Service options in Victoria
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Service options in Victoria
Hello all:
I am considering buying a 981 and would like to know if anyone has experience on the Island with a good quality shop other than the dealer.
I am considering buying a 981 and would like to know if anyone has experience on the Island with a good quality shop other than the dealer.
#2
Rennlist Member
You won't find the kind of specialist shops over here that they have in Vancouver. Gary at Forward Automotive has some experience with Porsche though, and has been pretty good to me so far. I also go to Carmena Performance for some stuff; they don't focus on Porsche specifically, but they're good, competent guys and are comfortable with unusual / aftermarket stuff.
Dealership also seems competent, but they're expensive and terrible at returning calls.
Dealership also seems competent, but they're expensive and terrible at returning calls.
Last edited by Nate Tempest; 10-01-2018 at 05:35 PM.
#3
Instructor
Thread Starter
Thanks, that's helpful. My previous 10 years of ownership ('87 Targa) were soured by a dealership who knew nothing about mechanical repair but whose only response to any problem was to swap out what they guessed to be the offending component. They also lost my lugnut locks and jacked the car by boosting it on the rocker panels and bending them inwards, in both cases claiming that I brought the car to them that way...
I am keen on a 981 but have no desire in repeating the experience of endless frustration.
I am keen on a 981 but have no desire in repeating the experience of endless frustration.
#4
Rennlist Member
Thanks, that's helpful. My previous 10 years of ownership ('87 Targa) were soured by a dealership who knew nothing about mechanical repair but whose only response to any problem was to swap out what they guessed to be the offending component. They also lost my lugnut locks and jacked the car by boosting it on the rocker panels and bending them inwards, in both cases claiming that I brought the car to them that way...
I am keen on a 981 but have no desire in repeating the experience of endless frustration.
I am keen on a 981 but have no desire in repeating the experience of endless frustration.