Pre-Purchase Car Inspection in Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano Beach is a boating town, with marinas, canals and launch ramps along the Intracoastal. The trucks and SUVs that tow the boats spend their weekends backing trailers into salt water, and the back half of those vehicles shows it long before the front does.
Booking starts with the ZIP the vehicle is in, so you know whether we can cover Pompano Beach before you fill in anything else.
Salt water at the ramp, corrosion underneath
Every launch puts the trailer, and often the rear wheels, into salt water. Over time that attacks rear brakes, wheel bearings, brake lines and the hitch, and it does so out of sight. The inspector looks at the rear of the vehicle closely and photographs what is found.
Towing a boat also loads the transmission, the cooling system and the rear suspension. The road test pays attention to how the transmission shifts under load and whether the temperature stays where it should.
Florida has no state safety inspection, so a towing vehicle can be sold with worn rear brakes and a tired transmission and nobody will have looked. If the vehicle is coming from another state, Florida also requires a VIN verification to title it.
On this kind of purchase
- ✓Rear brakes, wheel bearings and brake lines for saltwater damage
- ✓Hitch, receiver and trailer wiring
- ✓Transmission and cooling system on a vehicle that has towed
- ✓Rear suspension and springs for towing wear
- ✓Underbody corrosion, photographed
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
The truck towed a boat. What should I worry about?
Rear brakes, bearings and lines from saltwater launches, and the transmission and cooling system from the load. All of them are checked and reported.
Do you cover Lighthouse Point and Coconut Creek?
Yes, and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Deerfield Beach and the rest of north Broward.
Does Florida inspect used cars?
No. Florida has no state safety inspection. A car titled from another state needs a VIN verification, which is a paperwork check, not an inspection of condition.
Do I need to be there?
No. The inspector arranges the time with the seller, and the report reaches you minutes after they finish.
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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