| We all love a bargain. We like hearing about people | | | | second hand cars advertised on a used car website |
| who have saved a stack, beaten the odds and scored | | | | where their origin and history can be easily |
| where others have failed. Add to this the invariable | | | | camouflaged. |
| small extension to the truth and the legend of the | | | | Returning to the seller with a faulty purchase is often a |
| 'Bargain' grows with each telling. A closer look at the | | | | miserable and unrewarding experience. Buying from |
| 'Bargain' can often show the line between 'great deal' | | | | used car websites, where the outlay and potential loss |
| and 'expensive mistake' to be closer than often | | | | is substantial, is therefore a transaction that must be |
| admitted. This is particularly prevalent when buying a | | | | clearly researched prior to the handing over of hard |
| second-hand car and especially from used car | | | | cash. Buyers must check out the bone fides of any |
| websites. | | | | site that purports to put them into car of their dreams |
| The total integration of the information highway, that is | | | | at a price they can't pass. |
| the internet, into our everyday lives, allows use to | | | | A short chat with a member of any Police Stolen Car |
| peruse any aspect of intrigue or information that tickles | | | | Unit will convince even the most enthusiastic to take |
| our fancy. When it comes to buying a second-hand | | | | special care when buying from a used car website. |
| car many will sit down and trawl the myriad of pages | | | | Prior checks on who operates the site: who advertises |
| available on a used car website. As eyes scan | | | | on it: what the integrity of those selling is: what checks |
| digitised photographs of glossy used cars, the | | | | are in place on the sellers? And very importantly, have |
| presumption is often one of 'Better than at Home' | | | | they got protocols in place when the buyer has a |
| combined to better spec. And so the sting can be set. | | | | legitimate issue with their purchase? |
| Very often we are totally sold on what we see and | | | | Buying from a used car website through an |
| what we read. Add to this the factor of 'Faraway hills | | | | established dealer, preferably one affiliated to a |
| being green' and we can easily set ourselves up for a | | | | recognised body, will provide buyers with an umbrella |
| fall. Not forgetting that an unscrupulous seller often | | | | of safety they cannot expect to get elsewhere. The |
| knows that complaints from abroad can be effectively | | | | cheapest being the dearest in the long term is a |
| ignored without any recourse. The old adage Buyer | | | | conversation buyers can avoid having by buying with a |
| Beware is particularly relevant when referring to | | | | long time view as distinct from short time gain. |