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Originally Posted by boyt911sc
Kurt,
When you get in town for next month’s engine rebuilding classes, there is a person I would like you meet. About 3 years ago, he was hired as a Porsche mechanic by a well established auto shop that specialized in German automobiles. The shop has been in operation for almost 40 years and the number of customers started to dwindle down.
Last year, the owner decided to retire and sell the business and this forty something year old mechanic took the plunge. He started as a co-owner and became the sole owner in a very short time. I wanted to know where he got the money but thought it was too personal to ask.
Since I do most of the work on my cars including the 911’s, I still depend on the shop for the annual stickers (inspection & emmision). Last, I was able to get the cars inspected within a week. For 2021, I have to wait 3 weeks just to get a car inspected. The shop’s parking lot is full of customers’ cars (German cars) old and new models. The front lot could accommodate about 20+ cars and more inside the garage.
I was at the shop the other day and talked to the young entrepreneur (forty something) and expressed my congratulation to him for being a shop mechanic to a shop owner in a very short span of time. The boom and success of the business is evident. The shop is having a problem coping the influx of customers. They have 6 or 7 mechanics all busy in the garage and two (2) front office personnel.
I made a joke to the owner that it takes almost a month to get an appointment almost as long as with my doctors. He laughed and said, “I don’t come to the shop on Wednesday’s”. Success does not come easy. I am very happy for this guy’s remarkable story.........
Tony
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Tony,
I'm attending your class because every competent Porsche shop in the region has a multi-week backlog to even get a car in for routine maintenance, let alone major work.
I have zero issues with paying competent professionals but I don't like my car sitting for long periods of time awaiting repairs so I'm really trying to learn to do everything I can, within reason, on my own.