I'm planning to buy a used car for a family member and I'm just wondering if it's worthwhile to pay a shop to do an inspection vs doing it myself? Is there anything that a professional dealership shop does that a guy with above average mechanical competency can't do? I figure they do see the same vehicles day in day out so would they be better at picking out potential trouble areas?
For myself I'm pretty comfortable doing a visual check on most components, engine compression test, and perhaps taking an oil sample to send for analysis (which a shop normally doesn't do).
But perhaps with how complicated vehicles are these days, an argument could be made that you need to go above and beyond just the basics?
For myself I'm pretty comfortable doing a visual check on most components, engine compression test, and perhaps taking an oil sample to send for analysis (which a shop normally doesn't do).
But perhaps with how complicated vehicles are these days, an argument could be made that you need to go above and beyond just the basics?