Hello again at Automagazined. Buying used car isn’t always as expensive as buying the new one, but can be a confusing and daunting prospect since lots of consideration such as cost, and type of car to be made. What more, is it legitimate, roadworthy, reliable? As a smart consumer, you must thought of having new cars, and also used cars for your daily life. Where should you buy your used car? Let us share some tips that might probably help you.

Here we provide tips on how to select the best used car for you.

External inspection

The first one is to ensure that the external conditions do not rust that might need for a repair. Kindly ensure that the car body color tones are similar in all surfaces. Tons of different colors could mean that the car had been painted and this indicates that the car might probably involved in an accident in past.

Engine inspection

Upon checking the engine, ensure that there is no major modification for the engine, clean and no leaks of cylinder oil on top of the engine surface.  Check the hidden corners of the engine to ensure that no indentation or marking dented car had an accident. Computerize inspection might helps on this if you are extra careful and willing to spend to look for the most quality one.

Internal inspection

The car interior must be in good condition and no rust or cracks, with working equipments such as radios, air-conditioners, light switches and power windows. Also ensure that all accessories are in the car is original and not replaced with a different accessories might help to show that the owner is very strict with the standard version without modification.

Car Test Drive

Upon switching on the car, ake sure all the meters and indicator lights to mark the work and the car in good condition. Make sure there is no vibration in the engine, no problems with the gearbox system, the temperature of the car stable and not rapidly increase and decrease. Make sure that no unusual noise is heard and not passed any vibration when the car moves, especially when changing gears uphill and downhill.

Upon test drive the car you choose, it should go into gears easily without crunching or slipping uphill and downhill. You can check for slipping by driving uphill in top gear. If the car is automatic transmission, check the dipstick of fluid levels. Avoid to go for the vehicle that smells like burnt on it.

Moreover, ensure that the vehicle handling is well responsive, not too wobbly or pulling to one side. The brake should work quickly and easily with pedal responsive resistant and not going all way down to the floor (showing that the pedal brake is working). The tyres should also have sufficient tread and with no cracking at all. You can refer to the odometer to see for clocking if numbers are out of line.

General condition also affect the vehicle which can also reflects its mileage. Try to have a look under the carpet between the front and back doors to avoid signs of welding which indicated that the car body might be joined together and might have been in serious accident before.

Final Inspection

Make sure that the chassis number and engine number with the car registration document. Check with the authorities, such as RTD and Police to ensure that the car had no record of previous offenses and the car details are correct and not been. altered

Remember, if you concern up until this stage, it is better to walk away from the vehicle that show the mention sign and look for another else. This guide might be useful for those who like buy used cars. If you have any guidelines that can be added, please feel free to submit comments below.