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3 Responses to “What information should be considered before buying a used car?”

1. By fordman on Dec 27, 2008

   You should look and see if the body is straight and clean. See if there is any overspray on places where it shouldn’t be, indicating body work done on the car.

   Take the car to a trusted mechanic and have the car inspected by him before you buy not after. He can advise you about the condition of the car.

2. By cc123 on Dec 29, 2008

   I’ve bought 3 used cars. I always buy an unlimited 30 day carfax account. All you have to do is go to carfax.com and select the “unlimited 30 day account” option. Then you fill out a short form and enter your credit card number. You are then instantly able to run an unlimited number of carfax reports for 30 days (just plug in the vin # and press enter). I also shop around at many different dealerships and never get “married” to a car. A car salesman can tell when you really want a car and he won’t be as flexible when it comes to negotiating the price. Once you have chosen a car you like and you have done a carfax, then you need to take it to a mechanic and have it checked out before you buy it. If you do all of these things you should get a quality used car at a fair price.

3. By jonste415 on Dec 30, 2008

   look at all the body lines…Where the hood meets the fenders, where the bumper meets the body. also look to see if the tires are wearing unevenly. the body lines will tell you if it was in an accident, if the lines are crooked. the tires wearing could be a suspension problem, or maybe just out of alighment. take it for a test drive on highway and press on the brakes with your hands off the steering wheel. if it pulls to one side, or if the pedal vibrates you have a brake problem. car fax is nice but if it was in an accident and the people repaired it them selves or took it to a back yard mechanic you will not know nothing about it.