Originally Posted by trialattorney

Just a follow up on Markus and the "buyer beware" comment; there is a certain person known among the 928 group who is affiliated with customizing 928's, particularly interiors - he doesn't do any of the work but is somehow related to the shops that do. I have spoken with many people who have dealt with him, particularly in selling him parts, who speak well of him and have experienced no issues; however, he is wanted on arrest warrants in a dozen states, has more than a dozen judgments against him in more than a dozen states, has used numerous alias' here in California and in more than a dozen states....get the picture? I supposed one has to base one's opinion on their own experiences; if you have had a bad experience mechanically with Markus' work, I would be surprised - but if you had a bad "business experience" with Markus, join the crowd. His shop in Santa Monica was notoriously slow (it could take months to get your 928 back) and I understand the frustration when you would go to the shop and see your baby just sitting outside not being worked on weeks after you dropped it off...I "cured" that problem by committing the entire day and staying at the shop making sure the work was done right then and there and knowing why it wasn't (if, for example, a part needed to be ordered, or was back-ordered...) - with Markus, you definitely need to be pro-active and with Jules you don't (or with the shop in
Anaheim)...but I have never seen anyone better at diagnosing 928 issues; fixing complicated or complex 928 issues or who cares more about 928 automobiles than Markus. I cannot say that all my experiences with him have been perfect and I have known him a long time (since I bought my first (of now 4) 928's - on balance, I would never hesitate to take my car to him if I had an issue with it, or it needed repairs - but I would never just leave my car with him - even today - enough said on that subject. You go with what you know and with what and how you have experienced - the important issue is to find someone you trust to do the work you don't feel you can do on your own. Making a mistake working on a 928 can be very expensive (heck, just getting anything fixed on a 928 can be very expensive)...

Originally Posted by James Bailey

These cars are ALL of the age that the moment you touch one thing......something else breaks more often than not. Add in that some of the broken parts are NLA and having one as a daily driver (must get you to work) is some what optimistic. In college I drove a really, really old car, a 1947 Plymouth it was 20 years old at the time....so was I !

Originally Posted by trialattorney

My car has the numer "41" on the side; I won't be hard to spot - I'll be the only 928 out there...(unless you drive your 928 out, of course....) - very rarely (and I mean very, very, rarely) another 928 shows up (there's a few older brown
928's that have made their presence known at the track) and I believe I saw Mark Anderson at the track once or twice over the past 5 years or so fooling around...) - weather should be fantastic. I usually park at the end of the 4 garages if I can get there early enough. Hope to see you out there (If I remember correctly, don't you own one of the brown 928's I've seen at the track on occasion?)