Buying an Ex-Rental? Read This First
Nobody ever returned a rental gently. Some still make excellent buys — the inspection sorts which.
Buying a car? Pre-Purchase Inspection Cranbourne West — $395
Cheap for a reason; sometimes still worth it
Ex-rentals price low because everyone knows how rentals get driven — cold-start flogging, kerbed wheels, hundred-driver clutches. But they are also young, base-spec honest, and serviced on rigid schedules. The spread between a good ex-rental and a bad one is wider than any other used category, and the price rarely tells you which end you are holding.
The inspection does: driveline and clutch wear, kerb-strike evidence in wheels and alignment, interior wear against claimed kilometres, paint depth where repairs hide. $395 workshop / $460 mobile, written report, and a verdict in plain words: this one, or not this one.
FAQ
Volume disposal plus reputation discount. The reputation is earned on average – your job is to find the above-average car and keep the below-average price.
Wheel and alignment damage from kerbs, and brakes worn faster than kilometres suggest. Both are visible, quotable and negotiable once found.
Disclosure means honesty about the past, not condition in the present. The report covers the present.
Book it in
Pick a day below and we’ll confirm your exact time by SMS. Fixed written pricing before any work.