August 19th, 2008 
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Buying a car that has been previously owned offers you the opportunity to buy a real bargain. However there are some steps you should take to ensure that you are getting a bargain and not being sold an illegal or potentially dangerous car or simply a heap of rubbish!
1. First and foremost buy from a reputable car dealer who specialises in selling quality cars. It may seem a cheaper option to buy from a private seller, but there are some distinct disadvantages of doing this. You will have little or no legal safeguards if you are sold a car which has been stolen or still has outstanding credit. If this is the case the car can be confiscated and returned to its rightful owner-leaving you without a car and well and truly out of pocket. When buying from a reputable dealership a full history check of the car will have been carried out, giving you the peace of mind that once purchased the car will legally belong to you.
2. During the car’s history check the reputable car dealership will have flagged up if the car has been involved in an accident. They will then carry out a visual inspection to check for signs of welding between the front and back doors. If this is present it may indicate that the car is a ‘cut and shut’. This is the term given to cars which have been made from the front half of one car and the back end of another and joined together. Not only is this illegal, ‘cut and shut’ cars are potentially death traps.
3. Always make a visual inspection of the car. Walk round and look for signs of damage, differences in paint work colour, scratches and dents. Check the interior looking for signs of negligence by the previous owner. If you are looking at older models there is bound to be signs of normal wear and tear-if you are looking for absolute perfection maybe you should be considering buying a new car. Be realistic when carrying out your visual inspection.
4. Check the paperwork. Make sure the registration document details match the car you are looking at. Again, if you buy from a reputable company this won’t be an issue-but it’s worth checking for your own peace of mind. If the car is under three years old make enquiries as to any manufacture’s warranties. These can be transferred to the second owner in the majority of cases. Many dealerships offer their own guarantees or warranty on cars they sell-another huge advantage of buying from them rather than privately.
5. Take the car or cars for a test drive. Make sure you use all of the gears, including reverse, during the test. Listen for odd noises, rattling or clanking-these may indicate that repairs may soon be required. The overall handling and comfort of the car is important. Check that there is no pull on the steering and that it drives in a straight-line without any veering to the left or right. During the test drive at different speeds-keeping with the legal limits. Check the car accelerates as it should and of course that the brakes are in good working order when stopping.
Whichever make, model or price range of used cars you are looking for buying from a reputable dealership offers much more peace of mind than buying from a private seller.
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What type of Used car would you recommend for Delivery work?I am thinking about working part-time delivering suitcases for my friends company, but I have a new car that I don't want to use for that, So I would like know what type used station wagon or van I could buy cheap and that good on gas mileage.
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Financed cars is more expensive to insurance cause it requires full coverage. You can compare how much you would pay for full coverage of this car using this tool – carquotes.sinfree.net
I don't think it matters when you rear end someone..
i think that automatically makes it your fault
Everyone wants their own car at this age, and you're not different. Your best bet is to accept what your mom is saying right now, and in the meantime start saving with the money from your job. Then try to re-approach them with the money that you saved, and ask maybe if they would loan you the other half. Maybe if they see you're responsible enough to save a good chunk of money for a goal, then they will be more willing to help you. I know you didn't want to hear about the job thing, but that is a reality. When we want something, we have to work for it. Just the fact that you aren't willing to do that, may be an indication that you aren't ready for the responsibility that comes with owning your own car. You have to think about insurance, license plates, maintenance, plus the gas. It's not just take the keys, and drive.
I am 100% certain that this is a scam. Propay doesn't even accept Money Grams. DON'T do it!!
Well There could be a few things going on here. First The previous owner could have replace the factory radio. When they decided to trade or sell the car who ever put the factory radio back in could have forgot to plug in the wires that control the steering wheel controls. Usually its a smaller harness with one wire in it. Or Maybe whoever installed the aftermarket radio previously cut up the harness. Your best bet would be to go to a stereo shop and have them pull out the radio and check to make sure all harnesses are plugged in and still intact. The shop I used to work at would only charge about 20 to 30 dollars to look behind the radio. We only charged more if we had to wire anything up
if you can sand blast that would be your best bet , if no body work is needed , after blasting use tack cloth to clean parts, then primer the parts and ,( make sure that the parts are warm up around 70 to 80 degrees if to cold the paint will run) sand primer lightly with 220 wet sand paper with clean water , let part dry complete ,then paint. (taking the parts off good idea )
The best advice I can give you would be to contact an attorney. I work at a car dealership and I can tell you (in my state) putting a stop payment on a check can be a serious offense.
Verbal promises are only good as the paper they are written on. You should have something in writing that pertains to the warranty and the selling party will have to live up to that and nothing else.
After stopping payment on something you have purchased, you have essentially turned your purchase into theft (auto theft in this case and yes that's a felony) regardless of your intention.
Don't listen to anyone here unless they're an attorney. Seek the advice of an attorney or you may find yourself way in over your head if you already aren't.
It's a high mileage 17 year old vehicle. The fact that the engine and transmission have never been rebuilt is a negative, NOT a positive. It already has engine problems in that it has a blown head gasket. If it were all that easy to fix, the owner would fix it and sell it for more, wouldn't he?
Just the head gasket alone, if everything were done right, would be more than the $700 to $800 he's estimating.
I'd pass.