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Thanks everyone, looks like I'll be using Fred Lavery.

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Thanks everyone, looks like I'll be using Fred Lavery.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I'm looking at purchasing a '99 C4 that's in Birmingham, MI, and was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a good independent shop to do a PPI. The car is currently maintained by Auto Europe, and while they have a good reputation, I think it will be worth my while to have a shop that isn�t affiliated with the seller look it over. Looking at the Southeast Michigan PCA webpage, here are a few shops: http://www.sempca.org/waterford/tech_insp.html -- does anyone know if any of these specialize in 996s? Thanks for your help! (and a pic)

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i recomned kern at fred lavery, promise he will treat ya fair and honestly

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Hey Brad, Kern will be doing the plastic rear window on my new top next week.

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Fred Lavery Porsche is your best bet, about a 1/2 block up Woodward Ave. from Auto Europe. But, I always take my car to Auto Europe to have service work done. They are very reputable, talk to Tom Schick in Service at Auto Europe.

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Thanks everyone, looks like I'll be using Fred Lavery. The folks at Auto Europe seem very nice, but they don't have a tool to read the ECU history (I told Tom about the Durametric software).

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+1 for Kern Serrota and Fred Lavery. Kern did the work on my car before i owned it and now as well. he is skilled and fair.

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