Pre-Purchase Car Inspection in Hollywood, FL
Parts of Hollywood and Hallandale Beach flood without a storm. During the highest tides of the year, salt water comes up through the drains into low-lying streets, and the cars parked or driven through it pick up salt in places it was never meant to go.
Booking starts with the ZIP the vehicle is in, so you know whether we can cover Hollywood before you fill in anything else.
Salt water does not need a hurricane
A car does not have to be submerged to be harmed. Driving through tidal water a few inches deep, again and again, sprays salt over brake parts, suspension, wiring and the underbody. The damage builds slowly and shows up as corrosion that is out of all proportion to the car’s age.
Near the beach, salt in the air adds to it, and cars parked in open lots along A1A live in it. The inspector looks carefully underneath and at the brakes, compares what is found with the car’s age, and photographs it so you can judge.
A car that has been properly flooded leaves other traces, silt, rust on seat rails, corroded connectors, and those are checked too. Florida has no state inspection, so the report is the only look the car gets.
On this kind of purchase
- ✓Underbody, brake lines and suspension for salt corrosion
- ✓Brake rotors, calipers and parking brake
- ✓Connectors and wiring low in the car
- ✓Silt, water lines and rust on seat rails
- ✓Fault codes, including signs they were recently cleared
Every inspection also covers the full checklist — engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, tires, body and interior — with 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.
Worth knowing first
How can a car have salt damage without a flood?
Repeated driving through tidal water and living in salt air near the beach. The corrosion it causes is often more than the car’s age would suggest, and the report shows it.
Do you cover Hallandale Beach, Dania Beach and Pembroke Park?
Yes, and the rest of south Broward. See Fort Lauderdale as well.
Does Florida require a vehicle inspection?
No. Florida has no state safety or emissions inspection for private cars.
Can you inspect at a condo garage or a beach lot?
Yes, where there is room to work safely. The inspector arranges the place and time with the seller.
What does it cost?
$249 for an everyday car, truck or SUV, and $499 for luxury, commercial and older vehicles. Nothing is paid until the report is ready.
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