im going to buy a used car ....need help?

Question

what do i need to know what car im going to buy?????i dont have knowledege how automobile machine works...need help guys!...

Answer 1

YOU NEED TO KNOW THE MILEAGE, AN CONDITION. CHECK THE HISTORY OF THE CAR. YOU CAN EVEN CHECK THE KELLY BLUE BOOK PRICE TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS TO MUCH AN WHATS JUST RIGHT.

Answer 2

First what you should know is that buying a used cars is a buying somebodies else problems. When you are buying from a private party check a on ¨Carfax¨ the vehicle history. It is very important, there are a lot of lemon cars out there. Once you check it out you should ask
a mechanic to inspect a car. Never buy without inspecting it first. Usually inspectin is only visual so you know nothing about engine condition, transmition, fuel stem and so on. I give you an example. I do not want to scare you. Take my advise and avoid hell that I had to go through. Engine for example may burn oil. There is now way telling it by visual inspection. Transmission for example might work but can be worn out. So unless you are buying from a trusted individual with every oil change,regular inspections documented do not buy from a private party. Labor and part are very expensive ($72/hr) and costs may very quickly exceed your car value. Another option is to buy a certified card for example from CarMax. The deal is that any car dealer hikes up prices. I do not think it is worth it. What I learned a hard way is that you should buy a new car. No headaches, it has warranty.You may say I cannot afford it. Believe me if you can afford buying a used car and later on pumping money into repairs i am sure you can affor a new car. There plenty of options of buying a new car. Cars are the cheapest by the end of the year. You get an rebate but after one 1-2 months your car is already 1 yr old therefore it depreciated already by one year values. It does not matter when you plan on keeping your car. Another option is to buy a new car that is already one year old by has not been drive. Car manufacturers have cars that have not bee sold on time. For example you can get now 2006 Chevy Silverado with 4000$ rebates. Another option is to lease a car. Your installments are lower but there are other constraints. My advice is to buy a new car, even if you have to buy Kia Rio. Hunday etc. New is new.
You know little about cars so do not go with used cars.

Answer 3

When you find the used car you want to buy, before you buy it do a Carfax.com report on the car you'll need the Vehicle identification number to do this. It will give you the complete history of the car accidents, flood damage etc. Have a mechanic look at it and check it over really close and make sure that it's in good running condition.

Don't believe a word out of the persons mouth that's selling you this car, dealer or even private owner. See if they have a warranty on the vehicle for any length of miles etc.

Answer 4

Not knowing what country you're in, I'm not sure if mechanics do pre-purchase inspections, but since you don't know anything about cars, that's what you want to do.

The car you buy should:

Have no rust

Make no weird squealing or knocking or pinging sounds

The engine compartment after you test drive it should smell faintly oily. You should not smell burning, or gasoline.

You want something without too much power, and tolerant of poor maintenance, since you obviously can't handle much of a car, and you probably will mess up or ignore maintenance more than a knowledgable person would.




If you can, get recent (mid 90s or later) Japanese car. Toyota Corolla/Camry, Honda Civic/Accord are your best bets. Other makes depend on what part of the world you live in. (European Ford and GM models are generally better than what we get in North America, for example, and other local manufacturers are scattered about here and there.)