Many people see the wisdom of buying a pre-owned vehicle rather than buying new. Obviously price is a major factor. For instance a new Buick Lucerne is about $27,000.00. With tax, title and license it’s close to $30,000.00.

The same vehicle three years old, with 40,000 miles, may be purchased for about $12,500.00. That’s $17,500.00 or about 60% less than the new vehicle. With proper maintenance this vehicle can easily be driven another 100,000 miles with a very minimum of problems.

The trick is to find a vehicle that is in good condition, but this can be very confusing.  Just looking for a certified vehicle is little assurance of quality. These can merely be a used vehicle with an extended warranty tacked onto the price. Also, reports that are available without inspecting the vehicle can be very incomplete.

Such reports often contain information purchased from insurance companies and warranty service providers. A serious collision poorly repaired in a back-street shop could go totally unreported. They may also lack information on any existing conditions that have not been repaired.

A thorough inspection, performed by a professional is your best assurance. This pre-purchase inspection can detect a multitude of problems. The report issued by the inspector can also be used as bargaining leverage. This may often save many times the cost of the inspection.

AGCO has taken the pre-purchase inspection to a new level. We have developed a procedure we call predictive analysis. By combining fluid sample analysis, ultra sound inspection and vehicle measurement, many times we can predict problems even before symptoms can be noticed.

With this procedure, like all AGCO services, you are charged only for the time we spend on your vehicle. For example we may determine after ten minutes that there is a major problem. This may be all the information that you need to make a decision. In this case that would be all you would pay for.

On another vehicle you may wish a total report. This could include not only present but likely future problems and pattern failures on the vehicle you are considering. With this information you can set up a maintenance schedule and budget future repair in a very cost effective manner.

Before you invest in a used vehicle, let us give it the once over. You will see why we say AGCO is the place to go.