Denver Area Shop owners...

[Slownomore]

To any of the Denver area shop owners... I'm a certified Porsche Technician from the Philadelphia, Pa area looking to move out west. I've been making the calls and what not just curious if any of you guys may know anyone who might be hiring a good tech. I'm versed in many other manufacturers as well but I'd like to stay with Porsche dealership or independent. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[tcar]

Send Grady Clay an email....

[The Gaijin]

Some good shops in town and plenty of Porsches. An active PCA chapter including DE events and club racing. A nice part of the world.

[Slownomore]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

Some good shops in town and plenty of Porsches. An active PCA chapter including DE events and club racing. A nice part of the world.

Yeah I can't wait to get out there. I was out there last year visiting my mother and fell in love with the place...

[The Gaijin]

I spent a year out there, but was glad to come home to NYC. Most people are from someplace else - and they are true believers. If you are not fully commmited to the place and the lifestyle - you are suspect..

[Rich76_911s]

I'll be right behind you in a year or so. Odds of coming back to the Philadelphia area 1:1000. I lived out there for 10 years from Middle school all the way through College. Only reason I came back to Philly is for my Job. Can't wait to get out of here.

Things you'll miss:
Cheese steaks
Good Bread
Hoagies
Family
The COMPLETION of 309 (if it ever happens)
Big green deciduous trees
and finally Spring and Fall - in Colorado you almost go from winter straight to summer, nothing like what we get back here, and fall lasts about a week. But summer and winter in Colorado are way way way better than here.

The things you'll love about CO are endless, as are the # of things you won't miss about PA.

Good luck,
Rich

[pwd72s]

Become a sports fan...they have pro level all 3 there.

[The Gaijin]

A little bit like "Logan's Run" out there. You go to the park on the weekend - and all these young fit people jogging and biking and all the rest of it.. But then you wonder - where are the old people? Where are the young people?? Where are the fat people, or the brown people or the..

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

I spent a year out there, but was glad to come home to NYC. Most people are from someplace else - and they are true believers. If you are not fully commmited to the place and the lifestyle - you are suspect..

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

A little bit like "Logan's Run" out there. You go to the park on the weekend - and all these young fit people jogging and biking and all the rest of it.. But then you wonder - where are the old people? Where are the young people?? Where are the fat people, or the brown people or the..

For the life of me, I have no idea what you're talking about Gaijan.

I lived there for a number of years, including my college years after I got out of the service. My wife's family all migrated there from Taiwan back in the 70's/80's. The Denver metro area has a very diverse population, but more typically in the Western US way which leans a bit more Hispanic. I love the Mexican food.

I've lived in many parts of the US, and Denver is a nice place, just like anywhere else. The climate is different (wacky weather in Spring), but it's a pretty good place to live. My wife and I are still considering retiring there. The local economy has gone through boom and bust periods. There are lakes and rivers and mountains and praries. It's a reasonably cosmopolitan area, with quick access to the boonies for the outdoorsman. Lot's of suburbia, so traffic can suck. They've improved some of the highways over the years and added light-rail. Oh yeah...great roads for canyon carving! OMFG! I need to take my 911E back there!

[Jim Richards]

Slownomore, this post was from Grady Clay nearly two years ago, but it should provide helpful info for you in your job search. Note that some of the shops are not Denver area shops, but their are many listed within the Denver/Boulder metro area.

Originally Posted by Grady Clay

The Colorado list:

I haven't edited this since last year so there may be some changes I'll edit in.

OK, here are some choices. I have posted these alphabetically to not be prejudicial. Everyone can post their evaluation of each. Remember, there isn’t a business around that can keep every single customer perfectly happy just as there are some owners that just should only buy Yugos.

These businesses are functioning because they love Porsche. Yes, they need to be profitable in order to be here for us.

The list includes the PCNA Dealers, Independent Repair shops, and some parts places.


Allen Johnsen Racing Services
Allen Johnsen, Owner
719 Winters Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 81501-3850
970-245-8685
ajrs55@cs.com
map


Alpine Mountain Garage
Bill Schneider
3415 Fillmore Ridge Heights
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-9025
719-328-0356
alpinemtngarage@yahoo.com
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Ed Carroll Motor CO. Inc. (PCNA Dealer)
Ryan Barnum
3003 S. College Ave.
Ft. Collins, CO 80525-2535
970-226-3000
www.edcarrolmotorco.com
map


Eisenbud’s, Inc.
John Eisenbud, Owner.
796 Valejo St.
Denver, CO 80204-4228
303-825-0322
eisenbud@privatei.com
map

European Motor Cars
Will Mitchell, Owner
505 Riverside Ave.
Ft. Collins, CO 80524-3208
970-484-0040
europeanmotorcarsinc@gmail.com
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Euroservice
Bob Cramer, Owner
Chris Peck
2020 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80210-4007
303-722-2595
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Eurosport Automotive
Dave Marshall, Owner
5615 Lamar St.
Arvada, CO 80002-2623
303-423-3715
www.eurosportauto.net
eurosportauto@aol.com
map



Eurosport, Ltd.
Greg Johnson, Owner
Orrin Burns
1855 W. Union Ave. Unit C
Englewood, CO 80110-5571
303-789-2545
www.eurosport-ltd.com
map



Motorsport, Inc.
Pat Moyle, Owner
1921 W. Yale Ave. Unit A
Englewood, CO 80110-1179
303-922-3560
pm9146@aol.com
map


