Desert Performance Motorsports

Steve is the Air Cooled Porsche King in the Coachella Valley, period. He services my ’84 Carrera when it needs it and I have never had a problem. Honest, excellent work by a master mechanic. If your Luftgekühlt Porsche needs anything, this is the place! These guys are passionate about Porsche.

Steve & Jim are fantastic — I have a Porsche Cayenne (2004 CTT) and they really take care of me and my car. They are fantastic when it comes to diagnoses and have helped me save money by simply suggesting different things in regard to servicing parts and when to bring in for maintenance. Recently, I had a cooling issue and they resolved it and had me up and running in no time. I HIGHLY recommend these guys — and if you’re a member of the POC (Porsche Owners Club), they give you a nice little surprise at the end… :) HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Update, 9÷23÷14: Unfortunately, I took my Cayenne there again for a steering column update — they properly installed it (mechanically), but did not program it correctly, so I asked them (Text, Voice, EMail, etc.) to make it right and fix the problem so that I could enjoy my car, but Steve WOULD NOT take the call, call me back, text me back, or e-​mail me back… he wanted NOTHING to do with it and didn’t want to warranty the part, nor the service. He had told me earlier that he ‘lost’ on this deal, but that’s not my concern — if I bring a problem to them, then they need to stand behind their work, which in this case, they did not, and I had to take it to the Porsche Dealer — they told me that while Steve did a good job installing the column, he probably was over his head with the programming, which they did for me.
I think a business should not be judged on how well they treat you when everything goes great. A business should be judged on how well they take care of you when something goes WRONG. This place, if they do something wrong, will not stand behind you. And for the newer cars, with tons of electronics? I would go straight to the dealer, end of story. It’s sad, but I really trusted Steve, and he simply doesn’t understand the value of a good customer.
So, for an oil change, or a tire repair? Go to Steve! For something that’s mechanical? Go straight to the dealer, get a POC discount, and avoid having to take your vehicle to two different places to get it fixed.