Find your local mechanic/porsche specialist
 

Okay, here is an idea I had after meeting up with a few of the guys from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area over the weekend. How about everyone posting OTHER places you can get your Boxster serviced in your area, other then the Porsche Dealerships. I for one am tired of paying for the overpriced services that the dealerships charge. I think it would be a great idea if we could have a section that would list all Porsche Boxster specialist in each area that are not dealerships. I found a few in my area just by using the phone book and google, but after meeting with some other members from this forum over the weekend realized there were allot more out there that I could not even find on-line or in the phone book. Mainly because I did not know the names of the Mechanics and/or Companies. Anyone out there think this sounds like a good idea? Can we get this organized somehow? :cheers:

I am in the same school of thought. Living in a small town area doesn't present alot of options.

I have found one for BMW and one of his mechanics has just opened a shop for Porsche right behind him.

Southeast, Florida, Orlando & Winter Park

Zots Garage
1781 S.R. 436 (Semoran Blvd)
Winter Park FL 32792
(407) 679-6789
http://zotzgarage.com/

Redbone Garage
2523 Industrial Blvd
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 299-0619

Stratton Motorsports
1717 Minnesota Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 629-1911

Yes, this is what I was hoping we could all do. But what do we have to do to make this a perminate list here on the forum board? I will start making a list for the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. :cheers:

Independent Repair shops
 

Folks, that is a great idea that you have tossed out there.... hopefully the good people at the 986 Forum will add these shops that you have ID'd to a link on their webpage. I am anxious to see how many folks respond with shops in their areas. I am a newbie to the Boxster world, and it was many years ago when I had my last Porsche, which was a 88 944.

Dallas/Ft. Worth Locations:

AutoScope, LTD.
601 Coit Road
Plano, Texas 75093
Phone: 972-867-7467
plano@autoscopeltd.com

AutoScope, LTD.
9796 Ferguson Road
Dallas, Texas 75228
Phone: 214-320-8280
dallas@autoscopeltd.com

RUF
3219 Commander Drive
Dallas, TX 75006
214-269-1570
1-888-RUF-N-USA
(1-888-783-6872)
Wayne Corley - 214-269-1571
Hans Hoffmann - 214-269-1572
Email: info@rufautocentre.com
Hours of Operation, 7am - 7pm M-F.
Saturday by Appointment. Showroom Only

Dallas Eurocars
11111 Ables Lane #114 Dallas, Tx. 75229
http://www.dallaseurocars.com/

STUTTGART
Auto Center
Dallas Location
11293 Stemmons Frwy Dallas, TX 972-620-7900

Addison Location
15304 A Midway Rd Addison, TX 972-392-7900

www.stuttgartautocenter.com

Great idea!

Lexington KY (I'm probably the only one)
Stuttgart Motors
859-255-7424
Ask for Dan - has worked on Porsche's for nearly 40 yrs

Eurowerks Motorsport
340-A Seaboard Dr.
Matthews, NC 28104
704.821.3061 phone

http://eurowerks.us/main.htm

Sorry for the Hi-Jack but I bet I'm the only one that has been to Elgin SC besides Dougster01

Harrisburg, PA
 

Can anyone recommend a good shop in Harrisburg (Mechanicsburg) other than Sun? I have not gone there but I have not heard good things. The guy I bought my car from said they destroyed one of his wheels changing a tire.

any place sort of near rowland heights / los angeles / orange county :D

These guys are honest and really helped me out when I was stumped on my car.

Layland Motors
1132 30th Street Northeast, Canton, OH 44714

phone: (330) 455-8841


Products & Services:

* Maintenance

Specialties:

* Foreign Repairs,Domestic Repairs,European Cars

Additional Information:
Foreign & Domestic Repairs, We Do It Right The First Time European Car Specialists, Owner/Operator

I found a cool one today.


http://www.pwr-tech.com/service_maintenance.html


POWERTECH • 311 West Main Street • Rockaway, NJ 07866 • Phone: 973.586.3210 • Fax: 973.586.6891



They ONLY do Porsches.

