Have you ever bought a used car and thought to yourself, “I hope this thing isn’t a lemon!”? Or better yet, have you ever looked at a used car that was too far from your home for you to check it out in person?
It’s incredibly common these days for people to look at cars on eBay, Cars.com, or some other website. You can narrow down the search to only show cars in your area, but if you’re looking for something special, you may need to open up that mileage radius a little more.
Having a pre-purchase inspection performed on a car gives you peace-of-mind that you’re buying a good car that’s going to be dependable and won’t end up being a money pit.
When buying a used European car such as a Mercedes, it’s imperative that you have a professional look over the car before buying it. If you skip this step, a car that looks like a great deal may end up being a bad buy by the time you catch the car up on unperformed maintenance and overlooked repairs.
A single repair like replacing a leaking air conditioning evaporator core could cost you thousands of dollars. These needed repairs are easy to hide by simply topping off the refrigerant, leaving you weeks later with a hot A/C and a large repair bill.
Our Master Technicians know what to look for when performing a pre-purchase inspection, especially on a Mercedes Benz. At Mercedes Doctor, we work on Mercedes vehicles every day. We know the common failure points and we’ll catch the things that other shops may miss.
Every car we perform a pre-purchase inspection on gets a bumper to bumper, tire to sunroof inspection. Many shops tout a “59 (or some other number) Point Inspection” based on a generic checklist. That’s fine as a baseline, but every model of car is different based on its features.
Each model of vehicle will have specific inspection points that others will not, but as a general rule, below are some of the things we will check when performing a pre-purchase inspection.
We’ll also check:
The inspection will be a digital vehicle inspection, which means all of our findings will be documented with images and/or video.
In many cases, clients will complete the purchase of the vehicle while it is still in our possession. Many clients will choose to have the needed repairs and maintenance completed so when they pick the vehicle up from us, it is ready to provide them with a long life of dependable service. Schedule A Pre-Purchase Inspection At Mercedes Doctor In Mountain View, CA.
Scheduling a pre-purchase inspection is easy. Just give us a call at (650) 331-7229 or use our online appointment request form.
