Next Your Guide to Buying Used Car

1 .- Make time: Take the time necessary to make the search for your used car and is very critical. Watch many cars before making a decision. Be rational, do not be misled by their anxiety or first impressions and not be pressured by the seller of the car.

2 .- REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES NORMALLY? A: In principle on goods used no legal obligation to provide collateral.

A used car warranty can have the following cases: when the initial warranty provided by the manufacturer has not expired or when the distributor or vendor warrants voluntarily

(Number 26, section questions VEH CONSUMER GUIDE? ASS MOTOR, Superintendent of Industry and Trade, Andi and Fenalco)

3 .- TAKE THE DAYLIGHT TO REVIEW: Always try to inspect the vehicles during the day as you can see details better. Make an appointment with the seller early in the morning after the vehicle has been standing all night. You have to see how the car starts first time and you can also check the oil stains or other substances on the floor. You can verify if the car was already on that morning, only to place his hand on the hood, the temperature of the can will confirm this. Also note the position of the needle at the time of opening the swich.

4 .- GET A SECOND OPINION MAY THE MOST QUALIFIED accompanied .- Get a trusted mechanic or other person who can help make decisions and to contribute concepts. Also, if there are serious business prospects and the vehicle passed the preliminary screening is valid to want over-taking the car to ensure a more thorough examination in a reliable shop.

5 .- ANALYZE THE SELLER: You can do many tricks when it comes to selling cars, Note the factor of trust, provenance and transparency by the owner. Refrain from buying a vehicle whose owner does not inspire confidence, but he is getting a good deal and the car itself is emerging as an option. Fortunately for a used vehicle purchase, the buyer has a great deal on the market used allowing you to afford to decline options.

SHOW NO EMOTIONS 6 .- .- Discuss every detail calm and restraint, reserve and express opinions at the end taking care of it without offending the seller for no one likes to detract what is one. You should be very diplomatic in wanting to see the doubts that may become price reduction. Do not be afraid to ask the seller to help you or show you something, you have the right to do

7 .- NOT FORGET THAT USED IS USED .- It is normal for used cars suffer from details but generally must be in good condition. Make an objective account of these little things, evaluate and eventually have them taken into account for a possible downgrade of the vehicle. Do not dismiss, however, a car for little things like light bulbs or discharged fire extinguishers. Stop in significant detail and evaluate them from the point of view of ease to deal with them and this would lead to total outlay. For more "grape? that may be a used car ALWAYS give details to emerge.

8 .- ACCESSORIES B? SICOS .- Remember that it is usual that the car including spare tire, jack and other accessories spider but if it is expressly agreed. It is also usual to deliver existing copies of keys to doors and swich. Here we must advise that, while possible, do change the locks or at least, be placed additional insurance against intruders who possessed the car.

9 .- CHECK CAREFULLY

9.1 VEHICLE LINE:

Look at the edges and creases in the bodywork, which originally has this and that are defined from end to end on both sides or other points match as a solid line, defined and without irregularities. Besides the retention of relatively symmetric with respect to a plane perpendicular to the floor that divides longitudinally into two approximately equal parts.

9.2 STRUCTURE:

It should remove any doubt about the possibility that the car has been overturned or commit serious collisions suffered its structure. Consider carefully toe and studs, look for possible sprains, welds or patches of any kind, also possible decayed areas. Any strange aspect is important to analyze because it is very difficult to fix damage that compromise the structure of the vehicle.

If possible, observe the vehicle from another moving car, watch it coming and away, in the same line of travel and from other angles. Note especially that the car does not "walk? side, without strictly following a longitudinal axis. By the way if you do it calmly discuss and what is the behavior of the tires, if you bounce or zigzag

Regard to situations that have to do with structure is even more important than the engine condition. A truly reliable test will give a check on the test bench.

9.3 STATEMENT OF CANS AND PAINTING:

Initially observe if the joints of doors with respect to the studs are couples, like the joints of the body's defenses. See if it shows signs of hammered tin or angles and edges that do not follow a harmonica. Detail whether the packaging of glasses, especially the pan and the back, feel good against the surface thereof and against the metal frame.

Open the doors one by one and look for corroded areas, stop at the bottom of the door, where they have practiced drain slots. If these slots are severely obstructed internal corrosion there safe, verifiable, especially when removing the trim. Look for signs of fresh paint aerosol at the last minute, could be covering active corrosion.

Take advantage and try to sharpen their sense of smell to detect odors emanating from musty carpets that could reveal water infiltration into the cab, because rusted or holes that allow it.

