Getting Yourself A Used Car

Do you need a car to commute to college and other places? Is your father refusing to buy you a car? Most parents are worried about their children crashing their cars into walls and trees and injuring themselves and their precious cars. You can now convince your father of your safe driving skills and buying you a used car. Used cars are cheaper than first hand cars and hence will pinch your father’s pocket a little less. If you comb through the market a little carefully, then you can find a car that is as good as a new one.

There are certain parameters that you should consider while thinking of buying a used car.

Age of the car- Do not buy a very old car because it might have a lot of internal problems that won’t be apparent when you buy the car but will crop up once you start driving it. There may be a problem with the clutch or brake plate, you might have to get the brake fluid replaced etc.

Even if there is no problem with the essential parts of the car, there may be problems with the body of the car like faulty doors.

It would be better if you buy a car that was driven by the owner himself and not a chauffeur because owners take more care while driving a car. It is for this reason too that you should consider buying a car that was personally owned and not used commercially.

Number of Miles driven- Even if a car is relatively new, you must consider the number of miles the car has been driven. Tyres usually need to be replaced once a car has been driven for 40,000km. If you buy a hatchback, then you will have to spend Rs 3000 or so to get each tyre replaced. Hence, to get 4 tyres replaced, you will have to spend Rs 12000! The more a car has been driven the more the engine will be worn out.

However, do not buy a used car that has hardly been driven either because it would lead to rusting of different internal parts and dying out of the car battery.

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Tax and Insurance Papers- Do not buy a car with who insurance papers you find fault as they could have been tampered with. You should also not buy a car for which you would have to pay road tax very soon. Road taxes could cost you between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 which is an expense that you would not want to incur right after buying your car.

Try to find a car within your own RTO because it would make the process of getting the ownership title transferred faster.

Make sure you take a car mechanic or someone who understands cars well with you in order to understand the true condition of a car. 

If you do not know where to begin looking for secondhand car, then you can go online. Websites dedicated to classifieds have advertisements listed by individuals who are selling their old car and companies dealing in old cars.