Good shop in STL or Indy? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Adam · 09-23-2009, 12:15 PM

Hey guys I'm looking for a good independent Porsche garage in the STL or Indy area that can do an alignment for me. Can anybody point me in the right direction or tell me any places I should avoid...other than the Porsche dealer obviously. Thanks in advance!

tnoice · 09-23-2009, 12:18 PM

beaumont alignment in champaign does an excellent job if you request the mechanic cain and cain only..

Adam · 09-23-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tnoice

beaumont alignment in champaign does an excellent job if you request the mechanic cain and cain only..

I might just do that. I took my car up to Beamont for a tire install a couple years back and they a fine job with that. I had an appt at a non Porsche place in Bloomington because a lot of the guys we autocross with highly recammended a tech there. We'll I just received a call back and they said they don't think they'll have the proper tools to perform the alignment?? So I cancelled the apt and now I don't know if I should take it to a specialty shop that deals with Porsches or take it to a place like Beaumont which would be closer and probably cheaper. I wasn't aware Boxsters required any special tools to do an alignment. Have any of you guys ever heard of that?

Flavor 987S · 09-23-2009, 01:44 PM

Why not Isringhausen Porsche in Springfield? A lot closer than St. Louis or Indianapolis. Save time & money. They charge typical Porsche prices ($295) but they will price match it you talk to the Service Manager.

Adam · 09-23-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

Why not Isringhausen Porsche in Springfield? A lot closer than St. Louis or Indianapolis. Save time & money. They charge typical Porsche prices ($295) but they will price match it you talk to the Service Manager.

I doubt they would do an alignment for $95, plus I don't feel like haggling with the service manager.

tnoice · 09-23-2009, 07:24 PM

The last time I was at Beaumont they had a 95 911 turbo sitting on the lift and a 02 slk sitting on the other. Both were in for allignments. I think that they might have the tools. They do have a tendency to have a little bit of an attitude issue (service managers / desk paperweights), however I have never had a single complaint about Cain (the actual mechanic that works on the vehicles.)

I did take my porsche to isringhausen and absolutely loved their service department, but they would probably be a little bit more expensive, however it would not hurt to call both places.

thudson · 11-28-2009, 11:32 AM

Try Black Forest on Shadeland