In 2023, the author's Porsche 7 18 Boxster also entered its second year.

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The mileage has been 9000km+. Although the maintenance suggestion for 7 18 is10000 km, considering that my car was picked up in March of 22, the factory was 211,and at the constant urging of the 4S shop,

First, what is the experience of Shoubao 5000+?

When entering the 4S store, the staff immediately received it under the guidance of the security guard, which was at least better than the author's previous maintenance in a second-line luxury brand 4S store.

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Then I entered the maintenance quotation stage. When I bought a car, I bought a 6500 after-sales certificate (I don't want to buy a car, I don't want to sell it). When selling, I said that the basic maintenance was about 3,000, and I vowed that it was enough for two maintenance.

As a result, the quotation printed after sale is 5000 yuan+.

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The explanation given is that the maintenance cost of 7 18 and 9 1 1 sports cars is more expensive, because the working hours will be longer, and the car like Macan is about 3000 yuan.

It is hard to accept, but it is the only way. I saw the logo of "Working Hours 9 18 yuan/Hour" placed by the after-sales department, which was clearly marked, and it really followed Porsche's flagship model-Porsche 9 18.

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Later, the author was invited to the rest area on the second floor. I missed lunch because I passed the meal. However, according to my previous experience when booking a car, lunch is probably the standard of this kind of hotel buffet all season.

The lounge on the second floor is spacious and you can see the maintenance outside the window. When you are hungry, you can arrange coffee, biscuits, instant noodles and other drinks, and the massage chair can be used for free, which is quite in place.

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Of course, I couldn't sit in the lounge for so long, so I went to the exhibition hall on the first floor and found a free video game machine and doll catcher. This is a good place to kill time.

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The author entered the store at 2 pm and finished the maintenance at 4 pm. The overall feeling is stronger than a second-line luxury brand 4S shop that I have experienced before, but there is still not much amazing feeling. Perhaps ultra-luxury brands such as Bentley will be better.

Although the maintenance has been completed, the author is in no hurry to leave, after all, there are still problems unsolved.

Second, the problem of abnormal sound has not been solved, and there are new faults before leaving the company?

Shortly after picking up the car, the author found that the new car will have abnormal noise when driving, mostly when 1000-2000rpm is slowly accelerating, all gears appear, similar to the "creaking, creaking" sound that the old taxi glass often makes.

So taking advantage of this maintenance, I also want to solve it together.

To tell the truth, the problem of abnormal noise is generally difficult to solve, and it is not easy to determine the source of abnormal noise. The author followed the engineer's road test for two hours, and finally came to the conclusion that the source of abnormal noise may be the gap between the door panels.

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It's just that it's getting late at this time, and it's difficult to solve it that day, so I can only come back another day.

However, when we set out, we encountered another problem. There was no sound in USB and Bluetooth power amplifiers, only the radio was normal, so the author went back to the 4S shop and debugged it for more than ten minutes. By the time we really set off, it was past 7 o'clock.

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Although Porsche has always been famous for its quality control, in JD Power's VDS vehicle reliability survey report in 2022, Porsche ranked the third among luxury brands with a breakdown rate of 162 per 100 vehicles, but at least judging from the author's 7 18 Boxster, it seems that Porsche's quality control still has room for improvement.

3. What is the current market situation of Porsche?

In the gap between the author's maintenance, I also learned about the current market of Porsche.

I have to say that since the author picked up the car in March last year, Porsche's situation in China has become ill-fated. First of all, the "reduction of electric steering column" storm, and this year, it encountered the "654.38+0.24 million Panamera" incident.

Porsche, which has always been a firm price, has to bow to the market. Macan, which has the strongest discount, can get a 7.5 discount in the second half of last year. Although the price has rebounded, it is at least 15% off. Cayenne also has a big discount. The author guesses that the preferential strength of Macan and Cayenne has increased, and besides the negative news of the brand, the big probability is still influenced by the domestic BMW X5.

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The prices of Panamera and 7 18 also decreased. Only Porsche 9 1 1 is still on sale at a low price.

It is worth noting that when I booked a car on 2 1, the 4S shop asked for a loan to buy a car. Now there is no such requirement, as long as it can be sold.

It is understood that in 2022, Porsche delivered more than 309,800 vehicles worldwide, up about 3% year-on-year, of which 93,286 vehicles were delivered in China market. Although it has been the largest single market for Porsche in the world for eight consecutive years, it is also the only declining market in the world, with a year-on-year decline of 2%.

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This is the result of Porsche's offer. It will be difficult for Porsche to return to a firm price in early 2022.

Jeju tubercle

Since Porsche 7 18 Boxster, it's nearly 1 year old. Honestly, satisfaction and disappointment are equally divided.

When you can drive a convertible in spring and summer, the feeling of direct contact with the sky is really unusual. As a sports car, although it is only 2.0T, the driving pleasure brought by PDK gearbox+central rear drive layout is really beyond the reach of other models at the same price.

But correspondingly, two doors and two seats are inconvenient, and the comfort of daily driving is also lacking, especially the problem of abnormal noise is really annoying.

But in a word, I feel lucky to have a dream car, and I hope you do the same.

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