Do you need a cheap car just for commuting to and from work? Has your family grown faster than your salary? Do you really need to impress your college friends or neighbors? Then buying a used car is the right choice for you! It has its drawbacks and you have to be very careful not to let your new, hard-earned car ruin you!
What is my budget?
First of all, we should set our budget. It should always take into account the investment before buying a car and after buying a car. Before buying a new used car, everyone should invest in a quality inspection, both of the technical condition (you can use our service for this inspection Used car inspection on the website www.iautomato.de) and virtual state.
Each of these checks makes a lot of sense and underestimating it could mean a big, unpleasant surprise and a brutal hit to your wallet. Another investment that will await you, this time after buying a car, is subsequent service care, which certainly includes changing the oil and all filters, including fuel and air, new distribution, checking the air conditioning and a general inspection of the car. When using our service used car inspection, our technician will advise you and will also make a preliminary calculation of additional costs. This inspection of a used car is also very important, because your new car may have many hidden defects that the seller did not inform you about and can have a big impact on the state of your bank account. If we find that your dream car is not in the condition that the seller promised you, we will advise you on how to proceed and how to get a discount, or withdraw from the purchase contract and get a refund. Anyone who buys a used car should count on at least 20% in reserve and not spend all the money saved on the car.
Is a discount really a discount?
Once you have a set budget, we can move on to the actual price of the car and how we will finance it. The best option for financing a car is financing from your own resources, which means having savings. But not everyone is lucky enough to do so, so there is no shame in financing a used car with a loan. Those who decide to go this route should be very careful about who lends them their dream ship and for how much. The best choice is a loan from your bank, with which you will have much clearer and often much lower installments and interest rates than if you arrange a loan directly at a used car dealership. You will also avoid unfair practices that sometimes occur at our car repair shops, you will have clear conditions and enough time to study the loan documents. It often happens that a used car dealership will lure you with a great discount on a car, even tens of percent, but under the conditions of financing the car with a loan. And as is often the case, we love discounts and we kind of forget common sense, which tells us that no discount is free. This is usually doubly true for used car dealerships. When you read the terms of the already signed contract at home, you will find that you will pay more than twice as much for your new beautiful car with a luxury discount.
How many children can fit in my convertible?
We are moving to the stage where we have a set budget, we know how we will finance the car and all we have to do is choose our new garage decoration. The first thing we should think about is what I will need the car for? Will I drive it mostly alone, or will I be a taxi for the whole family? Will I only drive it for short distances around the city or, for some reason, I found a job 50 km from home. If I find out that I will only drive it alone most of the time, does it make sense for me to buy a large family station wagon, or should I buy a smaller, cheaper and more stylish hatchback or sedan? If I only drive around the city, does it make sense to buy a diesel engine, even though I know for sure that short distances do not smell like diesels and are much more expensive to service because of them. Should I not buy a smaller petrol engine, which will be more than enough for me in the city and will have cheaper servicing? On the contrary, if my mileage is calculated in the thousands per month, wouldn't a diesel engine be a better choice than a powerful gasoline engine?
Trust, but verify.!
And now that we have made our selection, the most important part of buying a new used car comes up, which is the actual inspection of the car. You can inspect the car in several ways, but the most effective is a combination of several of them. One of the ways, which is probably the most convenient, but not so effective, is a personal inspection of the car with a car mechanic. It is a method that seems the best, but it is not. When you go to the dealer to inspect and check the car, they will never have sufficient resources and tools to thoroughly inspect the car. Simply put, to check, for example, the chassis, the car must be lifted, to check the brakes, the wheel must be removed, etc. Therefore, the best possible option is to take your future car to a car repair shop and thoroughly check it from all sides. Another option is to ask the dealer to inspect the car for you. This is what is used for this purpose. AUTOMATO Certificate on the website iautomato.de. If you buy a car with this certificate, you have a guarantee that it has been checked by an independent car service and you can view all the information and findings about this car for free on the website iautomato.de, just ask the seller for the certificate number. Another and no less important option is to check the car virtually. There are already several companies on the market that deal with this and can tell you, for example, whether your car has a twisted speedometer or whether it has been wrecked in the past. This check will help if your car was sold as new in the Czech Republic. Cars imported from abroad are more difficult to track down and information about them may be distorted. As an example, we can cite the company Cebia.
Verified. What now? Do I take it?
Okay, we've checked out the car, we like it, so I guess we'll take it, right? We've reached the stage where we've chosen it and you're going to sign the purchase contract. If you're buying a car from a car dealership, it will certainly already have the purchase contract ready and you just need to sign it and you're good to go. We shouldn't forget to read the contracts carefully and calmly, make sure that they include the current condition of the car and also familiarize yourself with the warranty conditions of the given dealership. The car dealership will certainly be happy to help you with the car's registration and will handle any formalities for you. However, if you're buying a car on your own, you also need to take into account the purchase contract. You can download the purchase contract for free on our website iautomato.de in the section “"I'm buying a car.". So, we have it signed and now all you have to do is re-register the car and you can drive home.
