Update to this was that just a day or so after my review, the service manager, Tim (extremely nice guy and easy to talk to) contacted me said that he felt awful that they had missed any such things in their inspection, and offered to send a tow truck to grab the car and bring it back to their place at no charge to see what they can see. From that moment, he made it even - it's not like they caused the damage - and right now, while the diagnosis unfortunately stinks, he is looking for options and possible ways to rescue it at a decent price, or at least give me the best info before scrapping it. So in fact, they have now given more than needed in this deal. That's solid biz - and although I am a 30 minute drive from there, they will get my work in the future when I can make sense of the distance in using them. Can't speak to the quality of their repairs - and the shop was clean and the guys there were extremely nice - but a pre-purchase inspection, first time that I have been to LK, that I got there was an entire waste of money, and resulted in me making a decision to buy a used car from a nearby dealer that (literally) just a week later will probably either cost me thousands, or just have to be scrapped if it's not worth the full fix. Just a few miles after the inspection, buying the rig and leaving the lot, the check engine light came on; four days later the starter failed, and a day after that it began smoking enough to look like an old James Bond movie. Hey, I fully understand buyer-beware and take responsibility for my own decisions and risks, but a quick hundred bucks to do a full check at a highly-rated shop (that's why we chose them) that did not ID these three separate things that occurred almost immediately seems to point to a not-so-complete full check. Feels like salt in the wounds. They might do spectacular repair work, but now I can't even drive the 25 miles back there to find that out, if you get my drift. Read more