PPI Cost?

$700-900 at an auth. dealer is the range I have seen, $200-300 less at a non Ferrari authorized dealer. Could be more or less for an older Ferrari though since I am referring to late model cars.

 

For a Vintage Ferrari forget about an authorized dealer. In your area I would call Norbert Hofer. The cost for a mechanical inspection may cost 800 to 1000 dollars. You may also want to have the body looked at. Trust me, it is worth it. Do not take a chance on getting a poorly maintained car. You may also want to find out who worked on it and who owned it in the past. Reciepts from a prior engine rebuild mean nothing if it was not done properly by an experienced shop. Keep in mind it cost the same to fix that car as a 15 million dollar 250gto. Take your time and don't let a pretty paint job full you. These cars are expensive to fix.

 

About $1000 to $1200 for a car of this vintage. Older cars run about $2,000 like 212's . The car must be inspected on a lift. Do not just have some guy look at the car in the driveway.

 

I would agree 100%.

The C4 is a complicated car and to do a thorough inspection is a pretty big job.

 

In October '02, I paid about $200 for the PPI on my '64 330 2+2. It was good in the sense that it covered all the vital points. However, it didn't alert me to lots of $mall things...and if it had I may not have bought the car, and may not have bought a Ferrari at all. No regrets.

Last year, I paid $500 each for two PPI's, first on a '65 330 2+2, then on my current '83 308.

These were thorough, top to bottom, with compression/leakdown tests, full photos, etc., etc.

Agree, high-reputation independents are the best for classic and vintage cars.

Do your homework, then as extensive a checkover as you are personally capable of, make sure you want the car, and then don't hold back for the PPI.

 

I paid $400 three times on 3 different 330GTCs.

 

A 330 or a 308 is a far simpler car than a 365 GTC4. A better comparison would be a Daytona but the downdraft carbs and lack of power steering make that car easier to inspect as well.

 

I perform them fairly inexpensive in hopes that I land the new owner as a potential client. If I have to travel to do a PPI it is much more expensive of course. It can easily run $1000.

 

Me too; and then I did 3 separate PPI's on the car I finally bought!

 

What? that is crazy! We typically spend 3 hours doing a pre-purchase inspection ($300), which includes a test drive, compression test and inspection of the car on a lift.

Brian Brown
Patrick Ottis Co.

 

I could not agree more, Brian. Guess we aren't charging enough huh.
Leakdown what do you think another hour?
make it $400 then

 

There you have it!

From two of the best.

To quote from Trading Places (loosely) "Mr. Shaughnessy has set the price. Tell our clients to buy PPIs at $400."

DM

 

OK I over estimated the cost of an inspection. I figured a days labor.The fact is I did not have an inspection on the car I bought 5 years ago. I first saw the "show winning" car in person as it rolled off the truck after traveling 2000 miles. It was beautiful. The yellow paint shining in the sunlight. I started it up and oil and water were not dripping out, but spraying out of the engine bay. The car ran great but just had too leaks. To make a long story short I ended up doing a restoration on the car (see 275gtb returning to life thread). I got lucky because the market has gone up so I could justify the money I had to put into the car to make it right. If this had been a 365gtc/4 I would have been in trouble. In the end I basicly had a post purchase inspection that cost me about 150K.

 

Need to add travel and possible flat bedding costs to the facility

Those are estimated hard core costs landed on our doorstep.

 

Aren't you "retired"?

Website still says "Closed Indefinitely"

 

To certain and most individuals

 

I am finishing a restoration on a car that will be for sale when finished

 

LOL, I understand