West LA PPI shop needed/ Do you know Chequered Flag ?

[trader220]

Does anyone have a good PPI shop in west LA ? I am looking at a car from Chequered Flag in Marina Del Ray. Has any one done business with these guys? THanks !

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[82SC]

hahaha...don't waste your money on a PPI on a car from them...but who know you may run across a nice car...but chances are it is held together with gum

torrance -- Callas Rennsport ($$$$$)
North Hollywood -- TRE automotive (good guys)
Marina del Rey -- precision automotive ?? (it is the guy wayne recomends. I've met him...really nice guy...haven't done work down there...and I am not sure if that is the right name...search the archieves)
Venice -- Otto's (quite a character....heard good things)

[Sonic dB]

I took my car to Callas Rennsport in Torrance. They did a thorough inspection which I was happy with..

[caliber60]

"hahaha...don't waste your money on a PPI on a car from them...but who know you may run across a nice car...but chances are it is held together with gum"

I am not related to CK are these statements our of personal experience or just word of mouth? If they are bad, please give a little more detail.

[82SC]

when I was looking for my 911 I stopped by there...I had a minimal 911 knowledge, but I knew they were blowing sunshin up my butt and their cars are crappy 911's they buy, do a quick once over to make it look cosmetically pleasing and charge an arm and a leg...the internals are never looked at...

yeah callas does great work...pretty much his clientele is for those who sign the invoices without looking at the price...I stopped going after donating a pretty penny to the Callas Fund...

I'd say TRE is the most friend to the types of people on this board...

[Wayne 962]

Alex at Precision Tech is literally across the street from there (phone 822-4566). Tony's great too, but he is quite far away from their location...

With respect to the comments from Tony - Most people who use Tony do not go to anyone else. He is the kind of guy that is too much of a perfectionist, it probably hurts him in the long run. He has tight control over everything at the shop, and believes in doing everything correct. If the clutch job was $2500, you can guarantee that everything that needs to be done and replace would be done, in particular things that need to be replaced/fixed on the engine while it's out. I've never met *anyone* who wasn't happy with his work, ever. He's factory-trained, and has been chief mechanic for a bunch of factory race teams. You want the best, you go to Tony. He's expensive, but you do get what you pay for.

-Wayne

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Originally posted by caliber60

I am not related to CK are these statements our of personal experience or just word of mouth? If they are bad, please give a little more detail.

Do a search. More than one person has checked out cars there only to find that the assembly was, umm, "creative". But who knows, maybe you'll get lucky. I'd rather stick with a private party for an older car. ymmv.