Riverstone is changing faster than almost anywhere in Sydney — new estates on one side of the rail line, older acreage and semi-rural blocks on the other. Both are easy to inspect in, and both throw up access details worth sorting out before we arrive rather than on the day.
Riverstone sits in the North West Growth Area at the edge of the metropolitan fringe. Access here ranges from a brand-new concrete driveway to a long gravel run, and that difference matters more than it sounds.
On the older and semi-rural blocks around Riverstone, cars regularly live at the end of an unsealed drive. Stone strike on the sump, fuel-tank shield, brake lines and exhaust is a legitimate thing to look for on a car kept that way, and loose surfaces are also unsafe for ramps — so we assess from a firm, level surface where one is available.
The newer estates have compact garages and short driveways sized to the block. A car parked with the mirrors nearly touching cannot be walked and sighted properly. Rolling it out onto the driveway apron for the visit takes the seller a minute and materially improves the body assessment.
The internal roads of a new estate are all 40 to 50 km/h with speed cushions, which tells you nothing about the driveline. Windsor Road and Garfield Road give sustained speed and a real load on the transmission and cooling system, which is where a road test earns its place in the report.
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 Riverstone. 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 Riverstone 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.
Yes — the North West Growth Area is inside our standard Western Sydney service area at the normal tier price. Give us the exact street address at booking, because navigation data in new releases is often out of date and the inspector plans around that.
$199 Essential, $329 Comprehensive and $449 Elite, GST included, with no travel surcharge. Add the EV or hybrid battery health assessment for $199 on any tier.
We give the underbody more time: sump and fuel-tank shielding, brake and fuel lines, exhaust mounts, suspension bushes and any stone-strike damage, plus fluid condition where long intervals between services are possible. We report what we measure and photograph rather than inferring it from where the car lived.
We inspect seven days. Timing depends on inspector availability in the area and on when the seller can make the car available, so we confirm the slot with you once we have spoken to them.
Riverstone sits inside our Western Sydney 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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At the seller's address · from $199
