Tips To Purchase Used Car

"Thinking to purchase a used car?" "Facing problems while buying a used car?" every one of can get confused while buying used car. You need not to make worry anymore; there are only a few things that you should consider while purchasing a car.

When you decide to buy a used car lots of questions are bothering you. Whether you are taking a correct decision or not? , the car is affordable or not?, What will be the durability of the car?, Price will be in your budget or not? 

There is very easy way to get all of your answers, go through the following points and you will get your answers. After reading this complete article, you will change your point of view towards purchasing the used car.

Do some research

After your decision, ask few questions to yourself like "where I am going to purchase used car?", "who is authorised used car dealer?", "have you check reviews of a dealer?"

These are some simple questions you should ask yourself. Correct answers to these issues will solve your 50% problem.

You are purchasing a car not vegetables, so do some real research regarding car dealer and cars that will help decide better car for yourself.

You should do some research regarding car features, engine strength, wheels, etc.

The more you search, the more your decisions will be better. Nowadays you have the internet so you can search anything about cars and dealers, go with it.

The ultimate goal of your research is you should be able to find authorised dealer who is providing excellent service, and you should get more information about the car you are going to purchase.

Interior and Exterior

When car dealer show car, it's your responsibility to examine exterior and interior of the car carefully. Check whether there are not any damages of scratches that you are not aware of them.

After purchasing the car a few days later, you found some interior damages and you are complaining about the car to dealer and dealer is blaming you for that damage, for not letting this happen to check your cars more than two times before purchasing.

If you notice any damages/scratches show them to the dealer.

You should check following things.

Make sure the car is located on flat ground and verify that the vehicle is level to the ground. It shouldn't be sagging to one side.

Check the vehicle's exterior for rust, paint chips, rough spots, cracks and sections od paint that don't match. It looks for any areas that have fresh paint – this could indicate that paint was used to cover rust.

Check for large or small gaps between the door panels.

Confirm that all of the lights of the vehicle are working, this includes headlights, hazard lights, fog lights, break lights, license plate light. Look at the exterior lights to ensure that they are not cracked, missing or filled with moisture.

Examine the glass for any chips, cracks or scratches.

Ask yourself if the trunk is large enough to suit your needs. Check the trunk for a musty smell and look for water damage as the vehicle has experienced water damage.

Open all doors and ensure that they are in working order. Are they big enough for your family? (your child and elderly should not face difficulty )

Check the tires for cracks or bald spots. The tires should be worn evenly and the brand and size of each tire should match. Turning the steering wheel will help you inspect more of the front tires. It's also a good idea to ask the dealer about whether or not a spare tire is included with the car.

Make sure the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is located on the right side of the vehicle's dashboard when you're looking through the windshield from outside of the vehicle. It can also be found on the inside of the driver's side door, near where the door latches. Write this number down because you'll need it to run a CRPROOF report if the seller hasn't provided one already.

Take the time to sit in each of the vehicle's seats and get family members to give you their opinions as well. Are the seats and head restraints easily adjustable and do all of the controls work? Do you like the look and feel of the seats? Is there any damage like burns, holes, tears, stains, spots or scratches?

Check all of your interior lights and controls fully functioning? This includes your headlights, ceiling and interior lights, glove box lights and mirror lights.

Record the odometer reading and compare it to the car's listing. Check dashboard lights

Try out every control and switch to make sure they are in proper working order. Consider checking the windshield wipers and fluid control, heater/air conditioning, vents and airflow settings, mirror adjustments, GPS, door and window locks, power windows or roll-up handle, stereo, power outlets, front window and rear window defrost, speakers, horn, clock, steering wheel tilt adjustments, sunroof controls and releases for the hood, trunk and gas cap. Without having to lean forward? Will you be able to use some of these functions without being distracted while out on the road?

Test drive

Before you purchase the car, you must take a test drive. It ensures you that how you are comfortable with the car. When the dealer tells you about car features here, you can experience each feature.

You come to know about speed, engine status. On road, experience gives you information about the car than any dealer.

If you are not much aware of car's internal working, you can take a person who is trustable and having more knowledge about the car.

Find a quiet area, get the car up to the maximum legal speed, and jam brakes. See if the vehicle pulls to the left or right. The soft or squishy response should be checked out. ABS brakes will act differently.

When safe to do so take your hand off the wheel and see if the car pulls in one direction. Do this a couple of times on different road surfaces. This test indicates potential front-end alignment issues.

Mix the route up between local and highways.

Ensure that you are all functioning of the car is working well while driving on the road. 

Price

Check out purchase year along with the model number.

If particular functions are not working check whether its price is reduced or not?

Decide whether you are purchasing cash or having a loan if you are taking car loan read full documents carefully.

Usually, car dealer helps in car loans but still careful with interest rates, installments.

Make sure car is in your budget, and you are comfortable with the price.

Choose certified car from authorized dealer

The biggest benefit of choosing a certified pre-owned car over a standard used car is definitely the warranty coverage. It's true that some used cars might have their factory warranty remaining. Certified pre-owned programs extend existing warranties, which gives you coverage for a longer term.

Another benefit of buying a certified pre-owned vehicle is that they have better quality than a run-of-mill used car is.

Dealers only issue certified pre-owned warranties after a comprehensive inspection that makes sure the car in question doesn't have any severe defects or problems.