The Stable

I recently moved back to SF and brought in my 356C to get some front-​end work done. The entire team at The Stable were very responsive and the work was done perfectly at a very reasonable price. I’ve had my car back for another issue and even purchased parts on a separate occasion and continue to be impressed with this team: Brian, Mike, George and Gary are all top-​notch. You feel like you’re getting great advice without attitude, which is how it should be.

Spent a lot of time with Brian and George last year re building the motor for my 912 targa. They know old aircooled cars well and take time to explain processes and costs. Honest shop. Good people with excellent history and resources.

These guys are awesome I have a 1960 roadster and a 1964 coupe. It’s hard to find people who know how to work on these older cars. They are honest very straightforward and reasonably priced. My roadster has had an issue with the soft top since I got it over 10 years ago. I’ve had several people look a it and tell me it was the frame and it would cost a small fortune to get it replaced. Happened to mention it to Mike when I brought the car in this week for an oil leak. They took a look and spent a few hours adjusting the rubber seals and now it fits like a glove. I can drive around with the top up now somehting I had not been able to do in the past
These guys are top notch and you can tell they love what they do and take pride in their work. I highly recommend them

I own a 2001 Boxster ‘S’ with about 62,000 miles on it. I’ve been taking it to the Stable since 2008 for all of my maintenance needs. Brian and George are honest, authoritative and generous with their time and expertise. Recently my alternator failed. I was in the South Bay at the time and had the car towed to a local Porsche dealer. The dealer charge me $ 100 for an evaluation and recommended an additional $ 4,000 in ‘urgent’ maintenance items beyond the $ 2,300 (Porsche factory part charge and labor) for the alternator. It seems that there was a leaky valve and brake pads that needed immediate replacement.
In January, when my yearly maintenance was done at The Stable Brian mentioned the valve and the brake pads but told me that I had another 5 – 10,000 miles on the brakes and that the value was not urgent if I was willing to tolerate a small oil leak. With this recommendation in hand, I declined the ‘urgent’ work and had the car towed by AAA to the Stable for the alternator work for which I was charged a little under $ 900. I mentioned the brake pads and value to Brian. He took a look at them and reiterated his previous recommendation. I am keeping my eye on the brake pads and when they do need to be replaced I know where the work will be done.

I would be very careful using these people. I knew they were expensive (the owner told me so) but assumed they were competent and honest. I spent about 20,000 rebuilding a 911SC engine. A week later it was smoking and explanation given (implosion of oil filter that they had never seen before) seemed to outside experts as implausible. 40,000 miles later despite meticulous maintance engine again needs major rebuild and they don’t want to do anything about it.

The Stable was recommended to me by a veteran PCA member. I’ve taken my Carrera 3.2 here twice for maintenance services and trouble-​shooting and I am very impressed. They charge fair prices for such specialized work and provide honest advice and feedback. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to any air-​cooled Porsche owner.

Love this place. Back in April of 2012, I bought a low-​mileage 1987 911 Carrera. Even before I bought the car, they were very helpful with my search. George would look at various ads and he reviewed the PPI and leakdown report for the car (which came from Arizona) before I bought it. After I bought it, they have provided a lot of help in working out the kinks and making it a reliable and fun car. They have replaced the suspension (including tie-​rods), worked out some annoying electrical issues, and diagnosed and fixed a sudden no-​start issue (I was worried it was the DCM but it was just a cylinder head temperature sensor). They have also been good about telling me when I should live with items rather than undertaking expensive repairs. All the while they have been honest, friendly and extremely professional. I highly recommend this place if you have an air-​cooled Porsche.

Any mechanic that makes a woman feel comfortable, doesn’t try to cheat her and makes her 911 run like new gets five stars!
Alan is amazing — he is a natural with porches and honest, kind and thoughtful to boot. We have had our 911 in here multiple times — and once when it wasn’t quite right 4 months later they fixed it right for free no questions asked. Amazing customer service, good work at honest prices.

They are honest and take good care of my 911