Beverly Hills Porsche Official Blog
Imagine waking up every morning, heading off to work and being greeted by the latest and newest of what Porsche has to offer! That鈥檚 what Jay Huffschmidt of Beverly Hills Porsche faces everyday! Hang around the Porsche GT3 and take Brad Pitt around in it (that really didnt happen, or did it..?) Porsche and Hollywood Glam! Thats a great combo! Jay of Beverly Hills Porsche takes a moment to sit down and tell us about his Porsche Heritage! PH: The press reception in the past 6 months over the Porsche Panamera, can only be best described as 鈥淢IXED鈥? Many complained about the front engine lay out, but mostly about the rear-end design. What has been the reception and feedback you have received? JH: The Panamera is definitely getting a lot of attention right now. Mostly form sedan owners of competing makes. We鈥檝e had more than our share of Bentley GT, S Class and 750iL customers but the Masarati QP owners seem to be the most receptive to the car.
I like to compare the Maserati to an exotic Super Model, she鈥檚 beautiful, sounds and feels amazing but some days she just doesn鈥檛 want to get out of bed and she鈥檒l take you for every last dollar in your wallet. However at the end of the day she makes you feel like a million dollars. Now the Panamera is the Heidi Klum of Super Cars. Heidi is arguably one of the most beautiful, talented, versatile, hardest working models on the planet. She works on several TV programs, appears on the most prestigious runways, she鈥檚 delivered four children and still has a ripping hot figure. She is the epitome of German reliability with international appeal. Just like Heidi, the Panamera will make you feel like she鈥檚 worth the million dollars and deliver uncompromised performances over and over again. Plus it doesn鈥檛 hurt that she can 鈥淎uf鈥?just about any other sedan on the road.
PH: How long have you been working at 鈥淏everly Hills Porsche鈥? JH: I joined Beverly Hills Porsche in August 2009 after leaving a Porsche, Audi, Ferrari and Maserati dealer. PH: How did you get into it? JH: Many of my friends have moved over to Beverly Hills Porsche during the last few years. PH: Please tell us a little bit about a unique job as working with Porsches and Working in Beverly Hills? JH: Beverly Hills has always been known as the playground of the rich and famous. It widely considered to be one of the most famous shopping destinations in the world. Yes, we get plenty of celebrities but we also get lots of business leaders and old money types. TV you鈥檒l see plenty of our Beverly Hills Porsche plate frames. In fact last night on Bravo鈥檚 Million Dollar Listing we got loads of screen time as one of the stars drove his black 911 Tagra around to client meetings.
Truthfully I stopped being star struck years ago although a certain female talk show host and her girlfriend sure brought the showroom to a halt when they dropped in to pick out their new C4S. PH: Whats your Daily Driver? JH: I just turned in my leased Audi A4 2.0T and pulled my 2000 SLK 32 AMG out of storage. PH: When was the first time you saw a Porsche or experienced? I found a way to drive all of my fantasy cars for free. All I had to do was take them home, wash and wax them to showroom perfection and take them back a few hours later. To top it off, I got paid. Arguably the hottest girl in my hometown was Tasha H. and she drove a 911 SC Targa! Every week I鈥檇 drive to the beauty salon she worked at to pick up her car. Several hours later that red over black Targa would shine like it had just rolled off the line in Stuttgart.
Soon every client of her salon knew my name and admired my work. Thankfully Tasha鈥檚 clients had money and the drove hot cars. When her boyfriend bought a 鈥?5 911 Turbo with a massive 鈥渨hale tail鈥?I though I鈥檇 died and gone to teenage heaven. PH: What was your first Porsche? PH: How many Porsches have you owned? JH: Just the one. PH: Why did you get rid of it? JH: Sadly I had to give up the 911 when I moved away to take a job with Cadillac. PH: What would be your next Porsche? PH: What are your favorite bookmarks and links? PH: Do you work on your Porsche? JH: I never work on my own car outside of detailing. I鈥檓 really good at making friends with qualified mechanics but I can鈥檛 stand anyone else messing with the paint and leather. PH: What is your most fondest/vivid memory of your Porsche?