I just picked up a 997tt here in SoCal and the previous owner advised me that all maintenance was performed at Lucent.

I gave him a call to schedule an appointment for service and was told there was nothing available until next week. I told him that I was shipping the car back to my hometown on the east coast in a few days so he squeezed me in the following day! I was pleased to find out he knew everything about my car (service history, etc.).

Instead of waiting around the shop he offered to drop off my fiance and I at the nearby shopping mall while my car was being serviced.

Just wanted to give him props for first class service and for being very knowledgeable about our P-Cars!

 

Matt, bring her back in good health!

Can not wait to see it in person!

 

I always heard that was more of a Japanese street tuner market type shop, I had no idea they worked on Porsches. Learn something new everyday. Gl w car

 

Are you confusing another Lucent - Lucent in Los Angeles has a great Porsche reputation.

http://www.lucentmotors.com

 

I was thinking of somebody else I guess, my mistake. I've actually never heard of that shop.

 

I was about to say...i dont think i saw a single non-european car there. Really just a bunch of porsches and a couple f-cars.

 

I saw their website, looks good, but for more track oriented stuff I'd recommend GMG, also in SoCal.
Now how about some pics!

 

I am new to these forums as well (and am grateful for them!). I too am a HUGE fan of Tom at Lucent. For those of you on the Westside, he is a great guy to go see. I just bought a used 997TT that he had done all the work on. He took it in and completed an inspection for free when I bought it. He is a great guy. You'll find his parking lot filled with Porsches, Ferraris, Benz's, BMW's, etc. Loves his Cigars and his cars! Would definitely recommend!

 

Tom is a great guy. Very experienced.

Congrats!

 

LOL w/ Tom's Cigars. Btw, I have seen a number of **track** cars at his shops also; owned by experienced track drivers. Most surprise though was the CGT -unheard of for a small independent shop. This probably is the best sign that a "serious" tech is lurking in that shop .

As people with **real experience** with Porsche shops in Southern Cal have mentioned, Lucent is a fantastic shop. I don't think anyone could ever claim to be perfect but his record is about as clean as they come.

Based on direct experience with a number of Porsche shops here in LA, I would highly recommend Lucent also, track or non-track. Extremely experienced, extremely knowledgeable, and to top it off the most reasonable "Porsche-rate" that I've seen.

 

Thanks Can. On a separate note, can't PM you given the newness of my account but wanted to thank you for all of your posts. About to order a cargraphic loud exhaust this week - based on your detailed review and Tom's recommendation! Really appreciate all of the information!

 

Tom is great. He takes care of my GT3. Sometimes he gives me a real expensive cigar.. only thing missing was a nice scotch with it. He is honest and a great guy. Bottom line.. I have been ripped off/lied and mentally abused so much with other shops (I will not say here which on in socal) but Tom was real honest with what I needed and dont need. Did I say he wont rip you off like other Indy shops? Just because we need our P cars or F cars serviced or modded.. doesnt mean we can throw our money away...

 

Here are some camera pics. Its a single owner west coast car optioned fairly well. Adaptive seats, pccb, painted seat backs, sport chrono, carbon wheel, 20" techarts, and some nice add-ons from sharkwerks. I'm probably going to switch out the rims if anyone is interested. The michelins are pretty fresh too.

 

I might be intersted in the rims, what are they?

 

Congrats on the purchase. What year/mileage?