subject: What First Time Car Buyers Should Know When Buying a Car [print this page] What First Time Car Buyers Should Know When Buying a Car
Cars are expensive especially brand new ones as you can see in any Alberta Chevy Dealership. Just a word of advice, don't be too quick in sealing your car deal. Spend some time to ponder first with your choice, do a bit of research to ensure that the car you are planning to buy is the right one for you or your needs.
Buying a car is not as easy as buying new pair of shoes. It can be scary for first time buyers. Knowing a few car basics however, can be a real life saver when going to any used car dealerships like the Alberta Chevy Dealerships to shop for a car.
Lemon cars breaking down or worst, bursting into fumes just after a few miles of driving it off is a popular urban story and a car buyer's nightmare. That is why laws are created to protect car buyers from lemons that provide redress in case they ended up buying a lemon. So how can you avoid buying a lemon car, especially when opting to buy a used car? Needless to say, buying a lemon car can cause a great deal of frustration which led to the passing of laws that protect buyers from car manufacturers that produced lemons and gives provision for redress.
To protect yourself against buying a lemon car especially when buying from a used car dealership, here are some helpful tips:
1. Inquire online whether the particular car model you want has any recalls.
2. Once you learn the previous owner of the car, ask how often he takes the car for maintenance, or if the car has had any major repair or problems.
3. Ask owners of similar model if they are happy with it.
4. Get the car's historical records to be sure that the car is clean and was not issued any salvage title.
5. Ask the owner or car dealer if you could have the car inspected by a trusted mechanic. Your mechanic can see what you cannot and can give you objective assessment of the used car you're about to buy.
6. Take the car for a test drive. Doing so will let you know the car better especially how its engine perform, the condition of its combustion, how smooth its transmission is, and over all condition.
Finally, think twice of sellers who are too eager to sell you the car at a very low cost. Ask why he or she is selling the car or why he is selling the car at a very low cost.
