Buying a performance vehicle, modified vehicle or daily driver can involve problems that are difficult to identify during a quick walkaround.
Black Market Racing offers three levels of Pre-Purchase Inspection based on the vehicle and the amount of testing requested. Each inspection is a limited, non-destructive, point-in-time evaluation of conditions that are visible, accessible or reproducible during the appointment.
Inspection results and photographs are documented through our ShopMonkey digital inspection report.
Includes:
The brief road test may identify readily apparent engine, transmission, drivetrain, braking or handling concerns. It may not reveal intermittent, heat-related or condition-specific problems.
Price: $195
Includes everything in the Standard 70-Point PPI, plus:
Actual driving time and mileage vary based on traffic, weather, road conditions, fuel level, vehicle condition and safety.
The extended road evaluation and datalog may help identify problems that appear as the vehicle reaches operating temperature. They cannot reproduce every operating condition and do not guarantee detection of all existing, intermittent, developing or heat-related problems.
Not every vehicle reports conventional fuel-trim data. Available data may be limited by vehicle design, modifications, communication access or scan-tool compatibility. Datalogging is observational and is not a complete diagnosis, fuel-system test or calibration review.
Price: $390
Includes everything in the Extended Road-Test and Fuel-Trim PPI, plus:
Black Market Racing will make a reasonable effort to document the vehicle’s modification list. The inspection cannot verify hidden or internal components without disassembly.
The inspection does not verify internal engine or transmission components, camshaft specifications, displacement, compression ratio, internal strengthening, software calibrations, advertised horsepower, part authenticity or who manufactured or installed a component.
Dyno operation places the engine, transmission, drivetrain, tires, wheels, cooling system and related components under elevated load. Testing may expose or accelerate failure of a worn, damaged, improperly assembled, improperly tuned or inadequately modified component.
Black Market Racing may refuse, limit or stop dyno testing because of vehicle condition, tire or wheel condition, leaks, temperatures, noises, scan or datalog information, vehicle behavior, compatibility or another safety concern.
Price: $585
Compression and cylinder leak-down testing are not included in any PPI package.
These services may be quoted separately based on the vehicle, engine configuration, component accessibility and required disassembly.
Other vehicle-specific diagnostic testing may also be available upon request.
Unless specifically described as an operational test or measurement, all component inspections are visual and external only. The standard inspection does not include removing wheels, brake drums, covers, shields, panels, spark plugs or mechanical components.
Brake drums are not removed during the standard Pre-Purchase Inspection. Brake shoes, wheel cylinders, springs, adjusters and internal drum braking surfaces are not inspected unless drum removal is separately requested, quoted and authorized.
Call or text the shop to set up an inspection, or send a request with the form below and we’ll get back to you.
A Pre-Purchase Inspection is not a warranty, guarantee, appraisal, certification of safety or prediction of future reliability. Conditions may be concealed, intermittent, inaccessible, recently cleared or inactive during the inspection. Additional diagnosis may be required to determine the cause or severity of a concern.
The completed ShopMonkey inspection report controls what was actually inspected. A listed category may be marked not applicable, inaccessible or not inspected based on the vehicle and conditions present.
