I want to buy a used car and want to hire a mechanic to help me do an inspection?
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I want to buy a used car and want to hire a mechanic to help me do an inspection. How much do you think I should be charge for the mechanic’s time and travel?
I want to buy a used car and want to hire a mechanic to help me do an inspection. How much do you think I should be charge for the mechanic’s time and travel?
I know nothing about cars and need someone who knows how an engine works. To all mechanics and anyone who knows one, how much is reasonable for a mechanic to charge me for his time and efforts in helping inspect the car to see if it’s a good buy or not?
Tags: Buy Car, Cars, Mechanic Help
September 20th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
just ask the seller if you can take it to a shop to get it checked out. If there is nothing wrong with it then they will let you. The mechanics around here puts the car on a machine and then it will tell all that is wrong with it. They charge 65 dollars where I am from.
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 am
what you are planning is a good idea, i reccomend it as a mechanic. we charge an hour labor to do a check out so about 100 dollars, if its a side job id do it for 50.00. just take it to a shop and ask for a used car inspection its worth the extra money not to get stuck with a lemon. good luck
September 25th, 2008 at 2:23 am
At my shop we used to charge 35.00 for a used vehicle inspection which included a test drive, put vehicle on lift, remomve wheels, check suspension, brakes exhaust, overall condition of undercarriage, check for underhood components to make sure all looked good, and overall appearance check which looked for body repairs, etc. Note: if during my 12 mile test drive plus whatever miles were driven by you to bring the car to the shop, if the check engine light did not come on, it probably doesn’t have any trouble codes stored. but I would still hook up a scanner to check if anyone erased codes within the recent past. this would all take me about 40 minutes and I would be able to give the prospective buyer a go ahead, or run-away! Good luck with your purchase. Don’t buy the car if they won’t let you take it to your mechanic.