What our pre-purchase car inspection covers
A real inspection is far more than a test drive. We put the car on a ramp and check it the way we would check our own:
- Engine — leaks, oil and coolant condition, mounts, belts, and an optional compression and leak-down test to measure the internal health of each cylinder.
- Transmission & drivetrain — fluid condition, leaks, and shift quality under load on both manual and automatic gearboxes.
- Diagnostics — a full scan of every control module for stored, pending and recently-cleared fault codes (clearing codes to hide a warning light before a sale is a classic trick).
- Suspension, steering & brakes — bushings, arms, dampers, wheel bearings, disc and pad wear, plus a road test.
- Body, paint & accident history — a paint-depth gauge across every panel, panel gaps and weld marks that reveal past accident repair and filler.
- Flood, mileage & provenance — silt and corrosion checks, an odometer cross-check against the service records, and GCC-spec versus grey-import verification.
Why a car inspection matters in Dubai
Dubai's used-car market is one of the busiest in the world, and one of the easiest to get caught out in. Imports dressed up as GCC-spec, flood and accident repairs hidden under fresh paint, wound-back odometers, and the sheer toll of 45°C heat on a car's cooling, electronics and rubber all mean the surface rarely tells the whole story. A small inspection fee is nothing against one hidden engine or gearbox repair. For the full case, read is a used-car inspection worth it in Dubai? and our complete pre-purchase inspection guide.
We know where your car hides its problems
We are European and luxury specialists, so we inspect for the faults that actually cost money on the cars you are most likely to be buying:
- Mercedes-AMG C63 — M156 head bolts and valvetrain wear, confirmed with a compression test. See buying a used C63.
- Porsche 911 (996 / 997) — IMS bearing and bore scoring, checked with a borescope. See buying a used 911.
- BMW M3 / M4 (S55) — crank-hub slip and undisclosed tuning, read straight from the ECU. See buying a used M3 or M4.
- Audi RS6 — carbon build-up, oil consumption and tired air suspension. See buying a used RS6.
That is the difference between a generalist checklist and an inspection by people who rebuild these engines every week.
The report you get
You walk away with a clear, photographed written report that grades each system and flags anything urgent. If the car is sound, the report is your proof. If it is not, it is your leverage — documented faults you can use to negotiate the price down or walk away entirely.
More than buying — a second opinion you can trust
Already own the car? We also run this inspection as an independent second opinion when another garage cannot find or fix a fault. And once the car is yours, the same team looks after it — from routine servicing and maintenance to specialist Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Porsche work.