Callas Rennsport
 

Tony Callas, Owner
Tom Prine, will schedule your appointment.

190880 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
310-370-7083
www.callasrennsport.com

http://www.networks-cc.com/peteb/

Pete B's Repair Svc, Inc.
376 Middle Country Road
Middle Island, N.Y., 11953

Dirk is Pete's son who now runs the shop since Pete has retired. Definitely both decent guys!

Dealer Alternative Inc.
62 Franklin Ave
West Orange, NJ
973.736.2559

The owner Seth is a great guy, very honest and has worked on my cars for the last 15 years.

a local independent tech?
 

does anybody have one for Springfield, MO, or the surrounding area?
thanks,
Andy

I had my previous Boxster serviced at Motorsports Northwest in Boise, ID

511 Americana Blvd
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 345-9444

The owner, "Red", was PCA member of the year a few years back and is a damn cool guy.

I had my current Boxster serviced at ******************************** International (www.i********************************.com) by Andy. He did a great job and I had zero issues on my 3900-mile roadtrip after he replaced my spark plug tube seals.

1876 E Broadway Rd
Tempe, AZ 85282
(480) 317-0777

Upstate NYer
 

Anyone know of a mechanic in the Utica, Rome NY area? I just recently purchased an 02 Lapis Blue with Sport package....thanks

Looking for Orange County CA area dealer and non-dealer recommendations...
Any places to avoid?....

I am guessing Newport are the big boys in town, but how is their service dept?
and of course, any independents around.
I am in Anaheim, so don't want to go further south than newport if I don't have to.

JulieJam
 

Looking for a repair shop/mechanic in Carlsbad, Cal or in North San Diego County. . . . thanks.

Chicago Area
 

Midwest Eurosport
630-595-5577
http://www.midwesteurosport.com/
104 W Irving Park Rd,
Bensenville, IL 60106

My buddy has a track prep'd 993 and has been going to them for years. They have an excellent reputation in IL. They charge about 2/3 the labor rate of the dealers & parts are comparable. Where you really save money is time - they don't drag out the billable hours like dealers often will. Here are 3 examples of service I had:

30K Service - Dealer quoted $1349. Eurosport did it for $520! (seriously)
Inner & outer CV Boots - Dealer quoted $1400. Eurosport did it for $505.
F&R Brake pads - Dealer wanted $1200. Eurosport did it for $478.

Also, they cleared a CEL for me and when I offered to pay for 1 hour labor, they said don't worry about it. They work on all Porsche's - 924, 914, 944, 968, 964, 993, 986, 997, etc. They understand that not everybody has a GT3 RS and work to accomodate everybody.

.....Annapolis MD: Tif's Foreign Car Care 410-268-8288

Both my wife and I took our BMW 2002's there over 25yrs ago, before we met ...even then they had a lot full of P-cars besides BMWs. Not free..but very good.

j i m

Porsche specialist
 

Hi
Anyone know or been service around brooklyn,NY area porsche specialist???Thank

I am new to this forum.Thank for anykind of help.

Hi 13adOne,

I was recommended these folks below, but I personally have NOT tried them.

Manhattan Motors, Inc.
270 Eleventh Avenue
New York, New York 10001
212-594-6200

Good luck! :cheers:

mylamb, sent you a PM.

---------------Los Angeles Area-------------------

Dutch Treat
15200 Inglewood Ave
Lawndale, CA 90260

(310) 644-1006

Pretty much your best bet and least expensive porsche mechanic and they are gooooooood!

For the Sacramento/Folsom/Roseville/Elk Grove region.

