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Hi Justin,

Bottom line with Porsche ownership is that unless you are wealthy, you have to learn to do this stuff yourself. The good news is - short of an engine or tranmission rebuild, everything else on our cars is pretty easy to deal with. It just takes some research and some time.

I looked up the actual prices of the items you needed from our host....

You paid $3112 for your parts and labor.

You could have paid:
$65 for oil and filter (the oil was not from Pelican - it is Brad Penn I get locally)
$47 per rotor and $22 for pads
$56 for high pitch horn
$56 for low pitch horn
$47 for washer pump
$54 for 4 stailess braided brake lines

Total: $392

Not trying to "rub it in" or be a jerk. Trying to make a new Pelican understand that classic Porsche ownership is very reasonable if you do it yourself with parts from folks like Wayne (Pelican Parts). A Bentley manual, this forum and some motivation will go a long way in keeping your Porsche affordable.

Now on the other hand, if you are filthy rich - pay to have it done and just drive the hell out of it

Ray
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