| Tips to buy a car | | | | Tips to sell a car |
| 1) Always decide the budget you can afford to | | | | • Fix up your car before you sell it: If there is |
| buy the car. Since you are buying the used car | | | | any repair work to be done fix it. You can also |
| always include price of the Car, repairs and | | | | attract your car's customers by waxing your car, |
| maintenance cost of the car, Car insurance and | | | | vacuum inside and gloss up the tires. The better |
| so on. | | | | your car looks the higher chance you stand for |
| 2) Decide the Car you would like to buy. The best | | | | getting a good price. |
| option would be to go for a mid-sized car as | | | | • Workout the price you will be selling the car |
| these cars are available at great bargains. | | | | for: Be confident about your price range. Always |
| 3) You can also take a test drive of the car and | | | | negotiate up from the factory invoice price, not |
| check its efficiency and comfort. It would be | | | | down from the sticker price, which is a higher |
| more preferable if you take a test drive on | | | | price than the dealer expects to pay. It would be |
| different types of roads. Have a drive for at least | | | | advisable that you fix the price high so as to |
| 10 to 15 miles to ensure the smoothness of the | | | | include the minimal profit for the dealer. |
| car. | | | | • Be prepared before the first buyer shows |
| 4) Find out how old is the car you are going to | | | | up. Make printouts from several internet car |
| buy. Try to buy a car which is two or three | | | | pricing sites showing the market value of your |
| years older. Buying a two or three years older | | | | cat. Avoid printing the trade in values, that's what |
| car would probably be a great deal as this will give | | | | car dealers offer you. |
| you an opportunity to drive the latest model. It | | | | • Be ready for any answer to the buyer's |
| would be asking for trouble if you decide to go | | | | issues. Incase he complaints about the scratches |
| for a much older car. | | | | or mark stain to your car. Tell him its normal |
| 5) If you are not 100% satisfied by the car avoid | | | | wear for any car of that age and mileage, that's |
| buying it. Don't just buy a car since it is cheap as | | | | why you are not asking the price of a new car. |
| this might turn into a big expense in the long term. | | | | |