40 K miles services for my 4S 2010
 

Porsche of fife quoted $1900 pre tax. Is it too much ? Thanks all

My indy shop did it for under $1000.

Thanks

I got another from one indy shop for $1440 pre tax. And one from Bellevue Porsche around the same as the indy shop. Another indy shop quoted around $1000. This shop works mostly on BMW and MB, not much on Porsche.

I think I should select Bellevue Porsche. What do you think? Thanks all

Are you handy and have a good set of tools around? It is really easy to DIY honestly - probably total of $500 and ~3hrs time.

Plugs - can be done in less than an hour (I wrote a DIY on this forum and since then others have as well)
Air Filters - removing the bumper can be intimidating, however, again, super easy and just use caution to not scratch the paint. The in cabin filter takes about 5 minutes :)
Brakes - inspect them, I'm sure they're fine but you should consider a brake fluid flush (tool is super cheap at harbor freight or you can have a friend help)
Scanner - you'll need something to clear the maintenance light - the iCarsoft is pretty cheap and could help in the future regardless - think of this as an investment :)

(agree with above post from rmjjensen -- I have done all the maintenance on my Panamera myself -- it's not harder than any other car other than needing the scanner tool for reset)

I recommend that you get a detail list of what each dealership / mechanic is including in the price. There are several services that due to age are recommended for your car that may not be indicated/included due to lower mileage. (40K I assume) at 9 years of age.

(i.e., brake fluid change, spark plugs, PDK fluid change, air filter, ...)

Just make sure you are getting apples-to-apples comparisons and also that all the services you feel need to be done are being covered.

I don't have the 2010 maintenance schedule, but here is a copy of the 2014 version.

Regards,

Thank you rmjjensen and HP41.
Unfortunately I am too old to DIY. My car has 37.5 K miles.
Yes. I asked them to give me a list of what they do for 40 K services. Cost of parts and labor.
Attached is the quote from AIR - indy shop.

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My 2010 P4S
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Not a terrible deal, and I understand an indy marketing up parts but they are killing you on oil ($98 for 9.5 quarters - Amazing price about ~60) and spark plugs ($343/8 - amazing price about ~80 for a set) is a bit insane.

Thanks. Yes it’s terrible. But I can’t do it, so...

You asked if it's terrible - some parts are terrible and another indy may give you a better deal overall. So the answer is, it's bad. Not just compared to doing itself either. It's a high, a good indy likely does it for 50-75% of the cost.

Thanks. I’ll shop around more. Unfortunately there are not many indy working on Porsche in my city

You could try Rolf's. Not a Porsche specialist per se, but they do work on them and generally have a good reputation. It would at least be worth a second quote/opinion if nothing else to validate what you'd spend.

Hopefully someone else in the area can make another suggestion.

Thanks. I am in Olympia WA. Where is Rolf?

Porsche bellevue is very good shop in WA. I would go with Porsche in Bellevue, ask for 10% discount if they can give it to you to compete with Indy. For same price I go with Porsche for peace of mind. I bought my 2016 Porsche panamera S hybrid from bellevue even I lived in the SF bay area.

In Fife

Thanks. Is Rolf working at Porsche Fife? They quoted $1900 pretax for 40 K services.

Rolf's is an Indy shop in Fife. Details from google below

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Rolf's Import Auto Services


Auto repair shop in Fife, Washington


Address: 3151 20th St E, Fife, WA 98424


Phone: (253) 248-1080

Thanks. I’ll call him. I went to the Internet, he has a shop in Lakewood too. Which one is he working at?

Do you have your Porsche serviced at Rolf’s?

Anyone else use fuel system cleaner in their Porsche? I’ve used Techron in my 911, but nothing in the Pano...

Dealers show no mercy. If you can t DIY then find a good INDY shop.

Yes. It works.

which did you use, Techron? If so is it the same you need todo an oil change afterward?

Thanks

Hi tallpaul,

I am going to have Rolf worked on my P4S. They will give you $50 credit for referral. See copy from them:
For the referral from your friend, we will take $40.00 off the service and also give him a $50.00 credit for the referral.
I'll let you know when after I schedule with them. Thanks.

Thanks for the thought on the referral. I actually live in Atlanta and got the reference for Rolf's from a car buddy who lives in the SeaTac area.

Turn out to be a better deal? Hopefully they treat you right, definitely let us know how it goes. Always good to have an Indy shop that can do things for less than the dealer as an option.

I've scheduled to bring my car to Rolf on 5/13/19. He charges $850 for the 40 K miles services and $140 for brake fluid change it needed to. You or your buddy should contact him regarding the referral (mention my name Quang Phan).

Thank you everyone for helping me.

I had Rolf did 40K miles services yesterday. You need to contact them to get $50 for referral. Thanks