Do high end Porche and Mercedes oil changes really cost upwards of 800$?

Question

I've heard this because they must remove the engine to get to the nessesary parts and if you have it done anywhere but the dealership, your warrenty will be voided?

Answer 1

We service the cars you refer to and though it is more expensive than the regular run-of-the-mill cars, they do not cost that much. The average cost for the oil service for both is about $100.00 to $125.00, while the normal cost for an oil change runs about $35.00 at our shop.
Engine does not have to be removed for normal oil service and maintenance.

Good Luck

Answer 2

I have had a Mercedes-Benz 1984 300 D-turbo bought new in 1984. The oil changes require eight imperial quarts of oil and the oil filter is about $11., it can be bought for less in wholesale quantities.. The oil changes are done according to the manual at 5,000 miles intervals. If you go to an authorized dealer, they may have Lube, Oil & Filter specials where you are not charged book labor rates. You can also buy the filters and haveoil changes done at aftermarklet shops like Goodyear or Jiffyube or Sears. There are always options on the table to save money. The newer models have Mobil 1 synthetic oil and I believe do not take as many quarts. They also require less frequent oil changes, with which I do not agree. Changing the oil and filter are great preventive medicine and the cliche that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure should apply. When Mercedes-Benz first came to this country, the oil changes were from 2,500 miles to every 3,750 miles. Now they have gone from every 5,000 to flexible service. Whether an oil is synthetic or not should not really extend the oil life because the dirt, debris and combustion would be the same depending on fuel and engine. My opionion, anyone who pays that kind of money for an oil change, $800. got ripped off. Remember, the more cylinders, the more lube required so a twelve or sixteen cylinder vehicle will be most costly in terms of valve adjustments with a feeler gauge and other service requirements but an $80. oil change is rediculous. Even $100. might be to the high end but with the cost of sythetic oil and book labor; it could get there. I always brought my own oil and filter to the dealership. This way I knew what went in my car and controlled the cost. Oil was about $1. a quart or less so that was $8. and a filter was $11. less a discount in quantity. Figure about $8. for oil and about $8.80 for the filter and the oil change was $16.80 plus .29 book labor. At today's rates of $100. per hour, that would be $50. So today's total at book rates might be $76.80 plus tax. If you used the rates of $38. per hour that I started with in 1984; the cost would be $12.66 in labor plus the filter charge of 8.80 plus the eight quarts of oil at $8. eachand that totals $29.46, but remember, as I was told by John Ringer, then head of Mercedes owner service; Manhattan rent is expensive so the book rate in Manhattan was around seventy-two an hour when upstate New York was $36. The Bay are was the highest in the country in 1984 at $85. an hour. God knows what the dealership charges today.Motto, ask before you buy, keep the oil changes frequent and always provide your own oil. Dealers can charge and get as much or more than $3.50 a quart and they buy in bulk. You don't have to pay them that price. You can bring your own and let them make the labor mark-up. Remember, you are in control of what goes in your car. I imagine that some vehicles have exotic tools that require special proceedures for accessing the oil filter but you don't have to be a sucker, and buy that kind of car to get burned on the maintainace and routine service. If an oil change isn't easy, affordable and simple; what will the other items cost. That's how the foreigns took over the American auto market. Toyota was resonable in price as was Nissan and Honda and Volks.I was a G.M. consumer until 1984. After Mercedes-Benz, I would own anything else other than M-B diesel or Toyota and I prefer M-B. The curent Q/C in M-B is going through an overhaul and with the pride of the German workmanship; they should straighten out their Q/C problems. If the japancan make a reliable vehicle; so can the Germans. As far as a Porshe or Lambourdini or Ferrari, these are exotic toys for only the affluent and they are not that reliable. A Porshe is too light and the others are too expensive to run and not gutsy for U.S. turf and potholes. Don't think about a Rolls. They too, are no longer what they were. The warranty is only two years or 24,000 miles on a new car. That is a testimonial as to what they think of their quality.M-B started with 5 years of 50,000 miles and then went down to 4 years or 50,000 miles; whichever comes first. Emission warrantees run longer.

Answer 3

For Mercedes, oil change is easier than other brands. The oil filter is usually accessible from under the hood instead of under the car.

I have heard of some Porsche designs which require engine removal for spark plugs.

Answer 4

Someone told you wrong.

If they charge that much, go somewhere else.

These cars are nothing special regarding oil change.

Answer 5

Expensive bills for expensive cars! it's called high maintance.