Buying a used car can be problematic make sure you follow the below steps
1. Be willing to walk away
Don’t get overly attached to a car that you don’t own yet. Prepare ahead of time and don't let your emotions effect your decision making.
2. Inspect the owner before you inspect the car
Learning about the owner can teach you a lot about the car so if you are buying privately make sure you know what kind of person is he. How does he drive his car! How does he maintain and take care of the car! Is he the kind of person that would some of the bad stuff on you! Is he rushing the sale too much or he’s giving the time to inspect and make sure the car meets all your requirements!
3. Use a mechanic you know to test the car
Sometimes nearby mechanics to the showroom or the person you are buying from have a good relationship with the seller and might hide some of the bad stuff so make sure you take the car to a mechanic you know. And make sure that he inspects every single part of the car including the chassis, the engine, the brakes, gearbox….etc
4. Will the prices drop?
Make sure a new shape of the car you are buying is not hitting the market in the upcoming years because a new shape means a price drop for older models.
5. Mileage:
This point is usually a deal breaker but a well maintained vehicle with high mileage is better than badly maintained car with low mileages. Also an important point to look at is that some people can reduce the actual mileage of the car to make it more appealing for buyers. However now a lot of government car testing centers have the technology to deduct such wrongdoing for example in Dubai they can find out if the mileage has been manipulated.
6. Avoid impulse buying
Because you might end up buying a car that you haven’t checked thoroughly and notice problems after you buy the car.
7. Negotiate a Good Deal
Even if the car ticks all your criteria and you like everything about it, don’t go and buy it straight away at the asked price, make sure you bargain as much as you can, because usually prices are inflated, especially car traders usually ask for much more than the actual market price.
