Light up your pre-purchase inspection with RedBook Inspect’s start sequence video

The dashboard of a modern car can reveal a lot of hidden secrets; even if you’re not quite sure why Aladdin’s lamp has suddenly appeared or what ‘ESC OFF’ actually means, it’s obvious that something needs to be done when your dashboard lights up like the Myer Music Bowl on Christmas Eve.

(Of course, you already knew that Aladdin’s lamp means ‘check the oil level now’, right?)

Equally, the sound of a start-up sequence can reveal a surprising amount of information about the potential health – or otherwise – of a modern vehicle. A modern diesel or petrol engine should always start quickly and easily, and will settle into an even rhythm straight away.

An electric vehicle also reveals important information in the sounds of its start-up sequence, as well as displaying quite the light show on some models.

And if you think ‘hang on, how can you hear an electric car?’, EVs emit a distinctive noise of their own – and in the case of BMW, that noise has been created by none other than legendary movie composer Hans Zimmer.

RedBook Inspect can provide you with visual evidence that the car you’re considering buying is free of issues that could potentially cost you a lot of extra money in repairs down the track.

It’s called a start sequence video, and it’s an add-on to RedBook Inspect’s comprehensive pre-purchase inspection process.

A 15-to-30-second video records the entire vehicle start-up sequence and is supplied as part of the pre-purchase inspection. And it’s $10 well spent.

It’s a particularly valuable service for people who might be looking to purchase a vehicle that’s located some distance away from home or sight unseen – and because the video is recorded by a RedBook Inspect assessor, you can be assured that it’s the real deal.

When combined with the comprehensive pre-purchase inspection, the start sequence video allows you to make an informed decision about whether the vehicle is the one you’re looking for, even before you’ve left your house.

This add-on is available for all pre-purchase car inspections, including the recently launched Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Vehicle pre-purchase inspections.

Used vehicle stocks are at historically low levels across Australia, so taking proactive steps to ensure that the one you’re looking at is in good condition is more important than ever.

Adding a start sequence video to a RedBook Inspect pre-purchase inspection is an affordable way to ensure that you’re doing just that.