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Originally Posted by SalParadise
My ideas:
1) Unless the techs are at least my age (47) and have been around these cars for at least 20 years, then they would be worthless in looking or inspecting any pre-1989 911.
2) No modern Porsche tech who works on 996/997 or whatever would really know what they were looking at.
3) A lot can be done with a jack and jackstands. You don't need a lift - and sometimes it's preferable not to in some instances. However, I don't know how far this tech would go.
4) A PPI takes time. A lot of time even if you know what you are looking at, it's hard. Sometimes it's a crapshoot. It also has a lot to do with someone's personality. A good car to someone is a bad car to someone else. I am hard on any potential purchase. In all my years, and 100s of aircooled 911s I have looked at, I have maybe seen 4 or 5 really good cars. You have to look at that many to know what you are doing.
5) This could work, but this business model needs some honing (no pun intended). I would start with asking "Who are these techs?" Someone with known abilities and who has a name for themselves is worth a lot more. I mean, if someone like John Walker was going to look at a 911 for me, I'd say he's worth all the money. He's known. Or Techweenie. Who are these "techs"?
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You've only got a couple years on me, but I completely disagree with your comment on age. I know some very intelligent, hard working young mechs who I'd trust working on any car, regardless of marque. By contrast, I've met plenty of arrogant and irresponsible older marque specialists.
For my 911, a bright young non specialist mechanic recently diagnosed and fixed a faulty suspension installation as a knocking noise that three older, experienced (and nationally renowned) air cooled techs had explained away as characteristic G50 rattle.
I guess I'm just disagreeing with your blanket statement on youth.