bmwtmx

Car is in Woodland Hills, CA. Can anyone suggest a solid shop for a PPI on an air cooled 911 turbo.

TuonoR

TLG auto or NARW. Not sure if Klaus (NARW) will do a PPI but he knows his way around these cars.

If the car can travel, Callas Rennsport is another good option.

BLACK3.2

bmwtmx

I spoke to TLG but they no longer do PPI's as they are too busy. TLG recommended Callas Rennsport and as Black 3.2 said they have an extensive PPI. I will try to get the seller to go there because virtually every PPI I have ever gotten was a total waste of time and I paid big money afterwards for repairs that would have been deal breakers. If they give the green light I know what I will be getting. Thanks for the help guys.

Spyerx

Callas knows these cars hands down. TLG good shop, SUPER busy.
You could just offer to have it flat bedded there.
There are other good shops, most I use are quite far from Woodland Hills though.

Achtung964

Anyone have any experience with minicorsa? I know owner has a modified 964 but I've never dealt with them. I think they are in Burbank or there abouts.

Culina

They are mostly in BMW and Minis. But here is the list of few places in LA:

Of course Tony Callas www.callasrennsport.com
Alos try:

Aurel& Don's
Redline Service
TLG

Tarek307

That would be a real nice 1 in a million seller if he agrees to drive an hour away for a ppi and have to wait 4-5 hours or take a $100 uber ride back home then another one back and still not know if he really has a deal.

mooty

callas is very very busy.
but if they can fit you in, that's the place I would do ppi

BLACK3.2

I took my car in there for its first post-purchase inspection and service. It had actually been built by Mike Callas, Tony's father, and I thought it would be cool to have Tony do the first service. There were multiple 959s in there when my car went in. The techs came back with some EXTREMELY persnickety critiques. For example, they didn't like that the lug nuts had been powder-coated, because the mating surfaces to the wheels were going to be potentially compromised (not entirely flush). The multiple items that my Texas PPI had missed.

The definitely have exacting standards, and would be among my top preferences for a shop to maintain a car in like-new, completely stock condition. They seem to not be very pleased with modifications. Purists, to say the least, which is why multiple people apparently trust them to service cars like 959s.

They are pricey and busy. I believe I only got in because of their connection to to the history of my car.

nrh

Had a good experience with a PPI by rstrada: https://www.rstrada.com/

simonstorey

Here is my list. Requests for good LA mechanics seem to come up a lot around here.

LA AREA PORSCHE MECHANICS

WEST
Red Line Service (310) 280-0700 Santa Monica/ Culver City
Accutrack (310) 318-1586 Manhattan Beach

CENTRAL/ EAST
Mistress (CLOSED) Silverlake

EAST
Pasadena Aircooled (626) 460-0934 Pasadena
Scientific Auto (626) 795-7018 Pasadena
HOUSE Automotive (626) 765-9111 Pasadena

VALLEY
Koncept Motorwurks (818) 964-0468 Agoura Hills
TLG Auto (818) 982-7610 North Hollywood
TRE Motorsports (818) 909-9220 Van Nuys
Pro Motorsports (818) 848-8848 Burbank


SOUTH
GMG Motorsports (714) 432-1582 Santa Ana
Rstrada (424) 247-8305 Torrance
Callas Rennsport (310) 370-7038 Torrance

Achtung964

Do you have a list for Ventura county?

bmwtmx

Car is going to Callas today so fingers crossed. Seller is a great guy and I paid to have it shipped via enclosed trailer so he doesn't have to drive and, if it checks out, will ship it to my house direct. But I am just doing a mechanical PPI and their "full" PPI as the cost was a bit too ridiculous. With that in mind the paint was inspected with a paint meter it appears to never have been painted so that is good news and gives me confidence.

BLACK3.2

Must be an interesting car for them to take it on such short notice.

Remember, they are VERY thorough. They will catch many things other shops will have missed, and their techs will tend to magnify the seriousness of things they find vs. other shops.

By the same token, if you do decide to buy the car, Callas is a great place to get any work done that it may need. They are pricey but they will do it right the first time.