Looking to take car to local dealer for a PPI. service manager said under $200 and they will need car for a couple of hours...said they would make sure software is up to date...
are there any specific tests i should request...i recall some test for the speedshift clutch... anything else? He said they would check for any repaint...carfax indicated a accident to rear bumper...

thanks

 

wow! under $200 for a PPI? when i inquired at the dealers around where i purchased my car from it was $650. even worse, the dealer here in seattle is $189/hour plus tax (10%), so it's $207.90/hour any time i need to take it in.

that said, the dealer will go over it very in-depth.

 

Well that takes the cake! Most I've seen charge $125-150/hr.

 

yeah no kidding is that an AM dealer quoting the $200 or an indie shop?

 

I had a PPI a couple of months ago in CA and it cost me $550.

 

My car just had a 5 year service with them today (Park Place) at a whopping cost of $1400! The car only has 13k on the clock and she was clean as a whistle.

 

yeah their pricing is the highest i've seen. $1400 and change for the 1/3/5 and i think they said 2000-2200 for the 2/4/6 (could be a little off here but it was close).

i've resigned myself to doing most of the basic maintenance myself, partly because of cost but mostly because i like working on cars myself.

sidenote: as you can assume, i finally got my V8V! another seattle V8Ver.

 

Congrats!!

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thanks! and i'm already there... i actually emailed you last week or the week before about tpms defeats (this is adam).

 

The ppi quote is from the local dealer here in Orlando. The car has had most of its service here and i think the service manage (it is a multi brand dealership) takes a special interest in the aston martins (also a infinity, jag and lotus dealer)

he remembered me from when a brought in a lotus esprit he told me to pass on... i was expecting a few hundred but not $650... i also dont pay $6 for a cup of coffee either! (No offense to Seattle! )

 

Wow that is so cheap for a PPI.

The PPI for my aston 2 years ago was $450, and the PPI I ran a few months ago for another car was $800

 

At least your new car wont need a timing belt change every 3 years. 😆 Did your ppi include compression test though for $800?

 

Nope, just a regular PPI done by someone with a heavy italian accent, can not make this up haha

 

I paid $400 for mine at the Newport store last year.