How to check the car before buying

How to check the car before buying

If you are going to buy a used car, find the appropriate option will most likely be easy. On the Internet there are hundreds of ads for the sale. In order not to become a victim of scammers or not overpay the extra money, you need to check the condition of the car before buying.

1
Check Start from the sale announcement. If more than a month passed from the date of publication, it should alert. Either the price is overestimated by such a car, or possible buyers have already watched cars and did not suit something.

2
Find out whether the seller is the owner of the car. If not, the value of the intermediator is included in the price. How many owners changed the car? The presence of more than two or three owners signals not too good technical condition of the machine. How will the seller react to your desire to inspect the car with the involvement of a specialist? If it refuses, most likely, this car is a problem, and it is better to look for another option.

3
Make a VIN number prescribed in the TCP, with a number on the car. In various models, this number is in different places - usually under the hood or in the doorway doorway. Feel free to ask the seller about the location of VIN. Explore the service records at the dealer in the service book. If the last record has been over a year ago, find out from the seller, where the car was serviced and whether there are confirming documents.

4
Hold the inspection of the body increased attention, this is the dear part of the car itself. Before inspecting, ask the seller to wash the car so that you can see all possible damage. Inspection spend in the daytime with natural light. Look at the car at different angles in order to compare the identity of the color of the body elements and determine whether there was no unfixed replacement of parts. If the objects reflected from the case are bends, most likely there was a dent in this place.

5
Inspect the trunk and niche under the spare wheel. If you see corrosion, it means there was a blow to the back and subsequent low-quality repair.

6
Open the hood and inspect the engine, whether there are no traces of lines of fluids. Purely wiped engine rather says that the seller tried to hide the leaks. Check the containers with brake fluid, engine cooling fluid, hydraulic power. Their level should be within the MIN-MAX marks. Check also the oil level and no foam in it.

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Make a trial seller. Enough so that he himself got behind the wheel, and you are near. Please note how the transmits are switched when squeezed - smoothly, without jerks? If you briefly release the steering wheel, the car must continue to move exactly. Check the braking - is there any vibrations on the steering wheel? Pay attention to the suspension - is there no extraneous sounds when driving around the uneven road?

8
Inspect the interior of the car. Check how other equipment is running - radio, climate control, alarm, heated seats and glasses.

Armed with these knowledge, you can independently check the car and make a purchase decision. Before issuing a deal, count, how much you can repair those flaws that you have discovered.

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