A measured used-car purchase
Keep the decision open
A used-car viewing should produce notes, not pressure. Our Irish buying guides separate appearance, service evidence, independent inspection and the questions still unanswered when the keys are offered.
Keep the decision open
The first aim of a viewing is to learn enough to decide what to check next. This publication treats walking away as a normal outcome.
A vehicle can be interesting without being the right purchase for that reader.
Evidence has different jobs
A service receipt, an inspection certificate and a test drive answer different questions. We avoid combining them into a single reassuring badge.
Readers should understand what each document actually records and what remains outside its scope.
A professional has a role
Our checklists are not mechanical reports or legal opinions. They help prepare questions for a seller and an independent professional.
No photograph or online description allows this publication to certify the condition of a particular car.
No lead-selling claim
We do not list cars for sale or forward demo enquiries to dealers. The sample subscription offers editorial material, not a purchasing agent.
There are no invented customer results or inspection cases presented as our own work.