Pre-Purchase Inspection Agreement

This is the agreement every Supercanic pre purchase inspection is done under. It is here so you can read it before you book. If anything is unclear, call us at (951) 904-2477 before the inspection. Our Pre-Check page shows the visit, photo by photo.

01Who This Agreement Is Between

This agreement is between you, the person who books the inspection, and Supercanic LLC, California Automotive Repair Dealer ARD 317163. When it says “we” it means Supercanic.

You agree to it when you book, when you pay, or when you let the inspection start, whichever comes first. It is here so you can read it before you pay.

02What You Are Paying For

You are paying for a pre purchase inspection of one vehicle, done by a Supercanic technician at the seller’s driveway, a dealer lot or anywhere in Riverside County, or at our shop if the vehicle is brought in.

The technician works through our written Pre-Check. That covers the body, panels, paint, lenses and glass, the tires and wheels, the spare and trunk, the interior, every button and switch, warning lights and mileage, under the hood, and the frame, suspension, brakes and driveline from underneath. It also includes a computer scan for stored and pending codes and a road test.

Every part of the check is photographed, and the report with the photos is sent to your phone.

03What It Costs

The price is $225 for most cars, pickups and SUVs. Diesel trucks, RVs, motorcycles, boats, classic and exotic cars, commercial trucks, heavy equipment and vehicles built before 1990 are quoted before you book, because the work is bigger.

Tests that mean taking parts off the vehicle, like a compression test, cost extra and only run after you say yes.

04What the Inspection Is For

The inspection is a careful look at a vehicle you are thinking about buying, done by hand and by eye, with a scan tool and a drive. Nothing is taken apart. It is meant to inform you. It is not meant to judge the full condition of the vehicle, how safe it is, or how long it will last.

The report is one technician’s professional opinion of what could be seen, heard, measured and read on that day, at that place.

05The Limits of the Inspection

We do not take parts off, open sealed parts or pull trim, unless you have said yes to an extra test. We cannot see inside the engine, the transmission or the differential, and we make no promise about them, about past repairs, or about problems that cannot be seen.

In the field the vehicle stays where it sits, without a lift, and the technician checks underneath with lights. At our shop it can go on a lift. Either way, we make no promise about what cannot be seen.

The scan reads the codes stored at that moment, pending codes, and the readiness monitors. Monitors that are not ready tell us codes were cleared recently, but the scan cannot show what a cleared code said.

A road test is part of the visit when the seller allows it, the vehicle can be driven, and the technician judges it safe. When one of those is missing, the report says so.

We do not issue smog, safety or state certificates. We do not check the title, liens, odometer history or accident records. Run a Carfax or AutoCheck report next to our visit.

06What You Accept

By booking, you accept that buying a used vehicle carries risk. No inspection finds every problem. Parts that look and work fine on the day can still fail later.

You accept that the report is an opinion based on a limited look, not a promise, and that the choice to buy is yours alone.

07No Warranty

The inspection comes with no warranty or guarantee of any kind, written or implied, about the vehicle. A “pass” on an item means we did not see a problem with it that day. It does not say how long that part will last.

08No Refund Once the Inspection Is Done

Once the inspection is done, the fee is earned and is not refunded. That holds if you disagree with what the report found, if you decide not to buy, if you buy and a problem shows up later, or if the seller sells the vehicle to someone else.

Your booked time starts a two hour arrival window. If we will miss it, we tell you before it closes, and you can reschedule or cancel for free. Other cancellations follow our Terms.

If you dispute the charge with your bank or card company after the inspection is done, we will send them this agreement, the report, the photos and the time stamps from the visit. Please call us first. Most questions are answered in one call.

09You Do Not Rely on the Report Alone

You agree that the report is not the only thing you base the purchase on. It is there to inform you, next to your own test drive, the paperwork and the price. Doing the rest of that homework is up to you.

The report is for you. A lender, a later buyer or anyone else who reads it does so at their own risk, and this agreement gives them no rights against us.

10What We Owe If We Get It Wrong

If we make a mistake, the most we owe you is what you paid for the inspection, and no more than $800 in total across all claims, whichever is lower.

We are not responsible for the purchase decision, for repair bills that arrive later, for what the seller told you, for the title or the sale itself, or for lost time, towing, rentals or other costs that follow from the purchase.

Nothing here limits a right you have under the law that cannot be waived by agreement, and nothing here limits what the law says cannot be limited.

11Which Law Applies and Where Disputes Go

This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California. A dispute about an inspection goes to the state or federal courts in Riverside County, California. Small claims court is always open to you for a claim it can hear. You can also take a complaint to the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, as our Terms explain.

12The Rest of Our Terms

Our Terms and our Privacy Policy also apply. If they and this agreement disagree about an inspection, this agreement wins.

If a court finds part of this agreement cannot be enforced, that part is cut back as little as needed and the rest still stands.

This is version 2026-10-17. If we change it, the new version applies only to inspections booked after the change.