Shops in Portland

[e30austin]

Does he have anyone to hand the business down to or take it over when he just says "eff this.."?

This is a great example of where mentoring is good - helps to keep that knowledge/experience alive for future generations.

Nope and he's not interested in keeping it around when he's gone. I've discussed buying the place from him a few times, but he does want quite a bit for it...

[CorvallisBMW]

Mike is definitely crotchety, and also nearly def.

Also I don't know who currently owns Boyd Motor Werks, but I've met a couple of the techs who work there and they seem to know their stuff.

[JBird]

Pacific Motorsport really knows their stuff, especially on e30s. Mark, the owner, owns several.

I just took my e30 to Pacific Motorsports today for the first time. They're going to replace my clutch and try to find my oil leak. They seemed like a really nice shop and the service manager who helped me said that the owner has 2 e30's that he daily drives. One of them is a 1985 that he bought brand new in Germany. Also said they do a lot of 2002 and e30 work.

Jeremy Roloff (from Little People Big World) had his 2002 restored by Pacific Motorsports. That's the main reason why I chose to go to them.

http://spiritswander.blogspot.com/2010/05/jeremy-roloff-got-his-bmw-restored-with.html

[portlandsteve]

I have worked with most shops in Portland and Chris at Rhom Innovations is by far the best. Unfortunately due to his great work he is getting hard to get into. Worth the wait.