30000 mile service cost 996

[reale1@yahoo.com]

I'm looking to upgrade from a 98 Boxster to a 2000 996. MOst of the cars I'm looking at from different Dealers have around 30K for mileage. What is cost of the 30K service? Also, anything I should worry about? One Dealer wants 2K for extended warranty. Is this worth it? I haven't purchased it with any other vechicle. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[D_Man]

Considering all the oil leak issues it might be prudent to go for the extended warr. if you have the cash to spare.

D

[JimPDX]

I'm looking to upgrade from a 98 Boxster to a 2000 996.  MOst of the cars I'm looking at from different Dealers have around 30K for mileage.  What is cost of the 30K service? Also, anything I should worry about?  One Dealer wants 2K for extended warranty. Is this worth it? I haven't purchased it with any other vechicle.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

30 K service is anywhere from $700-900. Get a "head to toe" pre-purchase inspection from a reputable dealer (if you can find one) or a solid independent. It should cost you around $300.00 for the pre-purchase inspection and it should give you a good snapshot of the state of your car.

2K for extended warranty is a bit high. More like 1500-1700.00. For every person you ask if the extended warranty is worth it there will be egual numbers that say it isn't. So, whatever blows air up your skirt...go for it...

[djantlive]

Get the warranty, you'll recover it easily. dealer should do the 30k svc for you since it'll cost them little. It's worth about $700. Warranty (make sure it's certified from Porsche, not 3rd party) is worth $2k.

[ekename]

You can also do most of it yourself using the DIY section here on the site. None of it is very hard and you'll save quite a bit of money. The major items are: oil change, new airfilter and new plugs.

Tim

[reale1@yahoo.com]

Thanks for the input. I found one and after having it inspected, it has a RMS. The Lexus dealer will take care of it. Otherwise it is perfect according to the shop I will have work on it. 34K on it and it has had the 30K done. I talked to previous owner who told me about the posible RMS issue.

[djantlive]

Make sure the RMS is fixed by a reputable dealer and you get a 1-2 yr warranty on the RMS repair. Sometimes oil leak come from seals on the side of the engine and not just RMS alone. This require removal of engine.