6000 Miles on my GT!
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Originally Posted by Mattnunez
for major services tires and warranty work. Enjoy it
Im a hands on type guy...so I would at least like to do my own oil changes should I get one in the near future.
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Originally Posted by BCS996TT
Keep us posted on this. I would really like know if the maintenance on this car is as crazy as everyone says.
Im a hands on type guy...so I would at least like to do my own oil changes should I get one in the near future.
Im a hands on type guy...so I would at least like to do my own oil changes should I get one in the near future.
1) The car needs to be lifted (can get around this, see #2). This is non-trivial and should only be done by a Porsche shop with a GT tech on hand.
2) I found out that you can purchase jack plates and a torque converter from Porsche. I did that (about $2000), which means you can jack up your own car, but that's just enough to change a wheel, not the oil.
It seems about the only thing they want you to mess with is adding oil. I asked to have my car looked at prior to a track event, and they assured me i should wait until 15,000 miles. That's pretty crazy, but that's why i purchaed a Porsche.
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Originally Posted by fayence
Well, doing your own oil changes will be very difficult. Here's some issues:
1) The car needs to be lifted (can get around this, see #2). This is non-trivial and should only be done by a Porsche shop with a GT tech on hand.
2) I found out that you can purchase jack plates and a torque converter from Porsche. I did that (about $2000), which means you can jack up your own car, but that's just enough to change a wheel, not the oil.
It seems about the only thing they want you to mess with is adding oil. I asked to have my car looked at prior to a track event, and they assured me i should wait until 15,000 miles. That's pretty crazy, but that's why i purchaed a Porsche.
1) The car needs to be lifted (can get around this, see #2). This is non-trivial and should only be done by a Porsche shop with a GT tech on hand.
2) I found out that you can purchase jack plates and a torque converter from Porsche. I did that (about $2000), which means you can jack up your own car, but that's just enough to change a wheel, not the oil.
It seems about the only thing they want you to mess with is adding oil. I asked to have my car looked at prior to a track event, and they assured me i should wait until 15,000 miles. That's pretty crazy, but that's why i purchaed a Porsche.
I would never attempt jacking up the car due to obvious clearance issues but would put it on a lift instead. Unless the engine needs to be removed, I would assume the oil changes should be pretty straight forward.
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