Buying a used can some times be a challenge. Can I trust the person that I am buying from? How do I know if it is a good deal? Am I paying to much for this car? These are just a few of the questions that run through our head as we prepare to buy that used car. We also want to get the best car for the money. I am sure that we have all run into the used car ad that has an incredibly cheap price on it. Is it to good to be true? Good question!
Beware! Many times if a car is priced so low there is a reason for it. Many times that reason is because there is something wrong with the car! Most times, it has been in a serious accident and the insurance company declared it as being totaled. You don't want to buy this car no matter how cheap it is. So how do we tell if this is a good deal or a lemon? Let's examine further!
So, how do you tell if this car is a golden deal or a lemon? Well, the first thing that I would look at even before looking at the car is the title. If the car has been in a bad accident or if the mileage has been tampered with you can normally tell by looking at the title. If the seller won't let you see the title, or if he can't find it, then I would begin to become suspicious.
Another scenario is this one; they will have had a new title made for the car. Many times they say that the original title was lost and so they had to get a new one. Sometimes this may be true, but many times it is just an easy way to hide the information that was on the original title.
Believe it or not, but I was fooled with one car seller. I looked at this truck and really liked it. It had less than 100,000 miles on it so I thought that the sale price was very cheap. He gave me his word that the miles were actual and that it was just a bit dirty. WARNING, it's not just dirty it is used! And has been used for a whole lot more then the miles, or seller are telling you.
I enjoyed it and it worked just fine for what I needed it to do. Two years time had passed and I was ready to sell it and get a sportier car. I listed the truck in the paper and hoped to get more then what I owed the bank. The first possible buyer really liked the truck and agreed to buy it. He took the VIN and told me he would bring a check within 2 days time. I was so excited!
To bad the excitement didn't last very long! Later on that night this gentleman called me back and asked to get out of the deal. I was a little shocked as I didn't know why he would have wanted out of such a good deal. He went on to tell me that he went online and checked the VIN of my truck and he found that it actually had 100,000 more miles then what was on the odometer. Was I shocked you might ask? Yeah, and mad also. I owned a truck that wasn't even worth what I owed on it just because I didn't check it out before I bought it.
What did I do? I took the hit. I lowered the price and told people that I wasn't for sure if the miles were accurate or not. It took much longer to sell and I didn't get nearly the money that I had expected. I also was a little mad at myself for not checking the VIN online myself before buying the truck. Oh well, live and learn right!
If you are unsure about the car you are considering buying then checking it out online. This is the whole purpose of the VIN and it can be very helpful to you. Even if it costs you some money to get a report, it can save you a lot in the future.
Let's continue thinking about this topic and consider this as you go. If a deal seems to good to be true; it normally is! Now if you are buying from your uncle Henry or someone that you know you can trust that is a different story. Otherwise I would proceed with caution. I hope that you all find your dream car for the price that you want. It is possible, just keep hunting!
Beware! Many times if a car is priced so low there is a reason for it. Many times that reason is because there is something wrong with the car! Most times, it has been in a serious accident and the insurance company declared it as being totaled. You don't want to buy this car no matter how cheap it is. So how do we tell if this is a good deal or a lemon? Let's examine further!
So, how do you tell if this car is a golden deal or a lemon? Well, the first thing that I would look at even before looking at the car is the title. If the car has been in a bad accident or if the mileage has been tampered with you can normally tell by looking at the title. If the seller won't let you see the title, or if he can't find it, then I would begin to become suspicious.
Another scenario is this one; they will have had a new title made for the car. Many times they say that the original title was lost and so they had to get a new one. Sometimes this may be true, but many times it is just an easy way to hide the information that was on the original title.
Believe it or not, but I was fooled with one car seller. I looked at this truck and really liked it. It had less than 100,000 miles on it so I thought that the sale price was very cheap. He gave me his word that the miles were actual and that it was just a bit dirty. WARNING, it's not just dirty it is used! And has been used for a whole lot more then the miles, or seller are telling you.
I enjoyed it and it worked just fine for what I needed it to do. Two years time had passed and I was ready to sell it and get a sportier car. I listed the truck in the paper and hoped to get more then what I owed the bank. The first possible buyer really liked the truck and agreed to buy it. He took the VIN and told me he would bring a check within 2 days time. I was so excited!
To bad the excitement didn't last very long! Later on that night this gentleman called me back and asked to get out of the deal. I was a little shocked as I didn't know why he would have wanted out of such a good deal. He went on to tell me that he went online and checked the VIN of my truck and he found that it actually had 100,000 more miles then what was on the odometer. Was I shocked you might ask? Yeah, and mad also. I owned a truck that wasn't even worth what I owed on it just because I didn't check it out before I bought it.
What did I do? I took the hit. I lowered the price and told people that I wasn't for sure if the miles were accurate or not. It took much longer to sell and I didn't get nearly the money that I had expected. I also was a little mad at myself for not checking the VIN online myself before buying the truck. Oh well, live and learn right!
If you are unsure about the car you are considering buying then checking it out online. This is the whole purpose of the VIN and it can be very helpful to you. Even if it costs you some money to get a report, it can save you a lot in the future.
Let's continue thinking about this topic and consider this as you go. If a deal seems to good to be true; it normally is! Now if you are buying from your uncle Henry or someone that you know you can trust that is a different story. Otherwise I would proceed with caution. I hope that you all find your dream car for the price that you want. It is possible, just keep hunting!
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