Another Porsche shop bites the dust
10-29-2010, 11:06 PM
#1
I haddah Google dat
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Another Porsche shop bites the dust
unfortunately.
I was talking to the Porsche dealer guys today, and one of their customers with a mint 86 (?) turbo with 16,000 miles came in for service. The owner bought $2K worth of clutch parts and then had the indy Porsche shop next door do the installation. Well, overnight one of the Porsches caught fire and burned the building down, destroying 8-10 Porsches including the mint 930. They said that this 930 was unbelievably mint. It looked like it was just driven off the showroom floor, with no leaks anywhere, and with the original factory gleam everywhere.
That's scratch two Porsche shops this year alone. No one left but my friend, who is retired, to work on Porsches around here.
I was talking to the Porsche dealer guys today, and one of their customers with a mint 86 (?) turbo with 16,000 miles came in for service. The owner bought $2K worth of clutch parts and then had the indy Porsche shop next door do the installation. Well, overnight one of the Porsches caught fire and burned the building down, destroying 8-10 Porsches including the mint 930. They said that this 930 was unbelievably mint. It looked like it was just driven off the showroom floor, with no leaks anywhere, and with the original factory gleam everywhere.
That's scratch two Porsche shops this year alone. No one left but my friend, who is retired, to work on Porsches around here.
10-30-2010, 11:38 AM
#2
Race Car
Sad. Running a Porsche indy shop is a labor of love - I've never known a Porsche tech/shop to make a ton of money. I hope the guy had an insurance policy. There's a good lesson here, if any good can come from this; support your Porsche independent service shop. His or her parts may be a bit higher in price, his labor may be a bit more $ than "the import connection" or somesuch you ring up from the yellow pages. He pays for insurance, he has the right tools and the experiance to make your car and you happy.
I hope the Porsche service in your area recovers Rusnak. I hope the shop's owners and employees can pick up where they left off.
I hope the Porsche service in your area recovers Rusnak. I hope the shop's owners and employees can pick up where they left off.
10-31-2010, 01:06 AM
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My heart goes out to all the cars(mint, not so mint or those in poor shape) it's owners, management....just feel sick to my stomach. WB, thank you as always for another thoughtful post with an important message.
10-31-2010, 11:59 AM
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Nordschleife Master
There's a good lesson here, if any good can come from this; support your Porsche independent service shop. His or her parts may be a bit higher in price, his labor may be a bit more $ than "the import connection" or somesuch you ring up from the yellow pages. He pays for insurance, he has the right tools and the experiance to make your car and you happy.
Rusnak,
Sorry to hear about your friend's loss. You're a good guy for being there for him.
