subject: How to compare a used car when it comes to online shopping [print this page] If you are in the market for a used vehicle, you have probably already developed your very own online shopping strategy. You may have already visited Auto Trader, Kijiji, and Craigslist to hunt for the right deal on the right vehicle. If you are comparing a used vehicle, don't just go to the bottom of the list and contact the dealer with the lowest price. Smaller dealers will have much lower prices, due to few reasons. The small independent dealers are not afraid of purchasing vehicles from auctions, brokers, or other dealers. This can include vehicles such as rental cars, insurance company write offs, out of province vehicles or even U.S imported vehicles. The accident and service histories on these vehicles will be a lot more difficult to trace and some times the entire vehicle could be repainted without telling you the customer. You should keep track of the average selling price for the vehicle you are looking for; you should consider purchasing the vehicle straight from its manufacture dealer first. For example if you are looking to purchase a used Honda Civic, after browsing through hundreds of ads you should look for the lowest advertised price from a Honda dealer. Make contact to make sure the vehicle is still available and have your shopping list handy before you go out on your shopping spree.
One mistake to avoid is don't get trapped with the advertised warranty, many small dealer's warranty program just looks good on paper, but trying to make a claim against it is almost impossible. You will be facing delays, and run around until you give up and pay for the repairs yourself. Do ask your dealer to provide you with a CarProof report, and any reason they can't provide you one, you should think twice about the purchase. If a CarProof report is provided to you, look for the vehicle lien registration origin, try to stay away from out of province cars coming from Quebec or U.S. If the vehicle has a claim against it, it will show on the last page of the report. This accident history data can be easily misinterpreted if not careful; the claim amount ideally should be less than $3000 any more than that can be something serious.
Once you have made up your mind on which dealer you want to deal with, you can always present your research and use that as a bargaining tool. There is nothing else more effective when you pull out the data to back up your claim. Don't get upset if the dealer can not match the price from another dealer, at the end of the day you are just trying to minimize your expenses, therefore any savings you can get will be helpful. Don't be greedy close the deal if the dealer is willing to offer you a discount. Thank you for reading this article it is brought to you by Used Mazda Toronto, your quality used vehicle dealer in Scarborough area, to visit us online please go to http://www.usedmazdatoronto.ca
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How to compare a used car when it comes to online shopping
