Rac Check

[fcruz3r]

need some advise from those in the know.

I'm looking to sell my stag and the bloke who's interested wants to have it RAC inspected.

my car hasn't given me any problems at all since i've owned i dont doubt that it'll pass any mechanical check...my worry is that it has an aftermarket boost controller and safc fitted...will these show as a defect in the check?? Does the RAC check for mechanical soundness or does it also run a compliance sort of check in the vehicle? ..would hate to have to return everything back to stock only to have the buyer pull out.

cheers

[bnr#@]

The rac check will note the mods on the car as "observations" it will state along the lines of " observation: boost controller fitted to vehicle"

Just had one done on a 180 with aftermarket kat back and thats what the report had on it

[fcruz3r]

  bnr#@ said:

The rac check will note the mods on the car as "observations" it will state along the lines of " observation: boost controller fitted to vehicle"

Just had one done on a 180 with aftermarket kat back and thats what the report had on it

cheers mate.

did they do a compression test as well?

[Stinky Rooster]

You might want to mention to the bloke that the RAC won't know their arse from their elbow when it comes to imports. If the guy is serious, tell him to talk to one of the guys at autoworx or any of the other workshops in WA (I'm sure Brad will be able to tell you which one to use ). At least then they know what they are talking about.

I contacted RAC about insurance when I bought mine, they had no idea what it was and told me they wanted the car fror 3 days for assesment before they could give me an answer.

[webng]

I second that. Definitely get a guy who knows import cars to do a check if he's serious. Cost should be about the same.

[bnr#@]

  bnr#@ said:

The rac check will note the mods on the car as "observations" it will state along the lines of " observation: boost controller fitted to vehicle"

Just had one done on a 180 with aftermarket kat back and thats what the report had on it

No compression check. They do drive it for a bit and check for smoke

Sure they don’t really know as much about imports as the workshops do and I had the same opinion that it’s not worth doing the test until I had one done on my 180. They give you a very good indication of the condition of the car and they do go over it with great detail. The report itself is a very detailed 2 page summary and tells you the overall condition and the condition of separate components, i.e., Engine, electronics, drive train, cosmetic... etc

Not good if your car is stuffed though

[webng]

  bnr#@ said:

No compression check. They do drive it for a bit and check for smoke

Sure they don't really know as much about imports as the workshops do and I had the same opinion that it's not worth doing the test until I had one done on my 180. They give you a very good indication of the condition of the car and they do go over it with great detail. The report itself is a very detailed 2 page summary and tells you the overall condition and the condition of separate components, i.e., Engine, electronics, drive train, cosmetic... etc

Not good if your car is stuffed though

What do RAC checks go for nowadays? I paid 180ish for my Stagea and that was a comprehensive 5 page report with compression test, paint test etc etc. Jeez that guy was picky too! It was worth it as I made sure the dealer who sold me the car fixed up ALL the minor problems before the sale.

[fcruz3r]

thats strange..i mean how could they possible tell the condition of the electrics just by testing...i mean you can say if they were working...but surely without some diagnostic plug in..u couldnt tell if an electrical component was on its way out.

i really dont mind them doing a rac inspection..in fact given the reverse...i would do the same...but i certainly dont want them holding my car for 3 days to do an inspection....what a pain.

[ssshonky]

yeah to be honest your better off getting someone that knows imports back to front to look over it

I have had very mixed results with RAC .. some good some bad.

[Wildcat]

we had the skyline RAC checked for the guy that was interested in buying it....it didnt take 3 days..they arrived at 9am in the morning and left just after 12.00...he spent ages in our driveway going over it and took it for maybe a 10 minute drive most...the things that came up in the report were things that we already knew of, but actually gave the guy piece of mine that there was nothing wrong with the car except a few cosmetic marks....if you have nothing to hide then get them to arrange the RAC inspection at your house and you shouldnt have an issue, or alternatively if your so worried about the RAC get an import dealer/mechanic to go over and they will search every little thing and note every detail they find...its all worth the money especially if your car passes and it means you have a sale on your hands and if not you keep the report and you can show potential buyers the same report

[Stinky Rooster]

the 3 days was to asess it for insurance because they had nothing like it on their records, not to provide a pre-purchase inspection.

I still reckon you would be better off getting the inspection done by an import workshop. They are a lot more likely to know where to look for problems (like rust under the wing mirrors) and they will give a prospective buyer a fair bit more confidence.

[bnr#@]

Duno, what it cost as I didnt pay for it but I think it was arround the 150 mark... took a bit over an hour