mechanic in LA
03-10-2008 | 12:59 AM
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mechanic in LA
Hi,
I posted awhile back asking about a mechanic in or around LA west side... Some of you recommended Mike at rusnak but he is apparently "taking some time off" and some of you recommended Ottos's in Venice. I couldn't get a hold of Mike so I went to Otto... I'm not one to dis anyone but it was not an excellent experience. I raced professionally for alot of years so I'm quite familiar with cranky, quirky old race mechanics but Otto was a bit over the top, shop was a bit dodgy, and most importantly, he knew precious little about 993tt's... couldn't diagnose the stiff clutch pedal that you guys had sussed out in 5 minutes... of course he didn’t mind test driving my tt and running it “up to 130”…
What's the story?... are there any REAL mechanics left or is it all just "technicians" who plug in the diagnostic computer and start replacing "modules"?... or old school 911 guys who don’t know the nuances of our cars?... I'm desperate for a real mechanic fsmiliar with 993 tt’s to service my car...
Please help.
Thx
I posted awhile back asking about a mechanic in or around LA west side... Some of you recommended Mike at rusnak but he is apparently "taking some time off" and some of you recommended Ottos's in Venice. I couldn't get a hold of Mike so I went to Otto... I'm not one to dis anyone but it was not an excellent experience. I raced professionally for alot of years so I'm quite familiar with cranky, quirky old race mechanics but Otto was a bit over the top, shop was a bit dodgy, and most importantly, he knew precious little about 993tt's... couldn't diagnose the stiff clutch pedal that you guys had sussed out in 5 minutes... of course he didn’t mind test driving my tt and running it “up to 130”…
What's the story?... are there any REAL mechanics left or is it all just "technicians" who plug in the diagnostic computer and start replacing "modules"?... or old school 911 guys who don’t know the nuances of our cars?... I'm desperate for a real mechanic fsmiliar with 993 tt’s to service my car...
Please help.
Thx
03-10-2008 | 06:08 AM
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West LA is a little tough now that Red Line is closed. You need to go either north or south.
Callas Rennsport in Torrance is very good and very 993-savvy but usually doesn't accept new customers unless they're referred by existing ones--probably not a problem for Rennlist members.
TRE Motorsports in North Hollywood/Van Nuys is also quite good.
Agree with you about Ottos, by the way...
Callas Rennsport in Torrance is very good and very 993-savvy but usually doesn't accept new customers unless they're referred by existing ones--probably not a problem for Rennlist members.
TRE Motorsports in North Hollywood/Van Nuys is also quite good.
Agree with you about Ottos, by the way...
03-10-2008 | 02:17 PM
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Mike Schatz just opened his own shop in Camarillo this week. lemme look it up..........
His new phone number is 805 987-0822 Cell is 805 402-3344.
He is getting low profile lift arms installed to handle lowered cars and then Andi is going to be getting some even-bigger-assed brakes and evo uprights installed.
His new phone number is 805 987-0822 Cell is 805 402-3344.
He is getting low profile lift arms installed to handle lowered cars and then Andi is going to be getting some even-bigger-assed brakes and evo uprights installed.
03-10-2008 | 09:09 PM
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You might also want to call Claudio (the owner and mechanic) at Foreigns Sport Technician.
http://www.foreignsporttechnician.com/
Speak to Claudio, the owner... or Paul (his son). IIRC, you're in the Sunset area off of 405, no?
http://www.foreignsporttechnician.com/
Speak to Claudio, the owner... or Paul (his son). IIRC, you're in the Sunset area off of 405, no?