TECH: SPECIALIST
We've landed at Nidd Valley Business Park on the outskirts of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, to meet the team behind RPM Specialist Cars. As a dedicated Porsche sales, repair and maintenance outfit, the company has built a solid reputation for delivering a professional, main dealer level of service, but with a personal touch exuding the kind of passion for Porsche only possible from true enthusiasts of the marque.
“I began my career in the motor trade twenty-eight years ago, not long after my sixteenth birthday,” reveals RPM Specialist Cars Director, Andy Meeking. “I was working as an apprentice with JCT600, now known as Porsche Centre Leeds. This was where I qualified as a Porsche technician. It was also where I met my now business partner, Nick Roberts, who also serves as an RPM Specialist Cars Director.” Nick is a fully trained technician with more than a quarter century of experience working with Porsche products. He was employed as JCT600’s Service Manager when he and Andy first met. Needless to say, between them, there was very little they didn't know about running a successful Porsche servicing enterprise.
“Nick and I are both extremely passionate about the marque and its unique customer base,” explains Andy. “In our experience, most Porsche owners consider their car muchjust a mode of transport to get them from A to B. It's a vehicle meticulously considered to offer an exceptional driving experience, which can be enjoyed each and every time its owner gets behind the wheel. We believe, however, such a joyous feeling should extend to the whole of the ownership experience, including servicing and maintenance.”
