Mmmmm! Haven’t had mine done yet so can‘t yet confirm the final price.I’ve just had a service quote from Dick Lovesit in Tewkesbury for £993.41 (2-year service and £200 air con service) 2020 Turbo S
Did you get yours done there in the end? Thanks
Must be the best UK price - well done!
I took delivery of my 2020 Taycan 4s in June 2020 and consequently the initial 20,000 mile / 2nd Anniversary service is due in the next few weeks.
My local Porsche Centre (Leeds) quoted £694.86 to complete the service. I felt this was high, considering that the car is an EV with two 'dry' motors and therefore decided to get similar Taycan servicing costs from other dealerships across the country.
I contacted 21 seperate dealerships in the UK and to my surprise received quotations varying from £424.23 through to £1,193.64 back:
I noticed that each quote included multiple 'Ops Codes' which corresponded to different activities that would be carried out on the car and comprise the "service" depending on which dealership I spoke to:
Inspection - Every 20K Miles / 30K Kms or every 2 Years Inspection M.Y 2020 > (Main Work)
1 x WINDOW CLEANER OUTER
1 x Dust and pollen filter insert
1 x 1 Litre Brake fluidAdditional Work For Checking Water Drains Front Check And Clean (Main Work) Includes Cover And Wiper Arm Remove And Reinstall Additional Work For Checking Water Drains Sunroof Check (Main Work) Additional Work For Checking Water Drains Door Sill Check And Clean (Main Work) Includes Wheel And Rear Wheel Housing Liner Remove And Reinstall Door Sill Trim Removal Additional Maintenance - Every 2 Years Replace Brake Fluid / Check Tyre Sealant (Composite Work)
1 x 1 Litre Brake fluidEnvironmental Disposal Charge
There was a corresponding incremental increase in the cost of the service quotations based upon the complexity and combination of Ops codes and associated works to be completed.
To help me understand the disparity in cost and apparent required activity I contacted Porsche Cars Great Britain to seek clarity on what is mandated as part of an initial 20,000 mile / 2nd Anniversary service on a Taycan in order to maintain a full service history. This was their response:
"I have been informed only the first one is required (03180000) which is the inspection including a brake fluid change. When the Taycan schedule was first introduced, Porsche AG advised the drainage checks were mandatory, however they have since changed this to “recommended” with the interval being 2 years, in line with the inspection as the vehicle would be visiting a Porsche Centre. The current recommended retail service pricing cost includes the first three, inspection and drainage checks for front and sunroof, but does not include the door sill check, which was removed from the pricing".
As such, only Ops Code 03180000 'Inspection - Every 20K Miles / 30K Kms or every 2 Years' is required to maintain a full service history on the Tycan and the other "additional" works (03420101, 03420102, 03420103 etc) are now merely "recommended".
In light of this information, Porsche Centre Leeds are now undertaking the service with only the mandated element (03180000) as highlighted by Porsche Cars GB which is working out much cheaper than their original quotation.
I'll leave it up to my fellow Taycan owners on this forum to decide what level of service is right for them however I thought it was worth sharing my recent experience of how the Porsche UK dealer network is approaching it's service model on EVs and the associated charging structure as it's not as straight forward as it might appear.
I had my car planned for uPdate last week and prior to that had hoped to combine with my 2 year service (17k miles currently). I was told that the service wasn't due until 20k miles which I knew to be 100% incorrect but the Porsche agent wasn't prepared to listen or accept or read their own service literature.
Keep pushing on the service cost. Remember I payed around £330 for my service! Also stopped them changing cooling fluid and brake fluid as both had been changed when the battery was replaced and the spongy brakes fixed.
Wonder what would have happened if you delayed the update to be with your service - surely the mechanical parts happen while the software updates ? Too late now but sounds like they tried to avoid it!
Booked mine in for first service, plus the software update and seat wiring harness recall, price started I think it was mid £600, with some gentle cajoling got price down to £470.
I’ve just seen this and it was consistent with my conversation with my local OPC. Push it. I actually involved porsche Uk and in the end it was resolved the right way. The mandatory drainage checks are not mandatory. Good luck!