IPB-Autosport
http://www.ipb-autosport.com/
Ph #916-453-1465
206 C St.
Sacramento, Ca 95814
$98/hour as of 4/14/2007

http://www.foreignsporttechnician.com/


foreign sport technicians in santa monica, ca
near los angeles if traffic isn't too bad.


treated me well so far and came with references from several other 911 guys.

Porsche mechanics in Maryland
 

Hi,

Baltimore , Md here. Recently acquired 2001 Boxster, looking for a good reasonable Porsche mechanic in the area would prefer not going to Annapolis if I can help it. Anyone know of anything closer to the western suburbs of Baltimore?

here's my atlanta area list; these guys are all highly recommended:

Pro-Formance Place
1155 South Cobb Drive
Marietta, GA 30060
770.514.1488

This is my new favorite place. GREAT looking shop & the owner, Reggie Cumming, is a top notch guy. Factory trained.

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Kinetic Speed Shop
6000 Holiday Road
Buford, GA 30518
770.271.1577
www.kssmotorsports.com

Ryland's Specialized Import
2002 Airport Industrial Park Drive
Marietta, GA
770.951.9305

German Car Repair
1240-A Alpharetta Street
Roswell, GA
770.649.8700
www.germancarrepair.com


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Performance Imports
EDIT: DO NOT USE THESE GUYS. they were sued for fraud and lost. they were ripping customers off left and right.
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Jack Lewis Enterprises
60 Rakestraw Street
Norcross, GA 30071
770.849.0302

mechanics around the Allentown, pa area?
 

Anyone know of any PCar mechanics around the Allentown, PA area?

Independent Mechanics in OC, CA?
 

It's time for a brake job on my '02 Boxster. Any recommendations on independent mechanics in Orange County (preferably Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Tustin, Irvine, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo)? The local dealership wants $1700 (complete job on both axles) and I'm hoping I don't have to spend that much! Thanks in advance for your help.

Orange County, CA Porsche service
 

The Newport Beach dealership is fine, but predictably expensive.

In Orange County, you may want to consider Hergesheimer in Lake Forest:

http://www.hergesheimer.com/

Look under Company and then Contacts for the location.

Anyone knows a good mechanic around San Mateo, CA? Also, what is the going rate for a prosche mechanic? I checked the local dealership they are charging $150 an hour.

I dont know how they quoted you those prices but I went today to pay them a visit and inquire about them installing my Evo intake and headers. They stated that they "HAVE TO" drop the engine to install the intake (6 to 8 hrs) and 2 to 3 hours on the headers. Personally, I dont think that they were that helpful especially how easy they informed me that they "HAVE TO" drop the engine to install a simple intake i informed them that they were the only Porsche repair place that has made that statement. Every other place states 2 to 3 hours to do the intake them 6 to 8 hours :mad:

Seattle/Everett Mechanic?
 

Anyone know a good independent mechanic in the Seattle/Everett area? (I live near Lynnwood, halfway between Seattle & Everett)

I just bought a 2000 Boxster S (my first Porsche) with 16,000 miles on it. Although it drives and sounds great and I have no indication of any problems, I did have built into the contract a provision for a full refund if there are any major mechanical defects. I think I'd probably be smart to get it checked out by a good Porsche-trained mechanic. I gather a dealer may not be my best bet. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Old Blevins

^I remember this shop from when I had my Miata.

Just put in a call asking for prices for routine maintenance.
Oil Change, Spark plugs, drive belt, brake flush, alignment.

These jobs are minor but I want records to reflect that this work was done come resale. But I may end up doing it myself because the only shop open on Saturday is the local stealership. Getting to these places during the week is just not feasible. Thes shops leave allot of money on table by being closed on weekends.

Same question, different location. Suggestions for the Akron, OH area? (Although I could certainly make it down to the Canton address as suggested by "OhioBoxster." It's about a 15 to 30 minute drive, depending on how lucky I'm feeling that day.)

Any recommended Porsche Mechanics in CT?
 

Any recommended Porsche Mechanics in CT?