04 / REPORTS
This is what a sheet looks like
Below is a real report, not a mock-up: the unit with the most uncomfortable finding on the lot, published in full. If our reporting were theatre, this is the car we would hide.
WORKED EXAMPLE · UNIT TA-1044
UNIT TA-1044
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ Crew Cab 4x4
96,150 MI · $24,900
Condition
85 /100
Findings
4
Days on lot
34
Title
Clean FL
SUMMARY
Inspector's verdict
TA-1044
This is the honest-broker unit on the lot: the 5.3 AFM lifter issue is real, we measured it, and the price reflects a repair you may never need.
If you want it corrected in our bay before delivery, we quote it at cost plus labour.
PRICE POSITION
-4%
against the mid-point of a $23,800 – $27,900 band for this trim, mileage and condition.
SYS
Condition by system
7 SYSTEMS
DEFECTS
4 findings
PUBLISHED
- MODERATE
AFM lifter tick on cold start, cylinder 6
Disclosed, not repaired — priced in
- MINOR
Driver seat bolster wear
Left as is
- MINOR
Rear wheel arch stone chips
Touched in
- NOTE
Transmission fluid dark at 96k
Serviced by us
HISTORY
Service timeline
2 RECORDS
- 96,150 mi Our intake: transmission service, compression, alignment In-house bay
- 91,200 mi Oil service, front brake pads Independent shop
HIGHLIGHTS
- Z71 package with skid plates
- Priced $2,000 under the market band because of disclosed lifter tick
- Fresh transmission service
HOW
Getting a report
3 ROUTES
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01
Our stock
Every listing links its own sheet. The readings, the photographs and the defect log are attached — nothing to request.
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02
A car you found
Send the listing and the VIN by email, or bring the car in. Same protocol, same reporting, one flat fee quoted before we start.
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03
A car you own
Pre-sale preparation: correction, detail, photographs and a published sheet so a buyer can say yes without a second visit.
REPORTS / ENQUIRY
We will send the raw sheet, not a summary
Ask for any unit's full report and you get the measurements, the photographs and the defect log as they were recorded in the bay — including the findings that cost us the sale.
Answer in under four business hours, from the person who inspected the car.