State Roads Pre-purchase Vehicle Inspections Any Good?

[alex1991s]

Buying 34t from a private seller, he recommended going through State Roads Pre-Purchase Vehicle Inspections.

I am just curious to whether anybody has gone through them or know if they are reliable or not?

Cheers,

[paulr33]

doesn't exist in victoria that i know, its a NSW only thing

you can ask RACV to do a pre purchase inspection

or some workshops can do it for you

or even some select sau vic members can come and check out the car for beer

[alex1991s]

doesn't exist in victoria that i know, its a NSW only thing

you can ask RACV to do a pre purchase inspection

or some workshops can do it for you

or even some select sau vic members can come and check out the car for beer

Must exist as i called them today and set up a inspection. The car hasn't been complied yet so it cant be driven to my preferred workshop, but if any SAU Vic members would like to help me out Wednesday morning before 12 or after 5 tomorrow I would happily shout them a couple of cases of carlton or vics or cash around that value. The car is in Fawkner.

[llama_au]

What are you smoking Paul?

http://www.stateroads.com.au/contact.asp

[Astro Bear]

I've had a state roads inspection before and it was great. In fact, my housemate just for one done for his new car which he just picked up a few hours ago. I heard that they don't do compression tests anymore though? Might be worthwhile checking 100%.

Ask if Paul Bell will do the inspection as he knows his shit when it comes to skylines etc.

Highly recommended.

[alr33x]

for an import go to an import specialist racv are useless for imports.

[R31Nismoid]

wow i thought i posted :S

Stateroads - 110% Victoria

They are good for overall checking, as a whole car.

Paint thickness on panels to help workout if there has been any repair work and so on. General mechanical suitability etc etc.

Stateroads on-site service is basically to check mechanical/panels and so on. However don't expect them to know a lot motor/performance wise.

So if you want the performance/motor side checked, then also use a performance workshop. I say both because think about it, a performance workshop isn't going to be checking paint thickness

[alex1991s]

Thanks for that

[PIOTREK]

i personally think that if you get someone that is mechanically minded and has the particular model skyline it will be a much better inspection! otherwise i would be taking it to an import workshop to have a look at the car. I found that RACV didn't pick up typical skyline probz that i knew like the back of my hand when my mate was looking at an 33.

I mean when its up on the hoist there is no need to measure the paint when you can see clearly any repair jobs, as long as you don't have some young apprentice checking it lol

[R31Nismoid]

I mean when its up on the hoist there is no need to measure the paint when you can see clearly any repair jobs

Umm, no you can't. That is wrong.

Just because it's on a hoist is not gauranteed to show you any panel repair work at all.

In fact its far more likely having a car on a hoist won't show you a damn thing about any repairs done.

[JamesK]

ref: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Do...p;hl=Stateroads