# Pre Purchase Inspection, Used Car and New Car Dealer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-purchase-inspection-used-car-and-new-car-dealer/117804>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 21, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-purchase-inspection-used-car-and-new-car-dealer/117804 "2018-05-21T21:48:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-purchase-inspection-used-car-and-new-car-dealer/117804/1 "2018-05-21T21:48:49Z")

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Wondering, have folk here had success getting a new car dealer to let you take a used car for a PPI? What did they require?

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-purchase-inspection-used-car-and-new-car-dealer/117804/2 "2018-05-31T02:13:17Z")

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I’ve asked for and received permission to take a used vehicle home and give it a once over. This would normally take about 3-4 hours.

I think it varies by dealer though. I can certainly understand why some dealers would balk at allowing this.  
People have been known to take a car for a thorough inspection and swap parts out. In one case it was a transmission. The car was returned because “the transmission is acting up”…