Last week, I had the 7,500 mile service performed. I'm a Mobil 1 fan, so I suppled the 6 qts. of 5-20. Just an oil/filter change, tires rotated and an inspection check list. Tab, not counting the oil, was $19.95. I made the appointment at 11:00 A.M., arrived at the dealership 15 miles from home for the 2:00 appointment, enjoyed a couple of cups of coffee, watched a baseball game on the high def. TV in the waiting room. Also eyeballed the $60K Raptor in the showroom. Well, maybe if I win a lottery. Back home by 4:00 in time to watch the end of the game.
Contrast this with my old Porsche. To be fair, I'd do these services myself. But they would take me more than 2 hours to do. Oil alone takes longer, with it's oil tank and a sump to drain. (dry sump system, 8.5 quarts of mobil 1 15-50) Jackstands & floor jack for the lift. Since the oil tank was ahead of the right rear wheel in a '72, I'd remove all four before beginning the oil change. might as well, since I was going to rotate anyway. Figure 4-5 hours to do it all, including washing the wheels tires.
Now for more serious work on the P-car? That would mean a 2 hour slog up I-5 to a Portland area specialty shop, enduring the krazy traffic up there. Nobody near me knows how to work on a '72S. The mechanical injection alone would be a mystery to most mechanics. IF the work meant leaving the car overnight, it would mean Cindy following me up in her car, the entire slog reversed to pick the car up. A royal pain in the ass!
Believe me...a Porsche Mechanic won't shake your hand for $19.95!
Yep, life is simpler now...at my age, I like simple!
Yeah, while behind the wheel, the old 911S was a gas...but the other hassles?
Well, guess it's all part of getting older...comfort over style, that sort of thing.
Flame away...
Why'd I do this? Got weary of reading about "police brutality"..would rather have you direct your hate towards me.
