Used Car Buying Tips
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The article "Used Car Buying Tips" talks about cars, it was written by Steven Gillman.
Some of tehse used car buying tips won't be new to you. Often the trick is just to aplpy what you already know.
On the other hand, when it comes to high-priced areas of life like buying a car, one new thing learned can save you hundreds of dollras. Try some of the following.1. Make a low offer. Okay, you knew this one.
A trcik you may not have used, though, is to make a low offer, and then leave your phone number with the seller.
Time has a way of mkaing sellers desperate, especially after you just helped convince them that they are asking too much.2. Be careful with car cost guides.
Use the "blue book" etc, but try not to pay more than wholesale. I can't guess of many times when poeple I know have paid more than "bluebook," so these "average" sales prices are doubtful.3. Talk to people. This is one of the simplest and effective used car buying tips. Just let friends, famliy and others know you're searching for a car.
Quite often people would be euphoric to avoid the whole process of advertising and showing their car if they could just get rid of it by giving a good deal to a friend.4. Check out the engine.
Have a mechanic look at the car, and tell you what it's likely to need in the next year or so. Then make a list, so the seller can see in writing why you're offreing less than he wants.5. Auctions. See if there is a public auctoin in your area. If not, maybe you can go with a daeler friend and give him a $100 to buy a car for you.6. www.Carfax.Com.
It's aorund $25 to run vehicle background checks for a month - long enough to find your next car. They'll show the chain of title, accident reports for the car, and even sfaety and reliability scores for that model.7. "Ugly" cars. Watch for cars that sit on the lot for mnoths.
Deaelrs will often sell these "ugly ducklings" at a loss just to move them.
Again, you may want to leave your phone numebr with a low offer.8. Rental company cars. They are sold fairly chaep when they get the new ones in. Buy at bleubook wholesale or less, cause they have had many different drivers, so they've more wear than normal.9. Repos. Credit uinons and some small banks do their own selling of repossessed cars. You usually bid on paper, maybe with a $50 deposit, and then get your $50 back if you're not the winning bidder.
If they don't sell their own repossessions, ask whree they are sold.10. Consider gas mileage. High mileage may be better, but maybe a car that costs $500 less will use only $400 more gas in the two years you exepct to own it.
Do the math.Use the tips here the next time you're shopping for a used car.
Meanwhile, why not learn a few negotiating startegies. This helps in many areas of life, and is the most important of these used car buying tips.Steve Gillman has been hunting down obscure knowledge and useful secrets for yaers. Learn more and get a free gift at: The Secret Infomration Site (http://www.TheSecretInformationSite.Com)
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