Pre-Purchase Inspection in Queens & NYC
Starting labor price. Parts, if needed, are quoted separately, and you always get a free, upfront quote before any work begins.
The seller has one job: make the car look good for twenty minutes. Ours is to find what that's hiding. We meet the car at the dealership or the seller's curb and go through it, engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, tires, frame, and fluids, plus a full scan for codes someone may have cleared before you showed up. Then you get the findings in writing and decide from there.
What sellers don't mention
Nobody lists a car as “runs rough when cold” or “transmission slips once it's warm.” Hidden accident repair, a tired engine, brakes at the end of their life, codes cleared the morning of your visit: an hour of inspection surfaces the things a quick test drive around the block is designed not to. Either you walk away from a money pit, or you show up to negotiate holding a written list of what the car actually needs.
We come to the car, wherever it's listed
Dealership lot, private seller's driveway, a garage in another borough: we meet the car there, anywhere across Queens and NYC. The inspection covers the engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, and tires, plus frame and fluid condition, and a full diagnostic scan for stored and pending codes. We have no stake in whether you buy it, which is exactly what makes the report worth having.
What you get
A straight rundown of everything found, with a ballpark for what the needed repairs would cost, so the negotiation is numbers instead of feelings. Inspections start at $95 and take about an hour. And since we drive to the car, you can vet a listing across town without asking the seller to bring it anywhere, which they never want to do anyway.
What's Included
- Full mechanical and safety inspection
- Computer scan for hidden or pending fault codes
- Fluid condition and leak check
- Tire, brake, and suspension wear assessment
- Frame and body condition review with an honest report
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you meet the seller wherever the car is?
Yes, dealership or private seller, anywhere across Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, and the rest of NYC. A seller who refuses an inspection is telling you something too.
What if the inspection finds problems?
Then you found them before you owned them. You get the list in writing with rough repair costs, and you can negotiate the price down or walk.
Pre-Purchase Inspection across NYC boroughs
Ready to get this handled?
We come to you across Flushing & Queens. Text us and we typically reply in under 5 minutes, with a free upfront quote before any work begins.