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Discussion in 'Porsche' started by sobe, Dec 28, 2005.

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  1. sobe

    sobe Formula Junior

    Sep 24, 2005
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    #1 sobe, Dec 28, 2005
    saw this on another forum .. a guy has put 20K miles on his 997S in a little over a year and here is all he had had to do next service 40K about the same price ...


    $375.00. Ten qts.mobil one, oil filter, cabin filter,
    look for leaky R M S, deflate tires and replenish with fresh
    imported German air, etc. They washed and dried it too. A


    really is a near maintenance free high performance car .............
     
  2. WARDHOG

    WARDHOG Formula Junior

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    Disgruntled Dave
    #2 WARDHOG, Dec 28, 2005
    Why would one change the air out in your tires?:D
     
  3. bottomline

    bottomline Formula 3

    Mar 10, 2004
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    #3 bottomline, Dec 28, 2005
    Can you post the link?

    German air? LOL
     
  4. Mr Payne

    Mr Payne F1 Rookie

    Jan 8, 2004
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    #4 Mr Payne, Dec 28, 2005
    Seriously, aren't *all* cars supposed to take 20K miles without a sweat?
     
  5. Aureus

    Aureus Formula 3

    Mar 8, 2004
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    #5 Aureus, Dec 28, 2005
    Come on Mr Payne. You know that’s just a myth that the Japanese and Germans keep on telling. No one actually does that. I mean after all if the Italians can’t pull that off, no one can. Right? Right?
     
  6. JBsZ06

    JBsZ06 Formula Junior

    Dec 6, 2003
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    #6 JBsZ06, Dec 28, 2005

    That is kind of bizarre...

    Good to hear Porsche's normal maintaince schedule is relatively light.
     
  7. acuransx20001

    acuransx20001 Karting

    May 19, 2005
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    #7 acuransx20001, Dec 28, 2005
    I went to the Porsche dealership and asked the sales person what the maintenance for the CGT is, and he said it was every 15k miles and only $1,800. Not bad for a 400k+ car. He also said that Porsches can be regularly serviced evry 20k milesw. Seems to long for a service...
     
  8. Shark01

    Shark01 F1 Veteran

    Jun 25, 2005
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    #8 Shark01, Dec 28, 2005
    Just paid $700 for the 30k service on my TT (includes spark plug change). I will be putting 20k miles per year on it (7k in the 4 months I've owned it so far). The only other repair so far is a $250 relay module.

    So far, this is the ultimate daily driver.
     
  9. scycle2020

    scycle2020 F1 Rookie

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    #9 scycle2020, Dec 28, 2005
    the 997 has oil change and minor service every 20k miles or 2 years and a major every 60k, with no timing belt, just a life time chain, and no valve adjustements....very little maintanence for a high perf, car.....
     
  10. parkerfe

    parkerfe F1 World Champ

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    #10 parkerfe, Dec 28, 2005
    Ferrari maintenace would be MUCH CHEAPER if they were driven 20k miles a year too...maybe not as low as a Porsche, but much less than the 3k miles a year Ferraris cost!
     
  11. scycle2020

    scycle2020 F1 Rookie

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    #11 scycle2020, Dec 28, 2005
    on a per mile basis, yes, but thats an engine out service for 7-10k dollars every year and a half for most v8 and 12 models ..not exactly cheap, plus from what i have seen from ferraris, there will other problems creeping up as the miles go up...each little repair or part has ridiculous costs, so there is no comparison to a porsche....my cousin is up to 520k miles on his 84 carrera cab, with the orginal engine and no rebuild, and he makes f1 drivers look like they are taking it easy!!!!! i drove my 1991 911 103k miles in 7 years, with only yearly routine service needed.....
     

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