Buying A Used Car

If you don’t want to invest in a new car for any reason, you of course have to go with something that has been owned by someone else. You can get a great car this way, but you have to be smart about buying a used car. There are a lot of great pre-owned vehicles out there, but there are plenty that you want to stay very far away from. Though most people are honest, there are some people who want to make money from a car that perhaps should be sitting in the junkyard instead of in your driveway.

If you are buying a used car from a car lot, you don’t have as much to worry about. However, you still want to have someone look over the car for you to make sure that you aren’t buying what they call a lemon. A lemon is a car that by all appearances seems to be a good car but ends up giving you a lot of problems after you buy it.There are laws out there called lemon laws to protect those who are buying a used car. Make sure you know what those laws are in your state.

If you are buying a used car from a private source, make sure you have a mechanic give the car a thorough inspection before you commit to buy or hand over any money whatsoever. You may have to pay to get someone to look over a car for you, but when you are buying a used car from a classified ad, you really need to know what you are getting into. If you know a mechanic who would do this for you for free, take them up on the offer. Don’t trust your eye if you don’t know much about cars. Some mechanics can tell if a car is good or not just by listening to the motor for a minute or two.

When you are buying a used car, make sure you have a receipt and perhaps a witness to the sale. If you are sold a lemon, you need to be able to show that you paid for the car, and that the car was misrepresented to you. This is not always easy. If you are buying a used car from someone who seems nice and you don’t want to insult him or her there is something you should remember. An honest seller will have no problem with you protecting yourself. If someone protests, you have to ask yourself why. Perhaps that is when you should look elsewhere for your new wheels.