Ray_li

Has anybody use Thee AA for a car inspection b4 buying a car?
I am thinking about using them, think it costs about £200 for the full on one.
just hope I dont spend the money and find out the car is poo pood but will save money tho.

PhilA

I was going to use it, sound alright. View the car yourself, if you think it's okay get it done, it'll give you something to bargain with to get money off.

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

i had an RAC inspection done on a scoob, same sort of price and the inspection is pretty identical from what i gather.

one word of warning, after the initial shock of them picking holes in everything with the car to justify charging you over £200, sit down and read the report thru before you give up on the car.

when i had mine done things were said like 'the oil level is down a bit, so it would appear to burn oil' , is it me or maybe it wasn't filled up properly when it was serviced?

excellent thing to have done though if you're unsure about the car though, it just tends to put you off a bit when every little niggle is pointed out.

SuperFlyGuy

I agree with PhilA, have a good look around yourself and if you like it get an AA inspection done. I did that and it saved me buying a lemon from a Mitsubishi dealer.

As hoskib states though they will justify the £200 spent by listing "everything" wrong with the car, however the "everything" is listed on a scale from essential repairs down to cosmetic prep work.

Worth also spending that little but more for the bodywork inspection as mine revealed a well hidden shoddy repair which I hadnt noticed at the time of my viewing (and I used to work in a garage!).