ralphmusic said:
It’s not the big ticket item that might be an issue, hourly rates of >£150 per hour will add up very quickly particularly if a PIWIS test does not point the technician in the right direction and even minor parts are now quite expensive.
I recall on my first Porsche a 987.2 Boxster, I damaged a small piece of trim which cost a modest £1.45 and it was in stock. I‘ve just bought a 991.2 GT3 and noticed a small wing screw cap was missing, the retail cost of this small plastic 22mm piece is £8.67; the supplying Centre is providing it FOC and ordering it from Germany.
Hi Ralph,
Thank you for your comment. I'm intrigued by your reply, especially as you represent owners of modified cars, which are often excluded from the Porsche extended warranty for the tiniest deviation from 'original'.
Whilst my own car is mechanically stock, it does features some aesthetic changes (50th anniversary alloys, Pepita cloth seat centres and re-printed 356 green gauge faces) and although I've used genuine Porsche alloys, OEM fabric & a well-known Porsche GB supplier for the gauge re-print, I fear the changes may still count against me, if I attempt to renew my extended warranty.
It would appear that most owners of 997/991 cars in the UK, tend to keep their vehicles stock and take the extended warranty for peace of mind, whereas owners in other countries (such as the US), are more inclined to modify their vehicles and rely on funding any unexpected bills themselves.
I agree, labour costs can mount up these days, particularly as so many modern technicians rely (perhaps too heavily) on the diagnostic power of a box, rather than their diagnostic grey matter
Sadly, it's not a situation particular to Porsche and affects nearly all premium brands these days, made worse by the fact that £150-175/hour has become the norm.
The extended warranty in the UK seems extraordinarily prohibitive of even the slightest change from 'factory original', so I'm guessing you'll be leaving the GT3 stock?