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Ok here's an update: I thought my car was no longer under warranty, but the mechanic called me today and said it was! He said he wants to take it to a dealership and they will replace the RMS. He also told me before that he's sure the pressure plate needs to be replaced and that the parts for a "clutch kit" will cost $650 and is not covered under the warranty. Does this make any sense? To answer some previous questions: The car has 27k miles on it. The repair shop came highly recommended and it specializes in German makes.

Hey guys, this is my first post, and unfortunately it's not the one I'd like to make,. I'm afraid I'm getting ripped off by a mechanic. I'm not going to post his info in case I'm just over-reacting, but it's in the San fracnisco Bay area. First some background: 9 months ago I bought my first car, a 2003 Boxster S. I had it checked out by Modderman in Mountain View. They gave it a clean bill of health, said specifically there were no leaks, brakes were okay, and the only thing I needed to watch out for was replacing the tires soon. I only drive her on the weekends, so I don't put many miles on the car. Last week I tried to start the car and the battery was dead. I jumped her and she started right up, but the next day the battery was dead again, so I made an appointment with a local repair shop to replace the battery. I dropped her off and told him to do the annual maintenance while she was in there. I get a call the next day saying the front brakes discs were bad and needed to be replaced. He also told me the engine mount was damaged and that also needed to be replaced. He said they were both pretty serious so I told him to go ahead and fix them. He quoted me $1750 for everything. Later he then told me he couldn't find my wheel lock socket so I explained where it was. He also said the engine mount was really mangled badly. This leaves me with a few questions: Could he evaluate the front brakes without first removing the wheels? If the engine mount was that badly damaged is it likely that Modderman would have missed it when they checked it out 9 months ago? Today he calls me and says there's a bad oil leak that is affecting the clutch. He said my clutch pedal is way stiffer than normal. He says it will cost alot more since he needs to remove the transmission in order to get to the leak. Is this guy ripping me off, or is this just standard Porsche maintenance? What should I do? Thanks for any help!