Receipt from Porsche Cars North America, Inc.?

[87maniac]

Prepping my '83 Cab w/ 136K for auction, came across a receipt (see pic)
from 'Porsche Cars North America, Inc.'
for R/R engine, reseal, clutch, new cab seals, alternator.

Date is July 1991.
Was this the old Porsche N.A. headquarters in Reno, NV.?
? they did service and repair? :-) rate was $54.00/hour (!)

[bt87cab]

Yep. PCNA was headquartered in Reno until the move to Atlanta in 1998. I was the sales/business mgr for a Porsche dealer during this time. Coincidentally, I sold a (then new) 1996 C4S to the CEO of a large local company that also relocated to the Atlanta area shortly after. Georgia was very aggressive in courting business relocation

[Rick Brooklyn]

I think OP's surprise was primarily at the fact that you could bring the car to be serviced at the headquarters.

[MrBonus]

That's really cool. Does anyone else have any stories of their cars being serviced by PCNA?

[bt87cab]

Apparently they still offer service. Not sure if it's on a limited or selective basis:

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1988-PORSCHE-911-CARRERA-CABRIOLET-205920

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Rick Brooklyn

I think OP's surprise was primarily at the fact that you could bring the car to be serviced at the headquarters.

and they only charged $54 an hour...

[Rick Brooklyn]

Yeah, well, $54 in 26 years ago money...

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[JJ 911SC]

Pretty cheap according to 2000 dollars today | Inflation Calculator

"$54 in 1991 → $96.95 in 2017"

[sugarwood]

Hourly rate seems meaningless.
They can charge you 23 hours for an oil filter.
(The book rate guideline is a myth)
Or, they can charge you $600 for the oil filter.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Hourly rate seems meaningless.
They can charge you 23 hours for an oil filter.
(The book rate guideline is a myth)
Or, they can charge you $600 for the oil filter.

I would like to see them try?

[bt87cab]

FWIW, our dealer service rate in the mid to late 90's was approx $90/hr for Porsches, $80 for VW/Audi. Same techs.