Turbo S maintenance costs
Discussion
I'm looking at buying a 991 turbo S and trying to get a general idea of maintenance and upkeep costs.
Pads/disks
General servicing
And any other niggling faults that might rear their ugly head during ownership.
Apologies as I'm sure these questions have been answered 100 times but any guidance would be greatly appreciated thanks.
Pads/disks
General servicing
And any other niggling faults that might rear their ugly head during ownership.
Apologies as I'm sure these questions have been answered 100 times but any guidance would be greatly appreciated thanks.
We are still on original pads and discs 36,000 miles. Servicing every two years maybe nets out to £1500 per year as there are a couple of big services over an 8 year period from new. We needed a few things under warranty incl a turbo.
If you're buying best to buy a car with a 2 year extended warranty which will keep your running costs low.
Our warranty about to expire at 8 years. Debating whether to extend or not as other than the faulty turbo its been reliable with no niggles. They need to be used regularly to stay in good condition. If you can stretch to a gen 2 worthwhile as it had significant upgrades inc bigger turbos and better fueling system. Amazing tech too like boost while braking etc. There's some really nice examples in the classifieds on PH.
If you're buying best to buy a car with a 2 year extended warranty which will keep your running costs low.
Our warranty about to expire at 8 years. Debating whether to extend or not as other than the faulty turbo its been reliable with no niggles. They need to be used regularly to stay in good condition. If you can stretch to a gen 2 worthwhile as it had significant upgrades inc bigger turbos and better fueling system. Amazing tech too like boost while braking etc. There's some really nice examples in the classifieds on PH.
I have a 991 on a Porsche warranty - which means I am tied to the main dealer network for servicing at £301 an hour.
But.... a service every two years, so the man maths can divide by two I suppose.
To be honest it's no more expensive than something like a Morgan which costs me easily over £1k a time annually for a service, sometimes a whole heap more.
But.... a service every two years, so the man maths can divide by two I suppose.
To be honest it's no more expensive than something like a Morgan which costs me easily over £1k a time annually for a service, sometimes a whole heap more.
NDA said:
I have a 991 on a Porsche warranty - which means I am tied to the main dealer network for servicing at £301 an hour.
But.... a service every two years, so the man maths can divide by two I suppose.
To be honest it's no more expensive than something like a Morgan which costs me easily over £1k a time annually for a service, sometimes a whole heap more.
Don't the 991's require annual oil and filter change too?But.... a service every two years, so the man maths can divide by two I suppose.
To be honest it's no more expensive than something like a Morgan which costs me easily over £1k a time annually for a service, sometimes a whole heap more.
SV_WDC said:
NDA said:
I have a 991 on a Porsche warranty - which means I am tied to the main dealer network for servicing at £301 an hour.
But.... a service every two years, so the man maths can divide by two I suppose.
To be honest it's no more expensive than something like a Morgan which costs me easily over £1k a time annually for a service, sometimes a whole heap more.
Don't the 991's require annual oil and filter change too?But.... a service every two years, so the man maths can divide by two I suppose.
To be honest it's no more expensive than something like a Morgan which costs me easily over £1k a time annually for a service, sometimes a whole heap more.
I tried to book my 911 in after 12 months from the previous service and they emailed me to say this was unnecessary - only after 2 years or 20,000 miles.
Edited by NDA on Thursday 8th May 13:37
Service schedule is every 2 years/20,000 miles and alternates from a minor to a major service, pricing for servicing is fixed (generally) if you are using an OPC, but ring around and you will find some variance annoyingly. Join Porsche club GB and get 10% discount so that pays for itself come service time.
As for warranty, if you are buying within the Porsche network it should come with a 2 year warranty and it would be up to you to determine whether to extend that. Personally I have had various claims over the years which would have far outstripped the cost of the warranty to date.
You can obviously use an indy for interim oil changes and things like consumables, brake pads etc rather than pay OPC prices, it shouldn't affect warranty if using OEM parts.
As for warranty, if you are buying within the Porsche network it should come with a 2 year warranty and it would be up to you to determine whether to extend that. Personally I have had various claims over the years which would have far outstripped the cost of the warranty to date.
You can obviously use an indy for interim oil changes and things like consumables, brake pads etc rather than pay OPC prices, it shouldn't affect warranty if using OEM parts.
Retchtub45 said:
I was looking at the Mclaren 570s but they come with a whole host of problems each one more expensive than the last.
I'll definitely be pushing towards a gen 2, my wife has her brand new golf, conservatory and windows, so seems like a fair trade to me ??
There's an interesting Youtube by John Thorn of Thorney Motorsport sharing their service experience on these ... maybe not as expensive as you think particularly with their extended warranty ??I'll definitely be pushing towards a gen 2, my wife has her brand new golf, conservatory and windows, so seems like a fair trade to me ??
Retchtub45 said:
What is the oil capacity out of interest? I know it's negligible in the grand scheme of things but my RS6 took 9lts for an oil service and at at main dealers just the cost of oil had a certain sting to it
Offering my 2 pennies worth. I am a 991.1 owner and had enquired about the turbo. The advice provided by 911 Virgin is do not own one outside of the Porsche warranty. The turbos have an oil feed issue which “will” not “may” go. The cost to fix is about 7-10K. The monthly cost of a Porsche warranty is 100 per month. It is a complete bumper to bumper warranty with no exceptions as long as the car is serviced at Porsche within the usual 2 year span.
That means either buy from the Porsche network or in the process of buying one have it inspected by Porsche first. When inspected by Porsche any issues they find has to be resolved before you can get a warranty from them; which can be a bargaining tool when negotiating with an independent.
Bear in mind though - that if you are buying used from a private seller, the warranty is on the CAR not the owner, and on a private sale this moves with the car. So don't let buying privately put you off if this is in place. When I've sold my cars in the past, I've always made sure that there's at least a year of porsche warranty on the car - for buyers peace of mind.
Also - porsche no longer insist on a pre-warranty inspection before renewing it (the theory being that it's already under warranty, so what's the point in inspecting something you've already got an agreement to sort).
Also - porsche no longer insist on a pre-warranty inspection before renewing it (the theory being that it's already under warranty, so what's the point in inspecting something you've already got an agreement to sort).
JamesW said:
Bear in mind though - that if you are buying used from a private seller, the warranty is on the CAR not the owner, and on a private sale this moves with the car. So don't let buying privately put you off if this is in place. When I've sold my cars in the past, I've always made sure that there's at least a year of porsche warranty on the car - for buyers peace of mind.
Also - porsche no longer insist on a pre-warranty inspection before renewing it (the theory being that it's already under warranty, so what's the point in inspecting something you've already got an agreement to sort).
Thanks for adding the clarity on the warranty being on the car not the owner ( I should have made that clear). The point I am making about the PPI is the scenario where the car is out of warranty and being sold on. In that case I would take it to Porsche - have the inspection and then get the warranty assuming there are no issues identified by Porsche. Also - porsche no longer insist on a pre-warranty inspection before renewing it (the theory being that it's already under warranty, so what's the point in inspecting something you've already got an agreement to sort).
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