Baltimore County has an unusually wide spread of vehicle age and price. The same afternoon can offer a two-year-old lease return in Towson and a fifteen-year-old commuter in Randallstown, and the two need completely different scrutiny.
Booking starts with the ZIP the vehicle is in, so you know whether we can cover Baltimore County before you fill in anything else.
Inspecting a 2009 vehicle against the expectations of a 2024 one produces a report covered in red marks that tells the buyer nothing useful. Some wear is simply age, and a buyer who walks away from every car with a worn bushing will never buy anything.
The skill is separating what is normal at that age and mileage from what is a genuine problem — which is why our report has a category for exactly that, alongside the ones that flag a fault. On an older car it is usually the most important column.
Every inspection also covers the full checklist — engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, tires, body and interior — with a diagnostic scan and a road test where the seller permits one.
Not every town has the same depth of cover. Enter the ZIP and we will tell you honestly what we can promise for that address.
Arguably more than on a new one. On a $4,000 car, a $2,000 repair is most of what you paid. The inspection costs the same either way, and the proportion it protects is far larger.
No. Findings are graded, and "normal for the current age and mileage" is one of the grades. A twenty-year-old car is allowed to look twenty years old.
Towson, Catonsville, Owings Mills, Reisterstown, Randallstown, Windsor Mill and the areas around them. Enter the ZIP the car is in and we will confirm.