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Pre-purchase inspections?

  • 05-12-2019 12:04pm
    #1
    kiptinui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    I'm currently looking into buying a used car for the first time. Given I'm completely ignorant about cars and assessing for quality, it seems like a pre-purchase inspection by somebody more qualified is a good idea.

    Will dealers generally allow me to arrange a pre-purchase inspection on the vehicle before buying, or is it more common to just buy the thing and do an inspection while covered by warranty? I'd definitely prefer the former as I don't want hassle if anything goes awry.


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  • #2
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Do all your checks before buying.

    Any decent dealer will allow a mechanic give a car the once over.


  • #3
    kiptinui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭kiptinui


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    Do all your checks before buying.

    Any decent dealer will allow a mechanic give a car the once over.

    Excellent, thanks.


  • #4
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,126 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    kiptinui wrote: »
    I'm currently looking into buying a used car for the first time. Given I'm completely ignorant about cars and assessing for quality, it seems like a pre-purchase inspection by somebody more qualified is a good idea.

    Will dealers generally allow me to arrange a pre-purchase inspection on the vehicle before buying, or is it more common to just buy the thing and do an inspection while covered by warranty? I'd definitely prefer the former as I don't want hassle if anything goes awry.

    what budget are you looking at?


  • #5
    kiptinui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭kiptinui


    Idbatterim wrote: »
    what budget are you looking at?

    Budget is 10k. I'm looking to buy from an official dealership.

    I'm wondering if I am just a paranoid nutter wasting money when I'm buying from an official dealership, or is this something that's reasonable and commonly done.

    I feel like the more info I have about the car the better, and a prepurchase inspection would certainly give more.


  • #6
    Mintoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭Mintoe


    kiptinui wrote: »
    Budget is 10k. I'm looking to buy from an official dealership.

    I'm wondering if I am just a paranoid nutter wasting money when I'm buying from an official dealership, or is this something that's reasonable and commonly done.

    I feel like the more info I have about the car the better, and a prepurchase inspection would certainly give more.

    If you don’t mind spending a bit more, I’d recommend getting an automotive engineer’s report instead of a mechanic. Someone like assess Ireland would be extremely reputable


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  • #7
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,282 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    If for your own peace of mind and you wanted to get the car checked over by someone else and the dealer doesn't agree to it, I'd walk away


  • #8
    mycro2013
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭mycro2013


    I'd only do it for a private sale. Main dealer supplied would have dealer cover. Also if anything occurs to the vehicle after you made the purchase , which wasn't picked up on your mechanics Inspection. will the dealer cover the repair.

    They could argue that your Inspection never picked it up so the issue must be of your making.


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