03-09-2006, 04:23 PM
I am just plain disgusted.
When I bought my 57k mile car two years ago the PO had just completed nearly $5k in repairs - primarily timing belt and pinion bearing. This was one of the main factors in choosing this car (along with Damian's inspection report and that Amazon Green paint!). I assumed that I would have no concerns about the pinion bearing and that the next belt change would be around 85-90k. I was sooooo wrong.
Last week my mechanic identified a severe front end oil leak that had come on in the past 3000 miles. I had asked him to check after noticing a few drops on the floor of the garage. When we reviewed the NJ shop's parts list it became apparent that they did not charge the PO for a front end seals kit - what my mechanic calls "the 'o' rings." That is exactly where the leak is. Fow whatever reason, be it incompetence by the shop (a well respected establishment that I will not besmirch here) or possibly a decision by the PO not to spend the extra $$, I am now stuck with at least $1,200 in repairs.
The moral of the story: Porsches are expensive to keep. No matter how careful or safe you are, they are eventually going to cost you big money. I know this. This is my third Porsche and I have been here before. It just sucks - particularly when an extra $150 would have probably made the difference.
When I bought my 57k mile car two years ago the PO had just completed nearly $5k in repairs - primarily timing belt and pinion bearing. This was one of the main factors in choosing this car (along with Damian's inspection report and that Amazon Green paint!). I assumed that I would have no concerns about the pinion bearing and that the next belt change would be around 85-90k. I was sooooo wrong.
Last week my mechanic identified a severe front end oil leak that had come on in the past 3000 miles. I had asked him to check after noticing a few drops on the floor of the garage. When we reviewed the NJ shop's parts list it became apparent that they did not charge the PO for a front end seals kit - what my mechanic calls "the 'o' rings." That is exactly where the leak is. Fow whatever reason, be it incompetence by the shop (a well respected establishment that I will not besmirch here) or possibly a decision by the PO not to spend the extra $$, I am now stuck with at least $1,200 in repairs.
The moral of the story: Porsches are expensive to keep. No matter how careful or safe you are, they are eventually going to cost you big money. I know this. This is my third Porsche and I have been here before. It just sucks - particularly when an extra $150 would have probably made the difference.
