Pre purchase car checks
Before you buy,
Before you buy,
ask Car Dad.
Found a car on Marketplace? A trusted local mechanic goes and looks at it, wherever it is, and gives you one straight answer.
- $99 flat
- Today or tomorrow
- Buyers only, never the seller
How it works
Three steps. One answer.
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01
Paste the link.
Send us the listing. One flat price, no surprises.
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02
A Car Dad goes and looks.
A local mechanic with decades in the trade. You see his name and his years.
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03
You get one answer.
Buy It, Talk 'Em Down, or Walk Away. Photos and his take, by tonight.
The Car Dads
Real mechanics.
Real mechanics.
Decades in the trade.
Our Car Dads are seasoned, often retired mechanics. They know cars cold. They shouldn't have to learn an app to prove it.
- 01Jobs come by text. Reply YES.
- 02No app to download. No password.
- 03One question per screen. Big buttons.
- 04Talk the verdict. We write it up.
Why Car Dad
Everybody else sells a checklist. We send a person.
A name, not a dispatch center.
Every check comes from a real person, with his years in the trade on it.
One answer, not 150 points.
Nobody can act on a long report. Everybody can act on "walk away."
Fast enough for Marketplace.
Good cars sell in hours. Today or tomorrow gets you there first.
Standard full checks, from company sites and reviews, October 2026. YourMechanic is an estimate.
Get a check
Got a car in mind?