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    • Previous Porsches
    • About/Services
      • Pre Purchase Inspections
      • Our restoration work
      • Instagram
      • About us
  • Home
  • Porsches For Sale
  • Previous Porsches
  • About/Services
    • Pre Purchase Inspections
    • Our restoration work
    • Instagram
    • About us

from $450

Pre-Purchase Inspection and Consulting

Pre Purchase Inspections have been said to be the best money you can spend on your next Porsche before you buy it. Have an expert look over what you are about to spend a large amount of money on to make sure you are getting what you think you are getting. Once you get into a car that turns out to be a lemon it can be very hard and expensive to get out of it. These classic Porsches are great cars but they can be a nightmare if you buy the wrong one. 


If you are looking at a particular car and you need an independent expert to evaluate a car on your behalf then we are here to help. Your inspector has decades of buying experience on early Porsche cars. Mark Allen has personally bought well over 100 used Porsches. From working in junkyards as a teenager & buying parts cars, to a used Porsche parts store on eBay, to collision and body/paint training, to dealership management and purchasing, auction sales & purchasing - we have done it all. More than a service shop can offer we know authenticity throughout, extensive collision understanding, able to spot most all corrosion metal work, knowledge of factory Porsche panels so we can spot when a panel has been previously damaged and swapped out, market knowledge and advanced historical price trend experience gives us the upper hand when looking at a used Porsche. 



All PPI focus on these areas - Quality of the car - Is the car worth buying, Accident history or  major rust/structural issues, Mechanical condition, Authenticity, what is missing.



Some PPIs require addition time and increased cost to fully understand the vehicle. 




Mark Allen has been advising Porsche specific businesses for many years. Some of our clients include:


Porsche Classic 

Restoration Design 

Carpoint

International Mercantile 

Orbit Racing 

Designerati

911 Assistant 

Supertec

Makellos 


  • Online only PPI - $450


  • In person PPI $500 at our shop in Vista California 


  • Travel PPI $700 local


  • Travel PPI $1000/day long distance


  • Restoration consultation $250hr




Online PPI

$450.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

Complete remote review of all information you can provide in a digital format on a car you wish to purchase. You will get an experienced unbiased report on the condition, the authenticity of the parts, and the overall quality of the car when compared to overall offerings on the market. This limited look is the fastest way to get an experts opinion on a vintage Porsche before you buy. In person inspections are preferred for cars with questionable issues. 


Add your name, email address, and phone number in the payment. After payment your next step is to send us an email with the advertisement, classified or auction link, photo gallery, records, any information you know about the car, and a list of the questions you would like answered. 

In-Shop PPI

$500.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

In-Shop look at the car you wish to purchase. Bring the car to our shop, we will look it over, put it up on the lift, and go for a test drive. Car must be brought to Vista CA. 

Visit the seller PPI local Southwest USA

$700.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

Travel to the car you are looking at - this covers cars up to 2hr viewing of the car and 2hr rountrip transport time. Plus $100 for every additional hour over 4. 

Visit the seller PPI long distance

$1,000.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

$1000 Deposit - We will travel to the car, anywhere in the world and inspect in person on your behalf. Cost is $1000 per day plus travel expenses. 

Restoration Consultation

$250.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

Speak with a restoration expert for 60min on your restoration, what you should do first, what you should not do, where to buy parts, where to go for more information, approximate cost forecasts, how to do certain tasks. One hour talk could save you thousands in mistakes before you do it - most guys make numerous mistakes until they have done a half dozen restorations of the same model car. This can be broken up into multiple calls or emails. 

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