Being so close to physical harm she will do both metods regardless of what she finds:
That way she use all her options - kind of fits for me: The fast way to the safe house was not to get into a fight to begin with, and any planning can be done remotely.
Once in the safe house she'll come up with stending orders for the drones for such cases as well so they'll know what to do during a chase.
The physical perception test can be assisted by one of her drones that is as small as a bug. I do not remember the exact model now. Either for extra dice or just for the fluff - I'd assume she'd send it into the guts of the car and jump in just to have a look, etc - she'll probobly have a very creative way to physically search her car using this little guy.
We just woke up to feed the baby so I do not have the full char sheet but I do remember her basic dice pools so let's role:
intuiton again - (when something is important magic helps)
Improve Intuition Again:
14d6t5 3drain:
12d6t5 5dropping logic.
computers the fast way: (tough regardless feeling like she feels after being not prepered) she will not stop there regardless.
Computer:
15d6t5 3Then physical perception the paranoid way:
Did not include any bouns from the little guy as I do not know how having a tiny drone that can enter the egzoz, or walk inside the internal parts of the car effect such a perception check - I'll assume it atleast shorten the time because she can jump in and litterally use her senses inside her car to have a look - receieving bonuses from rig/hot sim etc.
So I imagine that there is no need to take everything out like a normal mechanic would - not to search perhepas just to remove the darn thing. She is just able to do the task in an unconventional way. Atleast it will be fun to fluff
Perception:
11d6t5 7updated: she also has the mage sight googles the coolest item in core rules. it is basically googles with fiber optic cable that can advance on its own. Their aim is tactical spellcasting, but I bet they can also reach into the internal of the car;)