Look for the tone of the painting is uniform throughout the body, if any other key areas to analyze how serious the impact might be led to the paint job and / or cans

Carry in your pocket a small magnet and place it in areas you might suspect that these filled with "tough?, Be careful, however, since that would include areas that originally come in plastic, fiberglass or other material .

Assess the general state of painting, its brightness and uniformity.

9.4 ENGINE:

Lift the hood and take a look at the engine compartment first. It is important to detect possible leaks of oil, brake fluid or hydraulic steering, analyze if they exist simply looking for weaknesses in the packaging lids or loose joints or loose clamps. Look at the general aspect presented by the engine compartment, it also gives an idea of ​​care has been taken with the vehicle. If you notice that this has been recently carried engine washing should be even more careful in wanting to leaks.

Inspect the radiator water to check for signs of oil. Also note the calibration rod this level and find that there are no signs of emulsion (oil and water blend that usually gives a milky appearance) that could reveal problems with the cylinder head gasket. Realize the level and the state has oil and its viscosity, making test with your finger and thumb.

Now try starting the engine of the vehicle and note how efficiently it does or if, on the contrary, it must "flip-flops? or insist on the starter.

Warm up the engine as close as possible to its working temperature and check for odors of burning oil fires or fuel leaks. Sharpen your ear and make sure there are no strange noises or shocks inside the engine. Also note if it is drowning and if idling is smooth and even.

Raise engine speed to about 2,000 and the exhaust note, there should be no presence of blue smoke or white, very dense, they reveal problems in the operation of the engine, especially the first, which is characteristic to the oil burning in the chambers of combustion. In cold weather it is normal as the engine heats occur in relative abundance in the exhaust steam. This should be odorless and in no event shall cause irritation or discomfort in the eyes.

Suggest a ride in the car and initially confirm the softness in the introduction of the changes, steering, clutch and brake.

If the car is a mechanic do this test: take it up when asked for the third, further accelerate and five or six seconds return the handle to second and analyze the behavior of the car. If the car has good compression you should feel that the car tends to slow sharply because of opposition from the present to the engine speed, a phenomenon that also involves going down a slope properly using this trend.

Try the solvency of the engine to climb a slope. Also check the comments in lowering it in the second paragraph above. You should feel the engine braking helps in preventing the runaway wagon.

If you can additionally measured by a mechanic do the compression of the cylinders to be safer. The reading varies according to engine capacity and other factors, but a good mechanic will tell you if it is within acceptable values. More important than the values ​​that throw the test is the difference between the readings of the various cylinders. Them, must never be above about 8 psi between two or more cylinders.

See if the driver turns on the CHECK ENGINE when the engine is running, if a fault occurs and the engine that must be diagnosed by moving the vehicle to a scanner.

9.5 CLUTCH AND BOX:

step on the clutch pedal and detect if it occurs while a sound like dry ball bearing. If so this element would be for change but also would be strong indication that the remaining two elements (disk and press) also may be.

Accelerate the vehicle in a high exchange rate, third or fourth hopefully in a slight slope, you should notice that the speed increase also corresponds to an increase in speed. Otherwise the disc is slipping due to wear in this and / or press.

Try switching to a lower gear going slow. This action must be free of squeaks or noises

Verify that all the changes to soft, without noise or harshness. Like if the car is not a standard check that automatic transmissions are switched smoothly.

9.6: ADDRESS:

Check that the steering moves smoothly and evenly. In turn the steering wheel steering with only a slight effort. It is important that there is no play in the steering wheel all the way and be fulfilled without roughness, or friction strange that the car does not vibrate when you exceed a certain speed anomaly commonly known as very-very.

Note that the planes of the wheels at right angles to the floor and the distance between the points above the two front wheels is the same, approximately that of the two subsequent points of the same, namely, that in terms more technical, the tires do not show obvious mismatches in CAMBER and TOE (convergence, divergence). Check the tires show wear evenly.

9.7 BRAKES

The brake pedal should not have much travel to act or have excessive free play, three or four millimeters are ideal for the latter.

Braking should be effective without requiring considerable effort from the driver.

By applying the brake pedal should not fluctuate, as this would be possible indication of twisted disks

Verify now that the handbrake operates properly.

9.8 MISCELLANEOUS:

note that the dashboard is in good condition and that the speedometer, odometer, tachometer and other elements to work properly.

Note that light, whistle, and general electrical system works. . Observe the condition of the trim and upholstery.

Observe the general condition of glass and mirrors. Pay special attention to the pan.