subject: Second Hand Car - The How To Guide [print this page] Money is short, security haunts and comfort is just as desirable as it can be and hence, a second hand car is an answer to everything. How? If you are short on money, you can easily grab a second hand car in a good condition and the best thing is that the value of the cars depreciate significantly and at a much faster rate compare to the rate at which the cars get old! Hence, at a very low price, there are chances that you will be able to find an used car in a good condition. When you get a car, even though used, you can actually enjoy the comfort of a car and you need not think of your security while walking back home from your office. But how do you find an used car and what are you supposed to do to buy one? Let us find out the answers to these questions.
Finding an used car: This is the first thing that you need to do. You need to find a car of your choice and that too, you need to find one which is used! The first place where you can find an used car is with the dealers of used cars. Be ready to pay some overhead cost that the dealer will be charging because they need to cover their manpower management costs and their operational expenses. You can also look for advertisement on papers as well as car magazines where the owners put their cars on private sales. The other way to find them is to see different cars parked here and there with a tag "For Sale". These cars will generally have phone numbers attached so that you can contact the owner or the seller. You can also find small paper cuttings pasted in public areas. Finally, word of mouth is a method which can help you to find a car put on sale. Definitely, if you are looking for easy purchase and want to avoid trouble, you can go for dealers which will often get your car repaired on demand at very low prices simply because you have bought the car from them! So, how to find a dealer? Online search is the simplest answer! There are several forums and websites which review the services of the dealers. Read the reviews before committing with any dealer.
Check everything: Don't rush! If you do, there are chances that you will fall in the pit. Gather as much information as possible about the car. Compare these with the information about the other cars and then think of buying. Make sure that you check all the aspects like engine, body, tires and everything possible. Check for any hidden defects. You will also like to know about the mileage, fuel consumption, number of kilometers run and more. Better talk with the dealer or the owner and also verify (in case of private sale) whether the car has been registered with some kind of criminal act or not. This means, you need to run police checks as well. You will never want to fall in trouble! Will you?
Finally, while buying a second hand car, look at the overall cost like sales tax, repairing costs, licensing cost and more and once you are comfortable with everything, you can buy it!
