1. A method of obtaining information indicative of a condition of a vehicle at delivery to a customer, comprising the steps of: (a) enrolling a subscriber into a vehicle notification message service following delivery of the vehicle to the subscriber; (b) accessing pre-delivery inspection vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle; (c) transmitting the pre-delivery inspection vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system; (d) comparing, using the central data system, the pre-delivery inspection vehicle data to benchmarks used to audit the pre-delivery inspection performance of a dealer; (e) constructing an initial notification message at the central data system based on the condition of the vehicle at delivery to the subscriber using the pre-delivery inspection vehicle data; (f) sending the notification message to the subscriber via an electronic messaging system.