Hi all,

I'll be moving from NH to CO this summer and I'm looking for a reputable Porsche dealer close to Westminster. Any advice would be appreciated.

Dealer or service agent? For Porsche Dealerships, the net will give you names & numbers. The closest to Westminister is probably Prestige Porsche on West Colfax. There is one other dealer in the Denver metro area, Stevenson on S. Broadway; the is (or was) a dealership in Boulder, Stamler, but I think they lost their ticket.

For independant service shops, your best resourse is to post (& join) the Rocky Mountain Region PCA. www.rmrporscheclub.com There you will find a host of folks with recomendations, BTDT experience and a local at least quarterly if not monthly RMR (basically the Denver Front Range area, Colorado Springs, and the mountains to the west are handled out of the Alpine Mountain Region PCA Club.)

Tons of adds for all kinds of Porsche services and local events ~ even Caymans are welcome.

HTH

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'o6 Cayman SArtic Silver/Black leather

I bought my Cayman from Paul at Porsche of Boulder - he's great. However, I'll never go back there for service again after a bad experience. I'm in Fort Collins and use Poudre Sports Cars for service - Steve is great and has been working on Porsche's for 30+ years.

I am curious what problems you had with their service? They are the nearest dealership to me and I had been thinking about purchasing a Porsche from them.

I'll second both the prior recommendations for Prestige Porsche in Lakewood (yet another Denver metro area town) and Poudre Sport Car Enterprises in Fort Collins. I bought my CS from Prestige. In nearly 15 months of ownership, I haven't had to take it back to the dealer for anything. (Well, except as part of learning the TPMS doesn't compensate for the reduced atmospheric air pressure here - you need to run 1-2 PSI high to keep TPMS from whining). Poudre has done service work on my bimmer and for lots of Porsche and BMW enthusiasts locally. They also provide free tech inspections for Colorado HPDE events.

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L8apx

I find that if I use the recommend tire pressure that no adjustment is necessary. I live at 7000ft, higher than Denver and can drive to the coast with no adjustment. If I remember correctly from my altitude chamber days, gas expands with increase of altitude. You have to increase the psi in Denver?

Here you go -

Dealer put a ding in my door and refuses to fix it

Was a very frustating couple of weeks with multiple trips from Fort Collins to Boulder to get the issue resolved.

The issue is that TPMS measures PSIA (absolute), not PSIG (guage). Tires need to be filled to a pressure that is relative to the local atmospheric pressure (guage). In an ideal world, our cars would include a 5th TPMS sensor someone on the car that would measure the absolute pressure of the ambient air and subtract this from the tire reading.

My TPMS problems don't always happen, but become more prevalent when the sun heats up the portion of the wheel with the valve stem. A couple extra PSI(G) using my Longacre racing guage (compares equal with several other quality guages) keeps TPMS silent.

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L8apx

Thanks for your reply and I understand the above. Have a Pegasus and find if I run 32/37 at 7000 feet I can drop 4000 feet in altitude and increase outside temperature by 30 degrees the tires run at 34/42. Can return that night to 7000 feet and back to 32/37with no problems with the alert on the TPMS. Did have a 1 1/2 " bolt in the back tire last week and had to replace both rear tires. TPMS sure told me about that one.