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Making a list of questions ahead of time will help you organize your thoughts and arrange all of the information you receive. Prepare your own Home question list before you visit property. Find out about monthly utility bills for entire home. … Following the inspection, the home inspector will be able to answer questions about the report and any problem areas. This is also an opportunity to hear an objective opinion on the home you’d I like to purchase and it is a good …  read more…

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Open Question: How much for Dodge car maintenance and inspection?
Hello,

right now I have my Dodge Caliber at home in the garage. I will go home in march after it beeing sit in the garage for 6 months. There are a few things that needs to be done before I can safely drive it. Drain fuel, change oil, tire replacement or just a tire rotation, and charge my batterie. Other than that I need an inspection done before I can renew my tag. I will let the car be towed to a dodge dealership for around 100$. My question is, since Im a woman and they probably know Im car dumb, they might want to take more money from me than necessary, how much would all those repairs (listed above) plus an inspection would cost in average? Again, the car is a Dodge caliber 2005.

Thank you for all answers!!

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Voting Question: I have Tired to Put My answers in before and NO ONE WOULD HELP. So lets try it this way. Please Help?
1. Report binders that have checklists and thumb-indexed
reference materials are
A. inexpensive and official looking.
B. impressive and can create more business.
C. difficult to use.
D. a client’s option.
2. Partial inspections usually
A. don’t require a pre-inspection agreement.
B. require no disclosure from the seller.
C. require a limited pre-inspection agreement.
D. are requested by lawyers.

3. The pre-inspection agreement is
A. a written contract between the home inspector and the client.
B. seldom needed for partial inspections.
C. the document that ends the inspection process.
D. an alternative to punch-list inspection reports.
4. A narrative report is a type of inspection report that’s
A. set up as a checklist.
B. used only for relocation inspections.
C. prepared in a business letter format.
D. delivered to the client on-site.
5. What type of inspection is a bank most likely to request?
A. Partial inspection C. Pre-sale inspection
B. Remodeling inspection D. Punch-list inspection
6. When does a home seller generally fill out a property condition disclosure form?
A. As soon as he or she decides to sell the property
B. After a pre-sale inspection is completed
C. After the home has been sold
D. Before requesting a pre-sale inspection
7. To be impartial and lawful, a pre-inspection agreement must be
A. paid for by the lender.
B. signed by the real estate agent.
C. used within 30 days.
D. negotiable and capable of being altered.
8. The Standards of Practice published by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
are quite inclusive and
A. describe the procedures used in a termite inspection.
B. explain that inspectors may never examine heating systems.
C. can be referred to in court, if necessary.
D. list the fees inspectors must charge for their services.
9. Another term for a pre-inspection agreement is
A. standard of practice. C. scope of work.
B. pre-sale inspection. D. partial inspection.

10. An important skill for the beginning home inspector is
A. good telephone interviewing technique.
B. experience in issuing building permits.
C. ability to interpret building codes.
D. familiarity with reading electric meters.
11. The two-step process of reporting includes
A. on-site inspection and the job order form.
B. report writing and payment for services.
C. data collection and report writing.
D. the pre-inspection agreement and the on-site report.
12. The job order form is used to
A. record data for the insurance company.
B. limit the real estate agent’s liability.
C. report home conditions to prospective buyers.
D. record a client’s request for an inspection.
13. According to most standards of practice, an inspector is normally required to check all of
the following except
A. walkways. C. fences.
B. driveways. D. attached garages.
14. Based on most standards of practice guidelines, which of the following home components
should you include in your inspection?
A. Burglar alarms C. Door locks
B. Appliances D. Windows
15. Based on most standards of practice guidelines, which of the following home components
should you include in your inspection?
A. Privacy walls C. Swimming pool wiring
B. Attached decks D. Home protection systems
16. Based on standards of practice guidelines, which of the following home components is
normally required to be inspected?
A. Awnings C. Storm window
B. Storm door D. Balconies
17. Which of the following is an example of ethical behavior by an inspector?
A. Recommending a contractor in return for a percentage of the work done
B. Overlooking a small problem to help close a sale
C. Refusing to share information without the client’s permission
D. Giving the real estate agent a percentage of the inspection fe

18. When inspecting a heating system, you should always
A. operate the automatic safety controls.
B. ignite solid-fuel pilots.
C. try to operate the system regardless of the conditions.
D. open readily accessible access panels.
19. Your inspection of a house’s _______ relates to the condition of the roof.
A. electrical system C. foundation
B. attic D. windows
20. A statement describing both the requirements that must be met by a product or process
and the ways in which satisfaction of the requirements will be measured is called a/an
A. standard specification.
B. established procedure.
C. a standard recommendation.
D. ASTM test.

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Voting Question: 1999 Buick Century Evaporative Emissions problem?
OK, I had to drive my wife’s car the other day, as she had mine. When I was ready to go home, I was facing a huge obstacle. I had to drive down about a 300′ driveway that hadn’t been cleared, to get to the road. My choices were wait a couple of hours for the plow to arrive, try to clear the driveway with no shovel…or just go for it.

I accelerated rather aggressively down the driveway. Snow was deep enough that it was rolling in a wave up over the hood, windshield, roof…and falling off behind the car. When I finally got to the road, I was pushing a HUGE pile of snow into the road. I kept going to the other side so that most of the snow would end up in the breakdown area.

OK, so I’m impressed that my wife’s car appears to be a rather competent snow plow. I’m surprised (very) that I didn’t high-center and get stuck.

Now the problem. As soon as I started driving home, I had a service engine soon light on the dash. I took it to my mechanic, they hooked it up to their computer and it said it was an evaporative emissions error code. I was told that this is usually caused by a leak in a vacuum line or elsewhere.

Considering when the service engine light came on, I’m guessing I damaged something by plowing snow with the Buick. Logical guess… a vacuum line or something else that’s part of evaporative emissions, and probably located down low in the engine compartment.

The mechanic was going to charge me over a hundred bucks just to try to diagnose it. That may be a fair price. But we have like literally NO money right now. So I was hoping somebody could make me a list of parts/connections to check. It would be helpful to be as detailed as possible in describing how to find (whatever) to check.

I wouldn’t worry about it at all (car runs fine!) but it’s due for state inspection, and won’t pass with the service engine light on.

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