A seller's inspection is a sales document. Ours is not - we do not sell cars, we do not get a referral fee, and we have no reason to tell you a car is fine when it is not. Several times a year we tell somebody to walk away from a car that looked perfect on the lot, and that call is the cheapest money they spend that month.
We are equally happy to tell you a car is a good buy. Most of them are. What you are paying for is knowing which one you are looking at.
Scan tool on every module first, because a cleared code leaves readiness monitors incomplete and that pattern is very visible. Freeze frame data for anything stored. Then the car itself: fluid condition and leaks, undercarriage and frame rails for accident repair or corrosion, suspension play, brake pad and rotor life, tire brand mismatch and manufacture dates.
Paint depth readings around every panel show respray and filler that a walk-around will not. Panel gaps, bolt heads and seam sealer tell you whether the car has been apart. Interior electronics all get operated. Then a road test - cold start behavior, transmission shift quality, braking, steering, and the noises that mysteriously appear once the seller stops talking.
Anywhere in the Temecula Valley: the dealership rows along Ynez Road and DePortola, private sellers at their home in Murrieta or Menifee, and cars sitting at auction lots and wholesalers. If the seller will not let an independent mechanic look at the car, that is information too.
Bring the report to the negotiation. A documented list of what the car needs is the strongest position you can be in, and it very often pays for the inspection several times over.
Photographs from our own pre-purchase inspection work across the Temecula Valley. Plates and VINs are redacted; nothing here is stock.
Typically $150 to $250 depending on the vehicle and how far out it is. Exotic and heavily modified cars take longer. We quote before we drive out.
Often the same day. Good used cars in this market do not sit around, so tell us the timeline when you call and we will work to it.
Almost all of them will, and the good ones expect it. A dealer who refuses an independent inspection is telling you something about the car.
Yes - bikes, trucks, vans and RVs. Tell us what it is when you book so we bring the right equipment.
A proper diagnosis in the Temecula Valley runs $95 to $150, takes about an hour at your curb, and that fee comes straight off the repair if you have us do the work.
Read More →A front or rear axle of pads and rotors takes us about an hour in your driveway, and it is one of the few repairs where a mobile mechanic is genuinely faster than a shop - no drop-off, no lobby, no shuttle.
Read More →We come to your driveway or office parking lot, change the oil and filter by hand in about thirty minutes, take the old oil away, and look over the rest of the car while we are under there.
Read More →Open seven days a week, 9am to 8pm, across the whole Temecula Valley. Same-day on most bookings.
Call (951) 618-1982