| Buying used cars is totally different than | | | | instantly if you mention you are trading. |
| buying new. For starters most people looking | | | | |
| for used cars must deal with sellers in less | | | | There is no magic formula for where to find a |
| than ideal environments. From shysters | | | | good used car. You may find a true gem at a |
| selling cars on the side of the road to the | | | | run down lot and you may very well purchase a |
| little independent lots around your town and | | | | total disaster from a new car dealer. You |
| even up to the used car operations at major | | | | just can't assume that all of the |
| dealerships the used car business is still | | | | independents are crooked and you can't |
| fraught with questionable tactics at the very | | | | automatically trust the new car dealers |
| least. Here are some of the variables that | | | | either. |
| will throw you a curve while you are shopping | | | | |
| for a used car. | | | | It takes a good deal of time to thoroughly |
| | | | check out a used vehicle. Most people judge a |
| First and foremost you have to realize that | | | | vehicle by how it looks making decisions that |
| every used vehicle is an original. There is | | | | involve thousands of dollars on appearance |
| no used car factory that you can call and | | | | alone instead of taking the time to inspect |
| order up what you want. You won't find an | | | | the vehicle. Even worse, many times people |
| identical car down the road like the one you | | | | allow their emotions to run the decision |
| are currently looking at. You may find one | | | | making process. |
| that is the same year and the same color but | | | | |
| the difference in condition can be huge. A | | | | Financing rates vary greatly with used |
| Perfect vehicle my sell for $15,000 while the | | | | vehicles depending upon the year and mileage. |
| same year, make, and model may sell for half | | | | The rate can vary as much as twenty percent! |
| that with high miles and hidden damage. | | | | If you plan to finance a used car you have to |
| | | | shop the finance rate for that particular |
| There are no fixed wholesale values or | | | | year vehicle. Do not make the mistake of |
| selling prices like you have with new cars. | | | | financing with the dealer, you will pay for |
| Shopping the price on a used car will be at | | | | it. The best bet is to get pre-approved for a |
| the very least difficult. The asking price | | | | loan first. |
| fluctuates constantly and can change | | | | |