Upstate Auto & Mobile Truck RepairPre-Purchase Car Inspections in Schaghticoke, NY
Looking at a used car or truck? Get it checked before you buy, and take a written list back to the seller.
Pre-Purchase Inspections // Schaghticoke
Turn a bet into a list.
Buying a used vehicle is a bet on what you cannot see. A pre-purchase inspection turns the bet into a list.
At Upstate Auto & Mobile Truck Repair, the vehicle goes on the lift and gets checked from the frame to the dash.
Rust, leaks, stored codes, brakes, tires and a road test all go on the list.
You get the findings in writing, so you can take them back to the seller or walk away.
The shop is an official New York State inspection station, but this is not the state inspection.
A pre-purchase inspection is a buyer check on the whole vehicle.
The state inspection is a separate check with its own rules.
How it goes
Step by step, no surprises.
The same order on every job: look, explain, fix, then prove it on the road.
- Step 01
Walk-around and lift check
The body, frame, underside and suspension get a close look. Rust, leaks and signs of past repairs show up here.
- Step 02
Codes, brakes and tires
The scan tool checks for stored codes. Brakes, tires, belts, hoses and fluids get a look too.
- Step 03
Road test
The vehicle gets driven.
The crew listens for noises, feels for pulling and shaking, and watches how it shifts and stops.
- Step 04
Written list of findings
You get what was found, what needs work and what is minor. Take it to the seller, negotiate or walk away.
Upstate roads // local wear
Salt-belt trucks: look underneath.
Vehicles in Rensselaer County live through road salt every winter.
That makes rust the first thing to check, especially on the frame, brake lines and rocker panels.
Years of potholes and frost heaves can also leave tired suspension parts.
A used truck from a salted region deserves a look underneath before you hand over any money.
Pre-purchase inspections happen in the bay on Pleasant Ave, where the vehicle can go up on the lift.
Setting one up usually means getting the seller to bring the vehicle in.
Call (518) 441-6283 and describe what you are looking at, and you will hear what the check covers and how to set it up.
Where we work
Pre-Purchase Inspections near you.
The shop is on Pleasant Ave in Schaghticoke. Customers come from these towns, and the mobile truck covers them too.
Questions
Questions about pre-purchase inspections.
Is this the same as the New York State inspection?
No. The shop is an official New York State inspection station, but a pre-purchase inspection is a different job.
It is a buyer check on the condition of the whole vehicle, with a list of findings.
What if the inspection finds problems?
That is what it is for.
You can take the list to the seller and ask for a repair or a lower price, or you can walk away.
The decision stays with you.
Does it cover pickups and work trucks, or just cars?
Cars and light trucks come into the bay. For a larger work truck, call (518) 441-6283 and describe it.
You will hear on the call whether it can be checked.
Get a quote
Need pre-purchase inspections? Tell Eric.
Call or text Eric. Say what the vehicle is, where it is, and what it is doing.
One number for the shop and the mobile truck.
Shop: Mon–Fri 9 AM–5:30 PM, half days Saturday.
On-site shift: weeknights 5 PM to about midnight.
- Pleasant Ave, Schaghticoke, NY 12154
- NYS DMV registered repair shop, facility 7120230
- Official NYS public inspection station