I bought an sc back in may and although a car with some good positives, i.e. good engine, clutch and gearbox, 4 year old respray with no sign of any body corrosion coming through, 124k miles, not category c or d, last owner 8 years, brand new exhaust/heat exchangers, coupe, rhd. it was a bit tatty underneath, it had also been neglected service wise, with the owner really only doing oil changes and a pop off valve during his tenure.
It had quite a bit of surface rust on all of the suspension components, the brake dust shields were knackered, most fixings to things like oil cooler pipes were corroded, brake line fixings were corroded, though no leaks whatsoever, floors are ok as is most of the chassis.
The car drove really well for 1000 miles, with the only obvious issue being the all important brakes, pulling badly, and looking at the receipt file it showed that caliper work had been attempted but obviously an issue was there.
Electrically everything worked apart from the horn, headlamp flasher and the electric wing mirrors, the drivers door lock was sticking. The interior is lovely and clean, probably wants a couple of front carpets. The heating and ventilation seemed pretty good.
So during my 1000 miles, I decided to book in the car to have a full Porsche major service, the wait was 5 weeks, no problem, I had the car and I was loving driving it about when the weather allowed it.
I purchased (with permission) some of the speculative service items to speed up the process.
On the 19th july, I took the car to the garage and was told it would be ready by the end of the week. A few hours later I received a call to say that the brakes needed a complete overhaul, with all new calipers, discs, pads and rubber hoses. I happily agreed as it was to be expected.
Anyway, whilst renewing the torsion bar cover plates, it was evident that on one side, corrosion had damaged the stud area and a section would need to be removed and welded, I saw this and fully accepted the necessity and the quotation.
The car was taken away and was gone for a few days, but I received a call to say, all was ok, the weld wasn't as much as first thought, and its all ok now ready to continue.
Another call came, to say that due to the corroded fixings on the brake pipes, when one job is done, its creating another, and the hard lines will also need replacing throughout the car, I was also told that the track rod ends would need replacing with turbo types. I was completely in agreement with all this extra work, I expected it.
So the new revised price is obviously much bigger than anticipated, but no problem, I want it right, I intend to keep it.
Then another call to say that the fixings are so difficult to undo, that the engine will need dropping (I thought that the engine needed dropping anyway to do rear hard lines, regardless).
ok I said, no problem.
Then I get told that due to the fact that the job is turning into a difficult case, other customers with routine servicing must now be prioritised, as the garage are undermanned and holidays have been necessary.
I am told that my car will be left until staff holiday is finished, then after that, which is now this week, all the other servicing work will need doing and I wont be getting mine back till September earliest.
I am sat here, with no car, no call, no actual end in sight, as I say I waited 5 weeks to get the car booked, now I am at the rear end of the never ending queue, ive actually sorned the car, can you believe it?
I feel completely pissed off, its been nice and sunny since it went in and that was why I bought it.
I don't want to ring the garage, I really like them and feel that the end result will be great, but I feel the situation may never end.
Is this a normal wait?
It had quite a bit of surface rust on all of the suspension components, the brake dust shields were knackered, most fixings to things like oil cooler pipes were corroded, brake line fixings were corroded, though no leaks whatsoever, floors are ok as is most of the chassis.
The car drove really well for 1000 miles, with the only obvious issue being the all important brakes, pulling badly, and looking at the receipt file it showed that caliper work had been attempted but obviously an issue was there.
Electrically everything worked apart from the horn, headlamp flasher and the electric wing mirrors, the drivers door lock was sticking. The interior is lovely and clean, probably wants a couple of front carpets. The heating and ventilation seemed pretty good.
So during my 1000 miles, I decided to book in the car to have a full Porsche major service, the wait was 5 weeks, no problem, I had the car and I was loving driving it about when the weather allowed it.
I purchased (with permission) some of the speculative service items to speed up the process.
On the 19th july, I took the car to the garage and was told it would be ready by the end of the week. A few hours later I received a call to say that the brakes needed a complete overhaul, with all new calipers, discs, pads and rubber hoses. I happily agreed as it was to be expected.
Anyway, whilst renewing the torsion bar cover plates, it was evident that on one side, corrosion had damaged the stud area and a section would need to be removed and welded, I saw this and fully accepted the necessity and the quotation.
The car was taken away and was gone for a few days, but I received a call to say, all was ok, the weld wasn't as much as first thought, and its all ok now ready to continue.
Another call came, to say that due to the corroded fixings on the brake pipes, when one job is done, its creating another, and the hard lines will also need replacing throughout the car, I was also told that the track rod ends would need replacing with turbo types. I was completely in agreement with all this extra work, I expected it.
So the new revised price is obviously much bigger than anticipated, but no problem, I want it right, I intend to keep it.
Then another call to say that the fixings are so difficult to undo, that the engine will need dropping (I thought that the engine needed dropping anyway to do rear hard lines, regardless).
ok I said, no problem.
Then I get told that due to the fact that the job is turning into a difficult case, other customers with routine servicing must now be prioritised, as the garage are undermanned and holidays have been necessary.
I am told that my car will be left until staff holiday is finished, then after that, which is now this week, all the other servicing work will need doing and I wont be getting mine back till September earliest.
I am sat here, with no car, no call, no actual end in sight, as I say I waited 5 weeks to get the car booked, now I am at the rear end of the never ending queue, ive actually sorned the car, can you believe it?
I feel completely pissed off, its been nice and sunny since it went in and that was why I bought it.
I don't want to ring the garage, I really like them and feel that the end result will be great, but I feel the situation may never end.
Is this a normal wait?