| There are always plenty of used cars for sale, and if | | | | wear patterns on the front tires. If it appears that |
| you are looking to buy a used car, one of the most | | | | they are wearing much faster on one side of the |
| important parts of the buying process is to visually | | | | tire, that may be an indication that the front end |
| inspect it yourself to determine it's condition. Unless | | | | may need work and you should also factor that into |
| you are an auto mechanic, you probably won't be | | | | the car price.Next go inside the car and continue your |
| able to get a thorough picture of the mechanical | | | | visual inspection by making notes about the condition |
| shape of the car, but you can still learn a lot by doing | | | | of the interior. If you notice excessive wear on the |
| a proper visual examination.Before you begin, it's a | | | | seats and carpet, perhaps including stains, this is a |
| good practice to have a checklist with you that | | | | good indication of the kind of care, or lack of it, that |
| allows you to make notes about what you see as | | | | the former owner gave to the car. Keep in mind that |
| you go. This can be important, especially if you are | | | | even the best car can suffer from owner neglect |
| looking at more than car at a time. It's easy to get | | | | and if that is the case here, it may be best to avoid |
| confused and not be able to recall specific details | | | | this vehicle altogether.Next try all of the power and |
| about each car after you have seen several in a row, | | | | climate controls on the dash. Make sure that all of |
| so being organized about the process can help out a | | | | the windows go up and down as they should, that |
| lot.The outside is a good place to start, so look over | | | | the power seats work in all directions, that the |
| the car body very carefully. Look for any evidence | | | | wipers, directional signals, horn, and electronics work. |
| that the car has been in an accident in the past. Does | | | | Then start the car and check that the air conditioning |
| the paint match on all body parts? Do you see an | | | | blows cold, and the heat is hot. While it is running, |
| obvious paint line from a previous repair? This doesn't | | | | listen for any noises that don't sound right.By making |
| mean that it is not a good car, but you want to able | | | | this kind of visual inspection of each car that you |
| to determine if the car has been in an accident and | | | | seriously consider, you can determine in advance |
| how extensive the damage was if you can. Look for | | | | whether you should now move to the next step |
| dings and car damage that may need repair, and | | | | where you have an independent mechanic thoroughly |
| especially for signs of rust as this can be very hard | | | | inspect it mechanically for final consideration.Jim |
| to eradicate once it has begun on a vehicle.Look over | | | | Johnson writes on many consumer related topics |
| the tires. If they are pretty worn, plan on buying a | | | | including autos. You can find out more about used car |
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