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Afternoon everyone As a new 993C4 owner, Christmas present to myself, I wondered if anyone could recommend a mechanic in Cornwall? Many years ago I had 964 and used to use a German gentleman near Truro who looked after my car brilliantly but unfortunately he's retired and closed his business. Many thanks Ian

Hi Ian, Looking forward to any replies as I also had a Christmas present....Guards Red Carrera S

I don't know anyone in Cornwall, but I've been using Crispin Manners at Oak Tree Garage, Newton Poppleford near Sidmouth in Devon for years and I'd recommend him for your 911

Williams Crawford are an independent Porsche specialist located just outside Saltash. They have a man on site doing all the servicing. They have a good reputation. I can't vouch for their service personally yet - i bought a 986 from them this evening!

Thanks for the replies and I didn't realise Williams Crawford did servicing. I met Adrian Crawford recently when I went to see a 993 Targa he had for sale. Lovey guy and the car was beautiful but a bit above my budget.

Thanks for the replies and I didn't realise Williams Crawford did servicing. I met Adrian Crawford recently when I went to see a 993 Targa he had for sale. Lovey guy and the car was beautiful but a bit above my budget.

I'd like to find someone in West Cornwall, too. I bought my 964 from Adrian Crawford last year, but it's a long way to go for a service (70 miles), and not a lot to do in the area.

That's my issue. There must be some competent mechanics around Truro / Falmouth who could help us Porsche owners in the far South West. Often it's something fairly basic that needs sorting, as I found with my 964 and at the time Norgar Engineering were ideal, as driving 100+ miles each way is not always practical or even possible.

I have my Porsche 3.2 Carrera serviced and checked for 3 years now at Collins of Probus, Tresillian Business Park, Tresillian, Truro. Have also seen 993's there. Gary and his brother Neil are intelligent mechanics who can turn their hand to any machine.They are also very friendly and will take the time to do any work that may be above just routine servicing. I have been taking cars to them for 10 years and have always been impressed. They have prepped 3 cars of mine for competition use. They also get quite a few classics like Healeys and moderns like Audi. There tel. no is 01872- 520654. I am not connected to them just passing on info to a fellow PH member and Porsche owner. Stephen

I'm based down in Hayle in west cornwall and use Porsche Exeter for my servicing and inspections Basically to my knowledge and i ve been a car dealer here for 27 years, there are no dealer/ factory trained mechanics who provide a servicing facility to the general public. Chris Lee was factory trained in the late 80 & early 90s and worked for Monarch cars in the midlands occasionally does some work at weekends but works for his brother who runs a haulage business full time. there is a dealer in Truro who claims to be a Porsche specialist but none of his staff are factory/ dealer trained. SO the nearest independents are Crispin Manners, Oak Tree Garage. Any Moss in Honiton and Braunton Garage North Devon Adrian Crawford does employ a mechanic but i'm not sure if its for his own use or whether he does outside work

Thanks for your help and I'll give the guys at Probus a call next week as they're close to me. I did have my 964 serviced by the OPC in Exeter when I first bought it and they were very professional and polite but came up with a list of jobs that would cost £'000's. luckily I found Norgar Engineering who pointed out what jobs really needed doing (and did them at half the cost) and looked after my car for the next 5 years with no problems.

IanWilliams said: Thanks for your help and I'll give the guys at Probus a call next week as they're close to me. I did have my 964 serviced by the OPC in Exeter when I first bought it and they were very professional and polite but came up with a list of jobs that would cost £'000's. luckily I found Norgar Engineering who pointed out what jobs really needed doing (and did them at half the cost) and looked after my car for the next 5 years with no problems. Please post back with how you get on. I'll be needing a service early spring, and Tresillian is a lot closer!

Andy Moss, might be a bit of a trek but he's the nearest I've had constantly good feedback about. Edited to put the right flippin' name in! Edited by pauljmcnulty on Friday 11th January 17:50

I found this conversation & found it helpful as live in Truro and looking to buy £20k’s worth of 911 but needed the comfort of local servicing, so thank you for this. Jeff (S4JEF)

Zonda01 said: I found this conversation & found it helpful as live in Truro and looking to buy £20k s worth of 911 but needed the comfort of local servicing, so thank you for this. Jeff (S4JEF) It appears that the situation hasn't changed much in the past 13 years