if LP understood or realized any of what you just told him; there would be nothing left for him to do on these forums; that's pretty much his scene..aside from that, I do feel you'll have a tough time getting a Porsche serviced outside the dealer's..I've been in the UK and Dubai has techs/garages that are as competent as the UK ones; but here, to the best of my knowledge, I'm afraid you're stuck with the dealer. What Porsche you got btw?..love cars so just curious:-)