Looking to purchase a Porsche 911 GT3 in the NW, but I am from Florida. So I would need to fly out, and then take the car to a local dealership or shop to have the car PPI'ed, with a compression and leak-down test.

Should I use the local Porsche Dealer there, or do you locals know of a good independent shop that can tell me whether the car is a good buy or a "leave it alone" deal?

Dealership is just outside Bellevue, WA.

Thanks Gents!

 

Porsche dealer in town is barrier Porsche and service manager is Jeff falconer - good
Indy shops - Cantrell Motorsports, gerber motorsports, Chris' German auto etc

I would say that Cantrell and gerber have their hands in more gt3s in the area than anyone else

 

From what I understand most Porsche dealerships, including Barrier, do not perform PPI's anymore. I highly recommend Chris's German Auto and Cantrell Motorsports. Good luck with your purchase.

 

Also suggest Squire's Autowerke in Bellevue

 

When I purchased my 993, I used Aker's Porsche in Seattle (about 10 miles from Bellevue). They did a very thorough PPI and were very helpful. http://www.akersporsche.com/

I have heard good things about Chris's in Bellevue http://www.chrisgerman.com/ and Redmond European in Redmond http://www.redmondeuropean.com/, but do not have any first hand experience with either.

Good luck with your PPI and hopeful purchase.

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

 

Be sure to let us know how things turn out for you.

 

I have always had nothing but outstanding experiences with Chris' German.