yeah service on these cars are way for porche to entice the dealers to sell these. the 20K servoce is Kinda BS in my opinion for what it cost, most likely they will find sonething that also needed addressing for a additional cost. have 2 teslas and with 40K + miles each and no service . go figure
Phil - curious if they discussed or provided any detail on exactly what their "Battery Health Check" involved i.e. was it simply a PIWIS OBDII 'flash' readout of Soh or did they actually perform full cycle testing of your HV battery or some other module integrity test?
I dont know the detail of what they check, I had a general discussion with service about the car after the service and asked about the condition of the battery and if that was something they check in the service. I was interested to know if there was any degradation after 21,000km and two years as the car regularly indicates a range of 470-440Km and an average consumption of 18.2hW/100KM over the last two years. Based on the recorded performance I am impressed that the range seems to be as good after two years as it was in its first year so I was interested if the service confirmed that and simple answer was battery health was fine with no issues noted.
Yes, I figure the most they’d do at that service would be a simple PIWIS flash reading (if even that TBH) - full cycle testing is time/labor intensive and very unlikely to be done outside of a really bad result on the flash reading.
Mine had the two year service performed between return by the previous owner and sale to me (also Central Florida) but that estimate would make me demand a cost breakdown before I paid. Porsche do recommend changing the brake fluid every 2 years but I have a hunch there are some non required extras added into that estimate.
The 2 year service was included when I purchased my car from the Ocala dealership at $770. That was two years ahead of when the service would be done so $700, or less, discounted to current dollars. If the work required is actually done this service is about 2.5 hours of labor (I owned a repair shop for many years so I have priced these services many times). This work is quick and easy for a tech that only works on a single marque. Add in the parts (brake fluid and cabin filter) and $770+/- seems fair for a dealership service department. Much above that is getting abusive. Techs are almost always paid based on a labor guide flat rate for specific tasks. I'd love to see how many hours techs are paid for when performing a 2 year service versus the labor hours charged the customer when invoicing $1,750 for the service.
I hope you read the forum fine print that states anyone who gets another member a savings is entitled to half the savings.
