The secondary car market is twice as popular as the primary one. This is largely due to the fact that citizens do not have a lot of money in order to afford to buy a car from scratch. Like any market, the car market has its pros and cons, various alternatives. How to protect yourself when buying a car? How to buy a used car correctly and not waste your time and money - these are the questions potential buyers often ask.
3 ways to buy a used car
1. So, there are three options for buying a used car. The first option is a sales contract between the seller and the buyer directly, without intermediaries. Usually the buyer can find out about the sale of a car from newspapers, special magazines, advertisements, thematic Internet sites. The buyer should be careful and careful, and even more so when inspecting the car. A test drive is possible, but it will be better if the current owner is driving the car, not the future one. In addition, you should remember about the need to conclude a contract. Firstly, it will protect from the unpleasant legal consequences of non-compliance with the simple written form of the contract; secondly, the written contract will be a kind of guarantee for both parties, which, among other things, will reflect the value of the car and other essential conditions of the concluded sales contract.
2. The next option for buying a used car is buying from dealers. For the buyer, this option is not much different from the first. The cost of the car is often already established, bargaining is almost inappropriate, although it is worth trying. Before buying a car, you need to read the reviews of other customers about a particular dealer in order to protect yourself and make sure that the dealership does not have a bad reputation. Having chosen one car, the buyer may not buy it for various reasons, but he can always choose another car that suits him in terms of configuration, price and technical condition. It is better to go shopping on weekdays at the beginning of the week, since there will be many other potential buyers on weekends.
3. And finally, the last option to buy a used car is to buy (and at the same time sell) cars by trade-in. This option is the easiest and safest way to sell your old car and buy a new one at the same time. The scheme of such relations is simple: the owner of the car turns to the dealer with the requirements that he makes to the car he wants to buy. His own car is being evaluated at the same time. The dealer finds a car that is suitable for the requirements and concludes contracts with both the customer who turned to him and with the owner of the car that the applicant wants to purchase. Naturally, such car dealership services are paid for by the car buyer.
How to choose a used car
Before buying a used car, you need to decide what money the buyer has, why he needs a car, take into account the technical nuances, while all parameters should be considered together, and not separately.
The next step is to select a specific used car and inspect it. First of all, the inspection is best done on a clear day in daylight, so all the flaws available to the human eye will be noticeable.
When buying a used car, it is a good idea to have a device that sets the thickness of the paintwork with you. Factory paint is applied with a thickness of 70 - 180 microns. The thickness of the scatter during native painting will not exceed 10-15 microns for the part, and for the whole machine - from 20 to 25 microns. The detected deviations make it possible to bargain.
The windshield and side windows are worth inspecting. If the logos and the dates of the glass production do not coincide, it is worth finding out the reason. Replacing the windshield is not as terrible as replacing the side windows: a stone from other cars on the road could get into the windshield, but the side windows are not easy to break, perhaps there was some kind of traffic accident.
The car interior is also subject to compulsory inspection. Odometer readings can be corrected, and therefore should not be relied on alone. The state of the steering wheel will play the role of a good indicator: visible scuffs will signal prolonged and active use of the car. Seat wear will also show these parameters. But new covers in a used car can indicate not only the zeal of the owner, but also the desire to hide the real mileage.
When choosing a used car, look around the engine compartment. There should be no oil leaks in principle. Take a car ride. Let the owner describe the eight, drive over the bumps. If knocks come out, you need to visit the diagnostics. Do not be confused by the payment for this service, but the true state of the car will be known.
The best assistant when inspecting a used car is a specialist. If he is not in the environment, then you can search through the Internet.
