Newrider12

Hello all,

In the market for my fist Porsche (911) and with my budget and much research I've decided on a 996.2 non turbo.

Prior to making any offers I was wondering if anyone had feedback of a excellent, meticulous shop in the gta that could preform a ppi.

Really looking for someone that could comb through the vechile, and provide detailed honest feedback.

Thanks for the help!

CamsPorsche

Hunter Motorsports and EU Autowerks

Scotty2H

I've done a PPI at EU Autowerks and Mantis; much preferred Mantis.

lowbee

Gtek automotive in Toronto is another great choice

hpuck

MVS Motors Warden and 401

StanThePorscheFan

I am glad you brought this up. Its about time we have a thread about where to get a PPI done in TO.

vern1

Careful now Stan or you'll get labelled as a grumpy old man whos not willing to help the newbies

ronnie993tt

Unfortunately Stan may have a point Rick. I'm not sure where I'll go for my next PPI. One of the highly recommended outfits missed a bit of paint on a fender, billet Al diverters and after market turbo oil inlet lines. The last 2 items you want but it would be nice to know. Full disclosure, they did get almost $1K of dinky stuff. I think I'll get my next car PPI'd by 2 separate techs to lower the risk of missed items.

theiceman

You will ALWAYS get items missed on a PPI . The idea with a PPI is to get general condition of the vehicle. To want them to spot every single deviation from factory or condition of every part in my mind is unrealistic.

Pags993

^ I know a number of ASP's across the country who have stopped doing PPI's period due to the amount of time involved, the low margin on the inspection rate and potential bull down the line if something fails that they did not catch or "warn" about. I expect the trend to continue especially on high end euro marques.

Turbodan

this is silly. They should and often do bill their hourly rate or more for ppi and often they earn a new customer.

Pags993

Only reporting the facts Danny as I work in this channel day in and day out. They simply don't want to take on the risk. Porsche specialists might be a different reality but many "non specialists" shy away completely

bronson7

I agree here

ronnie993tt

How do you miss a painted fender? As Danny says, they should bill their hourly rate and do a thorough job. Unless they screw up down the line, they'll have a new customer.

993GT

it's impossible to do a 'perfect' PPI, what we can do is find major 'exterior' issues...generally a painted fender could be caught, frame damage, frozen turbo wastegates, etc...
a coolant fitting ready to fail in a GT1 Mezger, a cylinder liner ready to fall in a M96, pending timing chain tensioner failure in early aircooler etc aren't realistic finds in a PPI...