Strathfield sits at a major rail junction with Parramatta Road along its northern edge and Homebush Bay Drive to the west. It mixes large garden blocks with dense apartment stock near the station, and we inspect at whichever the car lives in, with the written report before you commit.
2135 is a suburb of two halves for inspection purposes: generous driveways and garages south of the line, and basement and kerbside parking pressure around the station.
South of the railway the classic Strathfield block has a wide driveway and a garage set back from the street. That gives daylight, room to open every door, and a level surface to raise the car — everything a full body, underbody and brake assessment needs. It is worth asking the seller to have the car out of the garage and on the driveway when we arrive.
Closer to the station the stock is apartments with basement bays and streets under parking restrictions. Diagnostics, electrics, fluids and interior work fine down there; paint and underbody assessment need to come up to daylight. We check the parking type at booking so the inspector arrives with a plan rather than a problem.
Few suburbs have better test roads on their boundary. Where the car is registered and insured and the seller consents, we use them for sustained speed, repeated load changes and firm braking — the conditions under which wheel balance, vibration, steering pull, torque-converter behaviour and disc shudder actually show up.
A car kept in a garage on a big block looks well cared for and can still be due for significant work. Disc faces corrode where the pads rest, handbrake mechanisms stiffen, tyres reach their date limit with tread remaining, and rubber perishes. We measure and read date codes instead of taking presentation as evidence.
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 Strathfield. 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 Strathfield 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.
On the driveway in daylight, with the car cold and all four sides accessible. That is usually easy on the larger Strathfield blocks. In a basement we can still do diagnostics, battery, fluids, electrics and the interior, but paint and underbody assessment need the car brought up.
Where the car is registered and insured and the seller consents, yes, and on roads that actually load it rather than a lap of the shops. If a road test is not possible, the report records the reason and what could not be assessed.
The advertised tier price with no travel loading — $199 Essential, $329 Comprehensive, $449 Elite — plus $199 for the EV and hybrid battery health assessment on any tier. All prices include GST.
We review the documentation provided, compare it against the manufacturer's published schedule for that model and mileage, and cross-check it against the odometer and the physical wear inside the car. Where those disagree, the report shows the evidence.
Comprehensive and Elite reports are issued on site before the inspector leaves; Essential reports arrive the same day. Every report is photo-backed and ends in a clear verdict.
Strathfield sits inside our Inner West 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).
Inspection in StrathfieldBook a same-day inspection in Strathfield
At the seller's address · from $199
