Pre-purchase diagnostics for your car

Pre-purchase diagnostics – Used car inspection before purchase
This topic is sure to frustrate many or not because they miss this step which is very important when buying a used car. In this article, we will look at the situations that happen when we buy a used car and without knowledge inspect its technical condition by going around it, tapping the tire, starting the engine and saying – BUY! The second situation we will look at is a detailed car inspection by a specialist, let’s say at our GT garage car service.

A situation when the car is not checked properly by a specialist.
In Latvia, we have often heard and read news and headlines about how car buyers are cheated and lied to about the car’s technical condition, mileage and many other details.

And also that: “I drove the car for 2 weeks and that’s it!”

This happens every day, of course, not everyone turns to the media to complain. People try to fight it out on their own or swallow the pain and repair their used car they just bought. It must be said that these repairs are usually quite expensive, as unscrupulous car dealers sell cars that are on the verge of breaking down or with major engine defects. Let’s not talk about rust and other visual defects. It is possible to eliminate them at very low cost, but already at the next or second car wash, all defects are detected and visible. We recommend not to buy a used car if you have not checked it at a certified car service and performed proper car diagnostics.

Situation No. 2
Pre-purchase diagnostics – The second situation is when you clearly know and also inform the seller that you want to check the car before buying it. Often, after such a wish, the car seller changes his mind, but not always. Choose a service that you have found yourself, do not agree to check the car at the service offered by the seller. They are often scams. Also, do not check the car at suspicious services. We recommend our car service, where we will check every nuance, connect the car to computer diagnostics and check nuances that are not checked elsewhere.

After diagnosis, we will provide you with a detailed description of important, medium and minor problems, as well as give you a cost estimate of how much you will have to invest to repair the car. You can often negotiate this difference with the car seller when buying a used car.

Bottom line – check a used car thoroughly before you buy it, so you don’t pay twice afterwards. APPLY FOR CAR DIAGNOSTICS