Newport sits on the narrow strip between the ocean beach and Pittwater, with Barrenjoey Road running the length of it. Cars here live in salt air, often tow something, and frequently sit on steep driveways — we inspect where the car is and give you the written report before money moves.
Three physical realities shape a 2106 job: open salt air from two directions, boat and trailer duty off the Pittwater side, and driveways cut into the hillside above Barrenjoey Road.
A car garaged in Newport still breathes salt air every night. We look where that actually bites rather than where it is visible: brake and fuel line runs, subframe and sill seams, tailgate and hatch lips, door and boot drain paths, and the underside of the spare-wheel well. Photographs go in the report so you see the condition of that car, not a generalisation about coastal suburbs.
Plenty of vehicles sold around Pittwater have pulled a boat or a trailer. We inspect the towbar mount and its chassis attachment points, the wiring loom and connector, the rear suspension for sag and bump-stop contact, and — on autos — the transmission fluid condition and any stored temperature-related faults. Towing is not a fault; undisclosed heavy towing that the driveline has already paid for is.
Above the shops the driveways are short, steep and often turn onto the street blind. Handbrake holding, hill-start behaviour and the difference between a park-pawl and a properly applied park brake all show themselves there. We also need the car on level ground for jacking and underbody work, so we agree the working spot at booking rather than on arrival.
The residential streets are too short and too tight to tell you anything above idle. Where the car is registered and insured and the seller consents, we road test on Barrenjoey Road so the driveline sees sustained speed and repeated load changes — that is where wheel balance, steering pull, gearbox lock-up and brake shudder actually appear.
You don't need to be there and you don't need to move the car. Timing depends on inspector availability in your area and on when the seller can make the vehicle available — we confirm a time with you once we've spoken to them.
Send the listing and the address of the car. Tell us if there is anything specific you want checked.
We contact the seller or the dealership directly and lock in a time that suits both sides, based on inspector availability in your area. You don't need to be there.
A qualified mobile inspector attends the vehicle where it is and works through the full checklist, including a road test.
Comprehensive and Elite reports are issued on site. Essential reports are delivered the same day. Every report ends with a plain-English recommendation and a phone call if you want to talk it through.
Every price below includes travel within our Sydney service area, so there is no surcharge for Newport. All prices include GST.
Visual and mechanical safety check, OBD-II scan, measured brake and tyre life, battery and charging test, and a road test.
Written photo report the same day
with code SAVE10
Everything in Essential plus a full mechanical assessment, an undertray-off leak-source check where safe and permitted, every suspension bush inspected, PPSR history and repair-cost estimates.
Report issued on site, before the inspector leaves
Everything in Comprehensive plus a senior inspector, paint-thickness readings on every panel, cold-start assessment, advanced history deep-dive and on-site price negotiation.
Report issued on site, before the inspector leaves
Adds a measured state-of-health assessment of the high-voltage battery on any EV or hybrid, issued as a separate certificate.
Certificate issued with your report
If we miss a major fault that was present at the time of inspection on an Elite Buyers' Protection inspection, we contribute up to $3,000 toward the repair within 30 days. Essential and Comprehensive do not include this cover.
A pre-purchase inspection in Newport removes most of the risk in a used-car purchase. It does not remove all of it, and you should know where the edges are before you book.
It matters where you cannot see it. Salt accelerates corrosion at drain paths, seams and fastener surfaces long before the paint tells you anything, so a walk-around will not find it. We inspect and photograph those specific locations, which is why the report describes that vehicle rather than the postcode it lives in.
We can inspect the physical evidence and report it: towbar mount condition and its chassis attachment, wiring, rear ride height and bump-stop contact, tyre wear pattern, and transmission fluid condition with any stored temperature faults. We report what we find and photograph it; we do not speculate beyond the evidence.
Yes. Newport is inside our standard service area, so it is the advertised tier price with no travel loading — $199 Essential, $329 Comprehensive or $449 Elite, plus $199 for EV and hybrid battery health if you want it added. Prices include GST.
It is workable, but we will usually ask for the car to be moved onto level ground for the underbody portion, because raising a vehicle on a slope is unsafe. Tell us at booking and the inspector plans around it instead of losing time on site.
Comprehensive and Elite reports are handed over on site before the inspector leaves; Essential reports arrive the same day. Every report is photo-backed and closes with a clear recommendation you can act on in front of the seller.
Newport sits inside our Northern Beaches coverage. If the car you're chasing is a few suburbs over, it's the same service and the same price.
Tell us where the car is and we'll arrange the inspection with the seller. Written repair cover on Elite (30 days / up to $3,000).
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