Do you offer pre-purchase inspections for used cars?

Short answer:Yes — a thorough pre-purchase inspection at Labor Only Auto Repair is one of the best few-hundred-dollar decisions you can make before buying a used vehicle.

A pre-purchase inspection (PPI) is a comprehensive evaluation of a used vehicle you're thinking of buying. We put the vehicle on a lift, check every major system, scan the computer for stored and pending codes, road-test it, and give you a written report of what we found — including estimated costs for any near-term repairs.

PPIs regularly save buyers thousands of dollars. A vehicle that looks great in a driveway can have frame damage from a prior collision, a leaking head gasket, worn suspension, a rebuilt transmission, or emissions equipment that's been tampered with. All of those are hard to spot without a lift and scan tools.

Bring us the vehicle (or send the seller with it) with an appointment, and we'll typically have the inspection done in about 90 minutes. You'll leave with a clear-eyed report and, more often than not, real leverage in the negotiation.

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