"Let's be reasonable. We can't do that."

[Zooks527]

When I bought my car, I shopped a number of dealers, finally setting on one who gave me the right combination of price and a reasonable distance to my house. When I placed the order, the sales advisor was going over all the benefits I would get from buying there, including "lifetime $16 oil changes".

I said that couldn't be right, as the car takes 10 quarts of semi-synthetic, not 5 quarts of dino oil. Nope, he insisted that it was a benefit all the customers of the dealership received - $16 oil changes for life, as an incentive to get people into the service bays.

Reality intruded this morning when the service manager's hair started moving when he was asked to sign off on the price drop on the annual change, after the tech used 10 bottles of oil from the parts department when they didn't have a bulk drum of the right oil. Much harumphing. We agreed on a $30 discount off the price to do it (I like these guys too much for other reasons to be an asshole about it), but I'm going to enjoy squeezing the salesman's shoes later today regarding overselling things.

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[Jmtoast]

I pay $150 for 5w50 (roush requires it) every time I get an oil change.

 

[larr12]

Wow! 16 bucks! That salesman’s gonna get fire soon.

 

[Balr14]

Be glad you aren't paying for a Porsche oil change and the process that usually goes with it.

 

[samd1351]

Be glad you aren't paying for a Porsche oil change and the process that usually goes with it.

Details pleadr. Don't leave us non-Porsche people hanging

 

[DogNPony]

My Porsche oil change cost me a little over $300 and it took about an an hour and a half for the dealer service tech to do it. I traded the Cayman for my Mustang before the next service interval.

 

[CJJon]

Unless it is in the sales contract it is just puffing and not enforceable in any way.

 

[EmCel]

My Porsche oil change cost me a little over $300 and it took about an an hour and a half for the dealer service tech to do it. I traded the Cayman for my Mustang before the next service interval.

I believe it too.

I knew someone who had a Ghibli and I kid you not, he paid close to 2k for an oil change/service. Crazy...

 

[Zooks527]

Unless it is in the sales contract it is just puffing and not enforceable in any way.

Well, since the service advisor wrote "$16 oil change" along with the stock number from when I bought the car on the work authorization above my signature, it's (a) clearly their policy for "normal" oil changes and (b) clearly enforceable, as it was on the authorization I signed. However, as I said in the original post, I value other parts of the service relationship I have with the dealer enough to prevent me from being an ass about it.

 

[Qcman17]

Well, since the service advisor wrote "$16 oil change"

Surely that was "the works" package too

 

[Balr14]

Details pleadr. Don't leave us non-Porsche people hanging

Oil and filters changed were $450, plus many Porsche owners have a Blackstone oil analysis (another $100+) done to see if there are signs that would indicate bore scoring. The charge includes free sex (you are going to get screwed).

 

[Vlad Soare]

Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if they had to disassemble half the car to change the oil. Those arse-mounted engines are a pig to get to and to work on.

 

[samd1351]

You Porsche guys are nuts!! Are Porsches really that great? I've never ridden / driven one, and to be honest, never been that big a fan of the looks.

 

[kodioneill]

Details pleadr. Don't leave us non-Porsche people hanging

I have three classic 911's they hold 13 quarts of oil you can do the math.

 

[kodioneill]

You mean the looks that haven't changed since the 60's

You have no idea what your missing!

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