PPI in Houston Needed (unbiased from Victory)
03-13-2009, 11:41 PM
#16
I used Sam Shala protecknik for a PPI 3+ years ago at a car I was looking at in Houston. They totally fked up the PPI and said it was "one of the cleanest 993s theyd ever seen"... I spent $700 on a flight to Houston to see the car at the Porsche dealer and it was a complete and total POS. Obviously a flood car from Katrina or something...there was mud in the engine bay and the back seat had mud stains. The suspension was completely shot and the car was an utter POS. To Sam's credit, he refunded the $450 that I paid him for the PPI and he admitted "I never actually looked at the car, someone else did"...and he was a very nice guy about it...but it still cost me tons of money for a flight and dealing with an unscrupulous Porsche dealer who were aholes to say the least.
so be careful when choosing any out of state PPI... thats just my advice.
so be careful when choosing any out of state PPI... thats just my advice.
I depend on the eyes and opinions of other rennlisters, so I appreciate you sharing your experience.
03-14-2009, 12:44 PM
#17
Instructor
I used Sam Shala protecknik for a PPI 3+ years ago at a car I was looking at in Houston. They totally fked up the PPI and said it was "one of the cleanest 993s theyd ever seen"... I spent $700 on a flight to Houston to see the car at the Porsche dealer and it was a complete and total POS. Obviously a flood car from Katrina or something...there was mud in the engine bay and the back seat had mud stains. The suspension was completely shot and the car was an utter POS. To Sam's credit, he refunded the $450 that I paid him for the PPI and he admitted "I never actually looked at the car, someone else did"...and he was a very nice guy about it...but it still cost me tons of money for a flight and dealing with an unscrupulous Porsche dealer who were aholes to say the least.
so be careful when choosing any out of state PPI... thats just my advice.
so be careful when choosing any out of state PPI... thats just my advice.
03-15-2009, 03:27 AM
#18
Race Car
So let me understand your opinion…
The ONLY viable PERSPECTIVE here is YOURS, because I’m not a Porsche forum regular, posting on a wide variety of Porsche issues, and therefore I lack credibility.
What about the PERSPECTIVE that JUST MAYBE a “not a forum regular” got screwed over to the extent he decided to investigate what the Porsche community, AS A WHOLE, thinks about VICTORY MOTORCARS, and found their way here and found their screwing is but one of many screwing, and decides to post their experiences in hopes of ENDING or at least slowing down the SCREWING… based on the VERIFIABLE FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES, which he posts, and which SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, to thereby establish credibility.
Seems that under your PERSPECTIVE, only regular posters will have any credibility. So VMC, as a regular poster in the Porsche community, can lie, cheat, forge, puff, misrepresent, con, and essentially steal from Porsche buyers, and will have CREDIBILITY, because he is a part of the “community”, regardless of any true VERIFIABLE FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be sure to chastise all your other COMMUNITY members here who don’t get excited enough to join in the community discussions on paint colors, best tires, and other pressing social concerns…
As for me, well, I’ll post when I have something important to say, and I won’t criticize anyone who is trying to watch out for the COMMUNITY as a whole. Nor would I be so pompous to say who and who does not have credibility, until I know what the true facts are, who is a scumbag and who is a straight shooter.
JMHO
The ONLY viable PERSPECTIVE here is YOURS, because I’m not a Porsche forum regular, posting on a wide variety of Porsche issues, and therefore I lack credibility.
What about the PERSPECTIVE that JUST MAYBE a “not a forum regular” got screwed over to the extent he decided to investigate what the Porsche community, AS A WHOLE, thinks about VICTORY MOTORCARS, and found their way here and found their screwing is but one of many screwing, and decides to post their experiences in hopes of ENDING or at least slowing down the SCREWING… based on the VERIFIABLE FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES, which he posts, and which SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, to thereby establish credibility.
Seems that under your PERSPECTIVE, only regular posters will have any credibility. So VMC, as a regular poster in the Porsche community, can lie, cheat, forge, puff, misrepresent, con, and essentially steal from Porsche buyers, and will have CREDIBILITY, because he is a part of the “community”, regardless of any true VERIFIABLE FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be sure to chastise all your other COMMUNITY members here who don’t get excited enough to join in the community discussions on paint colors, best tires, and other pressing social concerns…
As for me, well, I’ll post when I have something important to say, and I won’t criticize anyone who is trying to watch out for the COMMUNITY as a whole. Nor would I be so pompous to say who and who does not have credibility, until I know what the true facts are, who is a scumbag and who is a straight shooter.
JMHO
03-23-2009, 06:45 PM
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03-23-2009, 07:03 PM
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I'll stick with what I have always said about VMC... Can you buy a car from them? Sure. You'd better darn well make sure you go see it in person, have a PPI done at a shop they dont recomend, and dont expect to get a "deal". If you're okay with those things then go ahead and roll the dice.
04-04-2009, 04:19 PM
#22
jwd..... i think it is called "Advantage Porsche" in Houston. I cant believe that they were trying to pass that car off in that condition. The photos on ebay looked clean and after the "ppi" from Sam, I took the trip out there...but it all turned out to be very bad and a waste of my time and money.
Lesson learned.
Techsis... I dont want to come across as indicting Sam...he seemed like a good guy and took care of the situation, but it was after the fact which was the problem. He never actually looked at the car at all...but the girl at the shop told me that he did! This was an obvious lie by her, because that car was the biggest pos 993, Ive ever seen/drove...and Ive seen quite a few.
But again, he refunded the ppi money on the back end, to his credit....the lesson there is to cover your tracks many times on any out of town PPI, cause you dont know who is actually looking at the car!
Lesson learned.
Techsis... I dont want to come across as indicting Sam...he seemed like a good guy and took care of the situation, but it was after the fact which was the problem. He never actually looked at the car at all...but the girl at the shop told me that he did! This was an obvious lie by her, because that car was the biggest pos 993, Ive ever seen/drove...and Ive seen quite a few.
But again, he refunded the ppi money on the back end, to his credit....the lesson there is to cover your tracks many times on any out of town PPI, cause you dont know who is actually looking at the car!
