgent?

[monet100]

thegoose said:

So your tyres exceeded the minimum tread depth required for Porsche to retail an Approved Used car, yet they marked them as a red/urgent?

Yeah class aern't they

[DeeKay17]

Is the health check totally free???

[barndoc]

monet100 said:

Took my car to the OPC today for a health check to see if they would find anything that needs doing. Sat there for a couple of hours nervously.

They found all 6 downpipe bolts are corroding on the exhaust, they marked this as amber, and would charge £324
Both rear tyres Bridgestone Potenza's outer 4mm, middle 4mm, inner 3mm, they marked this as red, and would charge £301.24 each fitted.

That's all they found, I thought I got off lightley. They even gave the car a wash and a hoover and I din't have to get my wallet out.

Count yourself lucky
I went along for a health check, got the schpiel about 'over-revs in 4,5,6', 'gearbox oil sweat', 'non-Porsche battery' and perhaps compression test towards getting their w'tee. It was only when I gave the car a wash at home 2 days later that I noted a crack at the corner of the rear lamp, with one the 3 lamp side-bolts missing. The crack does not look fresh, I can only surmise that this was not my original lamp. Enquiries to the OPC entirely unrewarding.
C'est la vie, eh...

[monet100]

DeeKay17 said:

Is the health check totally free???

Mine was.