| If you want to save time and frustration when buying | | | | news. Black smoke means there is something wrong |
| a used car then then read on. There are dozens of | | | | with the way the car is burning gasoline. In any event, if |
| things that you could check when you're looking at | | | | the car smokes, you don't want to buy it. |
| used cars, but that would take far more time than | | | | 3. Brakes |
| most of us have. in this article there are four things | | | | Another one of the crucial things to check on a used |
| listed that you must check when buying a used car, | | | | car is the brakes. You're going to need to take the car |
| vehicle history, exhaust smoke, brakes and interior. This | | | | on a test drive to check this one. What you want to |
| will only take a small amount of time and give you a | | | | do is to take the car to an area without traffic, then go |
| good idea as to what kind of car you're about to buy. | | | | around 30 mph and press down hard on the brakes. |
| 1. Vehicle History | | | | You don't want to do this hard enough to slide, but you |
| This is actually one of the easiest things to check | | | | do want a quick deceleration. If the brakes vibrate or |
| when buying a used car. Services like the constantly | | | | make any strange noises, they need replaced. If there |
| advertised, Carfax, exist to make this as easy as | | | | are any problems with the brakes, you should probably |
| possible. Any decent, reputable dealer will be able to | | | | walk away; although these are easily repaired, they |
| provide a vehicle history. Ask for service books and | | | | usually indicate a car that hasn't been properly |
| owners manuals as well. If they don't give you the | | | | maintained. |
| information, then you should probably walk away. You | | | | 4. Interior |
| can run your own history check with the VIN number. | | | | As far as things to check when purchasing a used car |
| In either case, what you're looking for is a car that | | | | go, this one that doesn't get as much thought as it |
| hasn't been in any accidents or needed major work | | | | should. What you are looking for here is a disparity |
| done. | | | | between the interior of the car and the mileage. If the |
| 2. Exhaust Smoke | | | | car has low mileage and a really beat up interior, this is |
| You need to have the dealer start the car up for you | | | | a sign of either poor maintenance or odometer fraud. |
| while you watch the exhaust pipe. What you want to | | | | On the other hand, if it has high miles and a like new |
| happen is for there to be maybe a little white steam | | | | interior, this can be a sign the car was owned by |
| coming out of the car. You shouldn't get smoke out of | | | | somebody who really took care of it. |
| the exhaust, unless you're looking at a diesel, in which | | | | Check these four things, vehicle history, exhaust |
| case a little black smoke initially is acceptable. White | | | | smoke, brakes and interior, when buying a used ca. It |
| smoke is usually an indicator of engine problems. Blue | | | | will give you a good picture of the quality of the car |
| smoke means the car is burning oil, which is very bad | | | | you're buying, and this will save you big money. |