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LatinR33

By LatinR33,
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Primordial Grand Master

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IMO your best bet is taking the car to a reputable tuner to get a compression and leak down test done... It should only cost $250 or so for a FULL inspection (including these tests), and it will tell you the condition of the most important part of the car - the engine! NRMA and mobile guys (that I know of!) wont do a compression test etc..

If the seller doesnt agree to take the car to a workshop to get it checked out, then he's probably got something to hide!

If you're a hard bargainer, you might be able to get him to take the cost of the test off the price of the car too :)

NISMO Grand Master

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As NRMA I believe has stopped there mobile pre purchase vehicle inspection service. I was wondering if you guys can recommend any other reputable companies in sydney that do this?

Hey mate,

try and get someone who knows the cars rather than a standard inspection company.

When I was buying my first R33 (almost 9 years ago now), I had a so called NRMA expert spend a whole day going over a 33 I was interetsed in.

At the end of the inspection I got a report which graded the car in A1 condition apart from a few paint blemishes on the body. That same day after laying down a deposit I get a call from the seller, saying the car is running on 5 cylinders and that they would need 2 months to fix this and other issues (under warranty). They were quite cool and gave me back my deposit, but moral of the story is I would never trust a so called expert.

There are a fair few expert Skyline workshops who I would go too instead.

Just my 2c

Primordial Grand Master

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Hey mate,

try and get someone who knows the cars rather than a standard inspection company.

When I was buying my first R33 (almost 9 years ago now), I had a so called NRMA expert spend a whole day going over a 33 I was interetsed in.

At the end of the inspection I got a report which graded the car in A1 condition apart from a few paint blemishes on the body. That same day after laying down a deposit I get a call from the seller, saying the car is running on 5 cylinders and that they would need 2 months to fix this and other issues (under warranty). They were quite cool and gave me back my deposit, but moral of the story is I would never trust a so called expert.

There are a fair few expert Skyline workshops who I would go too instead.

Just my 2c

Hence - why you need a compression test! :)

evil_weevil Grand Master

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if its a basic car, like a run a round daily eg a vt commodore v6

id use VIP inspections otherwise, take it to a workshop that deals with those special cars

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