Toyota Crown pre purchase check, on the spot in Budapest

That is useful information in itself. A seller with nothing to hide rarely objects to an independent check of the Toyota Crown, so reluctance is a reason for caution rather than a dead end. If a seller refuses outright, we'd gently suggest looking at another car - and we're happy to check that one instead.

Yes, always. You receive a written report on the Toyota Crown - handed to you in person on the Standard Inspection, or sent by email with photos and video on the Digital Report Package. Nothing important is left as a verbal aside; if we found it, it's in the document you keep.

Where the seller permits and the car is road-legal and insured, we include a short road test of the Toyota Crown. A drive lets us assess the gearbox, steering, brakes and any noises that only appear under load. Some faults simply don't show themselves with the car standing still, which is why we drive it whenever we're allowed to.

No Toyota Crown comes with a warning label for its weak spots, so we bring our own checklist of the things that most often need attention on a car like it. For a hybrid we check how cleanly it switches between electric and petrol power, the high-voltage battery's remaining capacity, and the brakes, which wear unusually because of regeneration. As a mainstream passenger car, we focus on the clutch and gearbox, suspension wear and the everyday electrical and trim faults that come with age and mileage. Reliability is usually a strength here, so we spend our time verifying genuine service records and consistent wear rather than hunting for built-in weak spots. We would rather find these things now, with you, than have you discover them three weeks after the purchase - so we check every one and explain what we find in English.

You send us the listing and the car's location in Budapest. We arrange a time with the seller, and an English-speaking car inspector comes to the car to carry out a full pre purchase inspection - engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, electronics, body and a road test where possible. The whole check usually takes 60 to 90 minutes. You then receive the findings in clear English, either in person or by email.

Of course. For the Toyota Crown, pre purchase car inspection on site simply means our standard onsite auto check, done on the spot and explained to you in clear English. Send us the listing and the location, and we'll book a time that suits you and the seller. The price is the same package price you see on this page.