Brake, take the corner and accelerate out of the curve at full throttle. So here I am driving the Porsche 911 with the roof down on the far reaches of the Pacific Coast Highway. As the mountains rise to my left and the pacific splashes to my right I feel like I am in a road movie of my own. I put the car into third gear and then fourth. The rpm buzzing up to 7,500 redline with an incredible sound of the motor in the back and the worried look of insects about to meet their maker. Then suddenly, I see a check engine light appear on the dash, and seconds later I lose power to the radio, next the speedometer stops registering speed but the rpm dial is still functional. Something is wrong. I slow down and look for a place to pull over on the Pacific Coast Highway. The good news: I am miles and miles from anywhere. The bad news: the engine ceases and does not re-start. "Oh, I have to be back at our hotel for dinner with my gorgeous wife in four hours," I think to my self. I get out of the car and push it to the side of the highway. Thankfully, there is no traffic. A utility truck approaches. A man named Larry is kind enough to stop and tells me the nearest town is two miles away and has AAA approved Elk Garage.
Since I am not getting a signal on my iPhone, Larry, pulls out his mobile phone and dials the AAA driver Eddie whom he knows personally. Within ten minutes Eddie shows up with a flat bed truck and tries to boost my battery. We get it started but only momentarily. Eddie and Larry are suggesting the death of the 911's alternator. We get the car up onto the flat bed truck and haul it two miles to the Elk Garage. The people here are truly magnificent and help me get back to my hotel in time for my dinner date with my beautiful wife. The next day, the car is placed onto another tow truck and shipped to a shop a hundred miles away for alternator replacement. What an amazing bunch of people. Thank you for the advice and quick action. This is the second oldest AAA certified garage in the state of California-an excellent place to have your car towed or repaired. While such events are an everyday occurrence for motorists, the professionals at Elk Garage are kind, considerate and really helpful. They care a lot when it truly matters. read more