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Originally Posted by sperry
Which reminds me, anyone know of a Sacramento area mechanic that might be willing to check out the 914 this weekend? I figure I'll take a look at the car, and get some pictures on Wednesday, then post 'em from my parent's house so I can get you guys to help me decide if the car's mechanically sound. Then I'll make the decision on Friday or Saturday. It'd be nice to get a compression test and have a Porsche mechanic take a look at the car to see if it's got any common issues I should be aware of.
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When I owned mine I actually lived in Sacramento. There was an excellent shop named "Autosport Technology" on Broadway. It was run at the time by a guy named Dwight Mitchell, who had a great reputation among Porsche Club members. I just snooped around and found that the shop still exists, now named IPB Autosport. They still advertise with the local Porsche club, so they may still be a good shop. 916-453-1465.
Some other thoughts: This is the local club I used to belong to. You may find some info on their site or contacts in the area. They were always very friendly and helpful people. I wouldn't hesitate to call a couple of the officers and explain your situation. I'm going to snoop around the site myself. There are probably still people there I'd know:
http://www.derporsche.net/
The bay area chapter of the same club has a recommended mechanics page. Among others, it mentions the shop above:
http://www.pca-ggr.org/localmechanics.html
And now I must get back to work!