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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / July 2006What to look for when buying a used car?
I'm buying a fender bender/Fixer Upper as a Winter Beater. Anyone have a good web link that shows what to look for when buying a used car? Thanks The old saying: Brakes Exhaust Lights Tires Steering I might also add engine and transmission. If you can drive it, feel the transmissions shift, and listen to the engine for knocks, noises, and check all the fluids for unusual colorings or leaks. I dont think there's a website for this. Someone should make one though. eh, my .02 > I'm buying a fender bender/Fixer Upper as a Winter Beater. Anyone have > a good web link that shows what to look for when buying a used car? > Thanks > The old saying: > Brakes > Exhaust > Lights > Tires > Steering Is it merely coincidental that the first letters of these words spell "belts"? Good acronym to remember them by, whatever the original intentions were! s The "Lemonaid Guide to Used Vehciles" lists makes and models that hold up well over time. Calls them "recommended beaters". The book is written for the Canadian driver and may not be available everywhere. Many public libraries in Canada carry it. It's updated annually. You should be able to find other guides to buying used cars at the public library. I've borrowed some from our library in the past. > > The old saying: > > Brakes [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > "belts"? Good acronym to remember them by, whatever the original intentions > were! s Cars from the SouthWest, where it is HOT and VERY dry, will suffer form anything that is detritus to rubber... in other words; seals, bushings, weather tracks will rot-out. The NorthEast, where they have heavy snow, and thus heavy salt applied to the roads, will suffer from body damage due to rust. So, it depends on were you are buying your car from. Good luck, Dave |
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