What every Pre-Purchase Car Inspection needs

Pre-purchase used car inspections are an emerging trend in the used car industry that promise a higher quality experience for used car buyers. The Inspections can help add a trained eye to a big ticket purchase and if done well can avoid a "bad car" syndrome - experience by some naive buyers. The sellers of used cars most of the time are Auto Dealers and some have gotten a bad reputation of not sharing all the facts of the car. To help a new  "Used Car" buyer Car Inspections are the a very helpful of car buyers of all age" says Dominick, a qualified auto-industry inspector. Dominick has done over 2,000 used car inspections and found several hidden issues that made a buyer either optimize price or make another choice. When we queried the industry experts here are the top few things that they suggested.

What a Used Car inspection needs to include:

• Car’s History: prior accidents etc. Sources include CarFax and AutoCheck
• Professional Inspection Process – a standardized process to ensure it's not an adhoc inspection and follows a comprehensive process & by a qualified inspector
• DTC Error Codes Check: Review  Car’s error Codes and issues
• OBD - On Board Diagnostic Analysis: Review  Car’s OBD  -  to understand the pulse of the car
• Comparison to Peers: so you know if you have a good value.

The problem with many service providers of used car inspections is that the process and expertise is adhoc. Sometimes car inspection take  multiple days and don’t include a fair process nor comparison to peers.