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Pre-Purchase Vehicle Inspection in Pasadena & Hastings Ranch

Pre Purchase Vehicle Inspection in Pasadena & Hastings Ranch - Crown City Tire Auto Care

Buying a pre-owned vehicle used to be a simple affair and financially rewarding as well. Today, though, with used car prices through the roof, and even older cars full of computers and electronics, it’s good to have professionals on your side. 


That’s why at Crown City Tire Auto Care in Pasadena and Hastings Ranch we offer pre-purchase vehicle inspections for the vehicle you contemplate buying.  Whether you want to buy a Ford F-150 pickup truck or a Prius Hybrid, our technicians, certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), will perform a professional vehicle inspection and we will provide you with an electronic copy of the results – so you can know the current condition of the vehicle you plan to buy. The inspection takes about 2 hours, depending on the condition of the vehicle, and will allow you to make an informed buying decision. 

Getting the vehicle inspected before the purchase is vital to your financial wellbeing. Pre purchase inspection can reveal thousands of dollars in needed repairs – things that are not immediately obvious, and even the owner of the vehicle might not realize that it needs work. Armed with detailed knowledge of the condition of the vehicle, you can confidently go ahead with the purchase, ask for price concessions to fix problems the pre purchase inspection revealed, or may decide to forego the purchase altogether.


When we perform the pre-purchase inspection at our Pasadena or Hastings Ranch location, our technicians look at all the major subsystems of the car, including:

  • fluid level and quality of the fluids 
  • we inspect the vehicle for leaks – power steering fluid leaks, coolant leaks, oil leaks, transmission leaks
  • technicians check the on-board computer for stored problem codes
  • we inspect belts and hoses for damage , cracks, and wear
  • we check tires for uneven tire wear, and age related damage
  • we inspect the radiator and the cooling system
  • we perform suspension check including shocks and struts
  • our technicians perform a brake inspection – we inspect rotors and calipers,  quality of the brake fluid, measure thickness of the brake pads
  • we research vehicle’s repair history in a national database that holds repair history of millions of vehicles
  • we will also take the vehicle for  a test drive - to observe how it functions under real world driving conditions, and to check for any unusual sounds

 

In addition to technical excellence, our locations in Pasadena and Hastings Ranch offer clean, inviting facilities and friendly customer service. We are happy to answer your questions before you proceed with the pre-purchase inspection, but we cannot implore you strongly enough to get a pre purchase inspection before you buy a used car. Any professional auto repair shop can perform one. While we are happy to be the shop of your choice, we are more concerned that you get one done.


So if you are considering purchasing a used vehicle, we invite you to Crown City Tire Auto Care – call us at either of the shops to work out a time that fits your and the seller’s schedule. 


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