did they do anything else like a compression test?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Wise" <Wise@erau.edu>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: Car inspection experience
> I was considering a TR3A in the middle of nowhere Texas. The
> pictures sent by the owner looked good enough. Since there was no
> one on the list who was close by, I tried the inspection service used
> by eBay - SGS. I phoned & they said it did not matter to them if the
> car was not listed on eBay (but I still needed to put an auction date
> in the website request form).
>
> They had an inspector there in 36 hours and in 24 hours I received
> large excel spread sheet identifying every scratch, bump, & rust spot
> on the car and a close-up jpg of each.
>
> I did have some problem downloading the form, but when I called
> customer support they emailed it to me ( 3.5meg). The amazing thing
> was the price was $99.50.
>
> Based on this one trial, I would recommend them. Their URL is
>
> http://pages.ebay.com/ebaymotors/services/inspection/inspection.html
>
> You need to open an eBay "PayPal" account which is painless & they
> take credit cards for payment.
>
> John
> John A. Wise, Ph.D., CPE
>
> 5483 West Potter Drive
> Glendale, AZ 85308-9334
>
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