Nine Lives Racing, Ltd.
Dick Sparks, Owner
4382 Chase St.
Denver, CO 80212-7332
303-422-5923
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Poudre Sports Car Ent.
Stephen Schroeder, Owner
5806 S. College Ave.
Ft. Collins, CO 80525-3939
970-229-0990
www.poudresportscar.com
stephen@poudresportscar.com
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Prestige Porsche (PCNA Dealer)
Dave Petitti & Dave Stribling
9201 W, Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215-3915
303-238-8101
www.prestigeimports.net
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Stammler Porsche (PCNA Dealer)
1799 Exposition Dr.
Boulder, CO 80301-2692
303-442-7007
www.stammleraudi.com
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Sterling Service, Inc.
John Bradley, Owner
8071 S. Broadway
Littleton, CO 80122-2730
303-795-7627
sterlingservice@qwest.net
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Stevenson Porsche (PCNA Dealer)
Michael Hall
5500 S. Broadway
Littleton, CO 80121
303-794-3550
www.stevensonimports.com
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Storz Garage
Mike Walz & Bob Brown, Owners
1475 Vine St.
Denver, CO 80206-2015
303-333-1911
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Stuttgart West, Inc.
Joe Angrisani, Owner
Sean Cotter
2100 W. Dartmouth Ave.
Englewood, CO 80110-1325
303-781-1500
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If it is a race only 911 or GT3RSR, 3R would be an additional (preferable) choice if they have time.
3R Automotive
Bob Raub, Owner
Steve Rowe & Don Walker
3701 S. Kalamath St.
Englewood, CO 80110-3461
303-781-0774
www.3r-racing.com
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DART auto, LLC (New & used Porsche parts)
Dave Banazek, Owner
3945 Blake St.
Denver, CO 80205-3321
303-296-1188
www.dartauto.com
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Carquip, Inc. (New & uses 356 & 911 parts)
Tom Conway, Owner
7191 Arapahoe Rd.
Boulder, CO 80303-1560
303-443-1343
www.carquip.com
tomconway@carquip.com
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Dave Brown (Targa top restoration only)
6186 Gale Dr.
Boulder, CO 80303-3015
303-499-0110
targaexpert@comcast.net
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There are also “at home” retired mechanics that specialize in certain segments.

This is not an “official” or even complete list, just my attempt to provide information.
There are also more who are capable, please post info and recommendations.


Best,
Grady

[The Gaijin]

Sorry Jim - picking on Denver is like picking on Motherhood and apple pie. And not really picking on the place, it is just not for me..

I was there during the "tech boom" almost ten years ago. And yes, just about everyone was from someplace else - usually a rustbelt Midwestern city..

And yes there is a diverse population - just not in the better neighborhoods where young professsionals congregate. The park I was writing about was Washington Park - I looked around one morning and thought - something is really odd about this place. It took me a while to figure it out..

[Jim Richards]

Gotcha. Washington Park, Denver Country Club, Cherry Creek area. More money in a small area than is typical of the overall metropolitan area.

[Rich76_911s]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Become a sports fan...they have pro level all 3 there.

One thing that sucks about Denver is the sports fans. Predominently they are fair weather fans and bad sports about it, particularly when they are good. I'm a CU buffs fan, I went to school there, and even the fans there aren't great. The only group I would exlude from that comment are the Broncos fans.

Plus if he is a Philadelphia fan at all he knows if he were to ever switch he'd be disowned by everyone here

[Jim Richards]

Yep, the Bronco's fans are loyal. I'm not one of them (Packers fan ). I went to CU and never attended any of their games. Too busy with other things.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

And yes there is a diverse population - just not in the better neighborhoods where young professsionals congregate. The park I was writing about was Washington Park - I looked around one morning and thought - something is really odd about this place. It took me a while to figure it out..

Silly. That's like saying Washington DC is like Georgetown; rich and white...

Every city is like that.

[Slownomore]

Hey thanks guys first off I will NEVER switch my fanhood towards philly lol we suck and i hate them but I am who I am on that one...

309 will NEVER be finished.. I live right off of it in Ambler and my suspension cries everyday...

I will miss cheesesteaks the most but hey if I get a good job i'll spoil myself everyonce in a while and have Geno's ship one out to me haha.

I've started making my phone calls but I'm leary with an independent because my aircooled experience IS limited, I'm really only versed in watercooleds so i think im going to have to stay in the dealership route. I will try tho and oddly i'd rather work on old air-cooleds all day long then be ripping interiors out of cayenne's for squeaks and rattles lol...

Hopefully someone will give me the chance and take me one even as an apprentice at a speed shop or something.. I dont act like a prima donna (pardon my spelling) so I think I will can become pretty successful. I will brag about being a hard worker but I will never clame to know more then the next guy, I have no problems asking a question when I'm stuck... We'll see how it goes, I'll keep making the calls and who knows maybe soon i'll be a west coaster... Aain thanks for all the help guys...

[kqw]

Hey...What's not to like about a place that has some of the biggest snow storms from September through April.....

[The Gaijin]

Funny - it snows more in March and April than in January and February. Snow is nice and dry and basically evaporates in the sunny days that follow. Not much slush or ice to be found. Somehow it has this Buffalo like reputation as a snowy place.. Winter air is dry too - so not as bone chilling as back east..

[kqw]

You've gotta love a place that has two seasons....Spring and Winter...

What? You have a problem with a place that let's you fly into but refuses to let you leave because of winter weather.....

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by kqw

Hey...What's not to like about a place that has some of the biggest snow storms from September through April.....

I enjoy the 300+ days of sunshine.