Oct 19, 2006 10:07:50 AM
- easy_rider911
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997 expected servicing costs at 2006 prices
Hi guys,
I was looking, out of curiosity, into the kind of scheduled servicing costs I can expect to have to pay for my 997 C2S. Please click on "Attachment" above to see a pdf file of the document sent to me by a Porsche dealer in the UK.
My car will be a 997 C2S with manual transmission, no PCCB, with tyre pressure monitoring (TPM). Obviously, the servicing schedule is cyclical by nature and I have looked at the picture over a period of 24 years since this is the likely period over which I am hoping to keep this car. (Please don't be shocked - not all people like to change their car every time a new model comes out). Also, please note that I have analysed the servicing schedule on the basis of each 2 year period elapsing since I am unlikely to drive as much as 10000 miles per year.
As such, when I analysed the servicing price list, this is my projection at 2006 prices (inc VAT) of what I will have to pay for my particular vehicle:
Yr2: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402). Total: Pounds515
Yr4: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), check drive belt (Pounds12). Total: Pounds823
Yr6: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), replace drive belt (Pounds62). Total: Pounds577
Yr8: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36). Total: Pounds811
Yr10: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), check drive belt (Pounds37). Total: Pounds552
Yr12: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), replace drive belt (Pounds38), change manual transmission oil (Pounds91). Total: Pounds940
Yr14: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402). Total: Pounds515
Yr16: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), check drive belt (Pounds12). Total: Pounds823
Yr18: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), replace drive belt (Pounds62). Total: Pounds577
Yr20: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36). Total: Pounds811
Yr22: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), check drive belt (Pounds37). Total: Pounds552
Yr24: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), replace drive belt (Pounds38), change manual transmission oil (Pounds91). Total: Pounds940
This works out to be a total of Pounds8436 over 24 years = Pounds351.50 per annum. Not that bad for a high performance sportscar but a good deal more than it costs to maintain a typical BMW or a Mercedes.
PLUS, there are the following items:
Front brake pads only: Pounds495
Front brake pads and front brake discs: Pounds903
Rear brake pads only: Pounds356
Rear brake pads and rear brake discs: Pounds743
Geometry check and adjustment: Pounds222
Replacement windscreen wiper blades: Pounds42
Replacement battery: Pounds230
The items that seem really overpriced are 'brake pad only' changes, geometry check and adjustment, replacement wiper blades (at Pounds42!!) and a new battery at Pounds230!!).
PLUS there is the cost of replacement tyres. I have heard that, as a rule of thumb for a 911, you change the rear tyres twice as often as you change the front tyres and that annual tyre changes are normal. So, that's about another Pounds1200 for a full set.
The following thoughts occurred to me:
1) How do these UK prices compare with servicing costs in your part of the world? (Please note: labour costs in the UK are ridiculously high).
2) Do these costs reflect your real experiences of 997 ownership so far?
3) How do these costs compare (generally) with running other premium cars?
As ever, I am grateful for your input and advice
I was looking, out of curiosity, into the kind of scheduled servicing costs I can expect to have to pay for my 997 C2S. Please click on "Attachment" above to see a pdf file of the document sent to me by a Porsche dealer in the UK.
My car will be a 997 C2S with manual transmission, no PCCB, with tyre pressure monitoring (TPM). Obviously, the servicing schedule is cyclical by nature and I have looked at the picture over a period of 24 years since this is the likely period over which I am hoping to keep this car. (Please don't be shocked - not all people like to change their car every time a new model comes out). Also, please note that I have analysed the servicing schedule on the basis of each 2 year period elapsing since I am unlikely to drive as much as 10000 miles per year.
As such, when I analysed the servicing price list, this is my projection at 2006 prices (inc VAT) of what I will have to pay for my particular vehicle:
Yr2: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402). Total: Pounds515
Yr4: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), check drive belt (Pounds12). Total: Pounds823
Yr6: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), replace drive belt (Pounds62). Total: Pounds577
Yr8: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36). Total: Pounds811
Yr10: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), check drive belt (Pounds37). Total: Pounds552
Yr12: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), replace drive belt (Pounds38), change manual transmission oil (Pounds91). Total: Pounds940
Yr14: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402). Total: Pounds515
Yr16: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), check drive belt (Pounds12). Total: Pounds823
Yr18: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), replace drive belt (Pounds62). Total: Pounds577
Yr20: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36). Total: Pounds811
Yr22: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), minor service (Pounds402), check drive belt (Pounds37). Total: Pounds552
Yr24: Change brake fluid (Pounds113), major service (Pounds499), replace spark plugs (Pounds163), replace tyre sealant on TPM (Pounds36), replace drive belt (Pounds38), change manual transmission oil (Pounds91). Total: Pounds940
This works out to be a total of Pounds8436 over 24 years = Pounds351.50 per annum. Not that bad for a high performance sportscar but a good deal more than it costs to maintain a typical BMW or a Mercedes.
PLUS, there are the following items:
Front brake pads only: Pounds495
Front brake pads and front brake discs: Pounds903
Rear brake pads only: Pounds356
Rear brake pads and rear brake discs: Pounds743
Geometry check and adjustment: Pounds222
Replacement windscreen wiper blades: Pounds42
Replacement battery: Pounds230
The items that seem really overpriced are 'brake pad only' changes, geometry check and adjustment, replacement wiper blades (at Pounds42!!) and a new battery at Pounds230!!).
PLUS there is the cost of replacement tyres. I have heard that, as a rule of thumb for a 911, you change the rear tyres twice as often as you change the front tyres and that annual tyre changes are normal. So, that's about another Pounds1200 for a full set.
The following thoughts occurred to me:
1) How do these UK prices compare with servicing costs in your part of the world? (Please note: labour costs in the UK are ridiculously high).
2) Do these costs reflect your real experiences of 997 ownership so far?
3) How do these costs compare (generally) with running other premium cars?
As ever, I am grateful for your input and advice