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I�m looking to buy this 997.1 and I want to check for borescoring and for anything other problems as it�s pretty heavily modified.
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Recommend independent ppi through a porsche specialist though
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I'd still recommend an independent PPI through a Porsche specialist though.
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Goose Auto Repair focuses on all brands while Goose Euro focuses on all things European.
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Kind of crazy that the first owner took it to a �Valvoline Instant Oil Change���for a emission/safety inspection
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If they tell you only 4% of IMS bearings fail,,,, Run Faster...
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I'm rather new to the Porsche game so I hope there will be some other suggestions too. I'm not new to German cars and PPI so the first two shops that come to mind for me are:
German Car Specialists
15555 Tradesman Dr #500, San Antonio, TX 78249
[phone removed]
Jones' Autowerks
11010 Iota Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217
[phone removed]
You won't find anyone in San Antonio anymore. Jones and the dealer won't do them anymore due to liability problems. You can try Premier1, they specialize in our cars and I use them occasionally.
https://premier1auto.com/
Are you thinking of buying a car here in San Antonio? If you can't find a shop that will do a PPI, PM me, I'll see if I can help in some way. I know all the Porsche folks in this town.
Thanks! Yes, I am looking at purchasing a 2017 991.2 turbo S from a MBZ local dealer in SA. It would be nice to get someone local get their eye on it for me.
This one?
https://www.mbofsa.com/inventory/use...d2a90hs166147/
My office is close to there so I have no issue swinging by and looking at it. I also know a mechanic at that dealership (fellow European guy) that is very honest with me. I usually have him work on my cars on the weekends for bigger jobs. I can ask him to look at it for you. I'd still recommend an independent PPI through a Porsche specialist though.
Just a suggested "test" ///
If you call any Indy shop and ask what they would do for a in-depth PPI on a 996.
If bore scope from the bottom of the engine is not on the list... Run....
If they tell you only 4% of IMS bearings fail,,,, Run Faster...
have them pull a oil sample and send in to Speed Diagnostic.
AH cool, yea up in my part of the country, I have 4 indy shops, all do air-cooled 2 do 996 and up..
I love the air cooled shops used them years ago , but they are clueless on the 996, they just wont quit trying to treat it like a 78 engine.
They also cant do a 996 PPI, they dont see the point of the bore scope..
Question to ask the dealer, "where did they get the car?" If a trade in, why did they trade it? If not a trade, where'd they get it? If they got it from a P dealer, they don't let quality cars go, they keep them on the lot.
Just from this pic on the website I would walk away, whoever owned it didn't take care of it, and the dealer didn't detail it.
Find another fish in the sea...
That�s a great looking and spec�d Turbo S.
Good luck to the op.
Kind of crazy that the first owner took it to a �Valvoline Instant Oil Change���for a emission/safety inspection
At first I thought it was for an oil change.
He flew to San Antonio and bought it. I don't think he ended up finding a shop in SAT that would do a PPI but I'll let him answer as I'm not 100% sure.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-turb...tablemate.html
ah gotcha - looking to get a PPI done, called german car specialists and they weren't offering one. Does anyone know of an independent that would perform a PPI? Separately, thoughts on having the PPI done with the dealer?
It's the same one. Goose Auto Repair focuses on all brands while Goose Euro focuses on all things European. I drove by their shop the other day and they had a couple of old 911s in there and a Ferrari Mondial (don't see that too often).
https://gooseautomotive.com/
Hello, I see this is a few years later than the recent posts. I�m looking to buy this 997.1 and I want to check for borescoring and for anything other problems as it�s pretty heavily modified. Any recommendations? I called Jones and Porsche San Antonio, they also couldn�t reccomend anyone.
