Originally Posted by deaddana

you guys are correct in saying that you can't really hold someone responsible, but don't forget ....... Although you guys might know your way around a 911, some of us ( myself) don't know squat.

Its good piece of mind knowing a car has good compression, and has at least been checked out by someone with vastly superior skills than me, and with the correct tools. He may not find out every little defect, but he will turn up more than i could. And at $100-200
its cheaper than a survey on a boat. Which is basically the same thing.