Pre-Purchase Car Inspection

Unless you are a pretty good car mechanic and have access to the various tools to mechanically check out a car for buying, always get a pre-purchase car inspection.

Most reputable car dealers will let you take a car to a mechanic if you are prepared to buy. Just be prepared to show them a written receipt or acknowledgement that it was inspected. And be prepared to pay the inspection fee. You will also have to sign some forms and show some identification before they will let you leave with one of their cars for a couple of hours.

If the dealer or seller says no to the used car inspection service, turn around and run. And never go back to that dealer or person again. It’s just not worth the time or trouble.

Be prepared for the mechanic to find some little odds and ends wrong with the car. These can be negotiation points later.

Your main priority is to avoid the major pitfalls that could be observed via a pre-purchase used car inspection service.

Good luck.