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| davesprinkle |
 Jun 27 2009, 12:23 PM
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So I've got a rattle from the right front strut. I stop in at an independent service shop in Portland -- Heckmann Thiemann VW Porsche Audi. 2 911s, one early, one late, are in the lot. Up on the lift is a VW van.
I pull up in the 914 and walk into the office. Three guys are there, none of them speak. After a few seconds, I ask if they would be able to tighten the cap on the strut. Simple job, should take less than 15 minutes. One guy mumbles something about trying to reduce their workload; they're really busy. So I say, OK, when can you work it in? Then I find the real reason -- "We don't work on 914s." "Really?", I say, "that 914 front end is identical to that 911 over there." "And the engine is the same as the one in the van, only with Porsche cams and ports." "Yeah, well, we've never worked on 914s and we're not going to start now." So there you have it -- not a real Porsche, not a real VW. Bizarre. |
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| BKLA |
Jun 30 2009, 01:51 PM
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Dave -
I am surprised! Took our first Audi to them. Gave them a free set of 15 x 8 Audi Ronals when we lived nearby. They worked on our Coupe 'til it was totaled. Got great service - had I known that they don't "like" the 914 - woulda quit right there. A & P or Marque Motors - about the same distance from your place (although you have to go over the dreaded sellwood bridge to get to Marque.... (splash!) |
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| davesprinkle |
Jun 30 2009, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE(BKLA @ Jun 30 2009, 12:51 PM)  Dave - I am surprised! Took our first Audi to them. Gave them a free set of 15 x 8 Audi Ronals when we lived nearby. They worked on our Coupe 'til it was totaled. Got great service - had I known that they don't "like" the 914 - woulda quit right there. A & P or Marque Motors - about the same distance from your place (although you have to go over the dreaded sellwood bridge to get to Marque.... (splash!) Brett, I got the sense that they're a competent and experienced shop. Prejudiced, but competent. Here's the rest of the story -- I drove down the street to Performance BMW. One of their techs tightened the cap for free. Summary: The 914. It's not a Porsche. It's not a Volkswagen. It's a BMW! |
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Go to Stuttgart Autotech.
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