Porsche Servicing In The North West?

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Hello all.

I was wondering if someone could recommend Porsche servicing in the North West, the closer to Preston the better. I did a forum search but the posts were from a few years ago so I thought I would start a new thread for fresh opinions.

Thanks

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randlemarcus said:

Depending on the Porsche, obviously, but look hard at Hartech, especially if you have an older model.

It's a Cayman with 100,000 on the clock.

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FarQue said:

Loads of choice in the north West:

Jasmine Porshalink
9Apart
Hartech
Porsche Centre Bolton
Cath Burrows
Ninemeister
Unit 11

I would never trust a Porsche centre again because they tried to rip me off for £2000 in last year's MOT, hence why I am looking for somewhere else for servicing, (it was Leeds, not Bolton).

They tried telling me I needed a new steering rack to pass the MOT. No I'm not joking. Obviously I pulled it out of there, took it elsewhere and it passed no problem. It had its MOT for this year last week and sailed through again with no advisories.

I even took it for a second opinion to Revolution Porsche in Brighouse (I don't live around there though anymore) and they described needing a new steering rack as "complete bullst".

In my experience, the Porsche centre in Leeds will give you a brand new car to drive around in while they do the service/MOT, they work in a sparkling clean glass facility and have numerous people sat around taking calls to book more work. Someone needs to pay for all that and they obviously thought I would contribute. They were wrong.

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Thanks to everyone for the answers. I will look into all of the recommended garages, make some calls and then come to a decision.

FarQue said:

You asked for options close to Preston. Porsche Centre Bolton are reasonably close to Preston. I know many people who trust them to look after their car. They looked after mine when I was bound to the network because of warranty regs. Always go out of their way to offer the most competitive price they can. They are also noted as having a very good parts department. Anyway, you've been given plenty of options.

All I did was point out a bad experience at Porsche Leeds which is why I will not trust a main dealership anymore. If a branch tried to rip you off for £2000, would you trust one of the other branches or go somewhere completely independent?

I don't use the term "rip off" lightly, but when they tell me I need a new steering rack to pass an MOT, I refuse and it passes without, then 12 months later it passes again at the cost of just £45 for the test (absolutely nothing need doing) and an independent specialist describes needing a new steering rack as "complete bullst", what other conclusion can I arrive at?

Porsche Bolton may well be very good, but my experience at Leeds has put me off and I'm sure many people would be the same in my position.