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Pre purchase inspection, buying from main dealer

  • 09-12-2020 4:53pm
    #1
    irishguy
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    What are peoples views on doing a RCA pre purchase inspection on a 4 year old car buying from a main dealer up north, who is providing a 12 month full warranty. I was thinking I wouldn't bother as they will catch/cover issues, but am I being naive ?


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  • #2
    cpoh1
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    AA, RAC, Dekra etc dont do car inspections up North...not as of 2 years ago anyway


  • #3
    irishguy
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    cpoh1 wrote: »
    AA, RAC, Dekra etc dont do car inspections up North...not as of 2 years ago anyway

    I just assumed they did,didn't contact them yet.

    Do people think is worth doing when buying from a main dealer?


  • #4
    whomitconcerns
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    irishguy wrote: »
    I just assumed they did,didn't contact them yet.

    Do people think is worth doing when buying from a main dealer?

    If your buying from a main dealer i wouldn't bother l, But it's not expensive so it's your few bob


  • #5
    cml387
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    You can educate yourself. Do some research online about the car, find out about any recalls and any trends that customers have seen. Honest John have a good summary of car histories.

    I've often thought that a mechnics inspection will catch things that are relatively inexpensive to fix anyway.


  • #6
    cpoh1
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    Honestly i used an engineer who does insurance inspections last time i got a car up north but it was something fairly specialised at the time that really needed a good going over.

    Its the main drawback of buying up north, a lack of car assessors.

    If its a main dealer buy and 1-3 years old and still under warranty probably not necessary. Anything older and I wouldnt go without one.


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  • #7
    cpoh1
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    cml387 wrote: »
    I've often thought that a mechnics inspection will catch things that are relatively inexpensive to fix anyway.

    Not true.

    Most inspections will find repairs on a car like paint that very view could spot by checking the thickness of the paint on panels.

    Ive had a sale on a car fall through due to an unhealthy turbo from a 3 year old main dealer sale at the time found after an inspection.


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