| If you are considering the purchase of your | | | | |
| next used or second hand car, you might at | | | | Some of the best sites are: |
| this point be very nervous. Its not a | | | | |
| purchase you make regularly like going to the | | | | Ideally you should list your requirements in |
| supermarket for your monthly shop or buying | | | | order of importance for example: |
| that next outfit for hitting the town. Its | | | | |
| something you might only do every three or | | | | 1. Insurance Cost |
| four years sometimes longer. | | | | |
| | | | 2. Fuel type |
| Some popular makes are: | | | | |
| | | | 3. Economy |
| Audi, Alfa Romeo, Bmw, Citroen, Ford, Fiat, | | | | |
| Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land | | | | 4. Vehicle size |
| Rover, Lexus,Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mg, Mini | | | | |
| and Mitsubishi. | | | | 5. 3/5/4 door etc |
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| Confused? Who should I buy it from? A large | | | | 6. Price |
| garage group, a medium sized independent, a | | | | |
| small independent, or a back street garage? | | | | 7. Colour |
| The Answer? Whichever of these have the | | | | |
| vehicle that you want! (With certain | | | | 8. Specification |
| reservations which we will explore later.) | | | | |
| | | | Don't get to carried away other wise the |
| A common mistake is to go out in the car and | | | | whole thing will not be the enjoyable |
| visit all local sellers in the hope you see | | | | experience it should be. Okay get surfing and |
| something you like, if you do this you will | | | | find that combination of your dreams. |
| be at your most vulnerable and may well find | | | | |
| that you buy something on impulse and may not | | | | More of the most popular makes of vehicles to |
| in the long term be the best for you. | | | | search are: |
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| With the world wide web at your fingertips | | | | Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Rover, Seat, |
| it's a great place to start. By using it and | | | | Subaru, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall and |
| visiting some of the better used car | | | | Volkswagen. |
| classified sites you will be able to narrow | | | | |
| down your choices before even leaving your | | | | Happy hunting and watch out for the next |
| home. | | | | instalment. "The negotiation. |