| Here are some great used car buying tips to save you | | | | negotiated your best deal, tell the salesman that you |
| money. They are in no specific order, but maybe they | | | | have one more used car to check out at a nearby |
| will save you some money!1 Check for pricing on the | | | | dealer. Go to your car, even if you drive around the |
| used car you are looking at. This is what most banks | | | | building and come back. If they let you leave, you are |
| use to finance cars.2 Check Kelly Blue Book for a | | | | probably getting the best deal possible.8 Remember to |
| guide on your trade.3 Dont get too caught up on the | | | | apply for your financing prior to looking for a used car. |
| trade value as most never get payoff for their vehicle. | | | | DONT FORGET, it is FREE to apply online. You will get |
| Instead, look at the bottom line. If the dealer uses | | | | an email with the results almost instantly.9 Check your |
| wholesale on your trade, make sure you get | | | | insurance on a specific car before you sign the dotted |
| wholesale price on the used car you are buying.4 | | | | line online to see who will give you the best quote.10 |
| Consider financing the used car for fewer months. Try | | | | After you have purchased your car, make sure you |
| doing 48 months if you can swing the payment. If you | | | | do not leave anything in your trade because the trade |
| finance longer, try paying a little extra on months that | | | | may be gone by the time you return. Check your CD |
| you can.5 Negotiate your best deal! After you have | | | | player and above your visors, and dont forget your |
| done this, tell the dealer they have a deal if they will pull | | | | garage door opener.If you do not get treated |
| a carfax report and everything is clean. Dont pay for a | | | | professionally, go to another dealership. How you are |
| carfax yourself. Most dealers have an account where | | | | treated at the time of purchase is a good indication of |
| they can pull it for you.6 Check the oil in the used car | | | | how you will be treated if you have a problem. Even |
| you are buying to make sure it has been changed. | | | | though you are buying a used car, it is new to you. |
| You can check inside the windshield, there will usually | | | | Most dealers will gladly take your business, even if |
| be a sticker telling when the next oil change is due. | | | | they do not make as much on you as the next |
| Check the back exhaust to make sure there is not | | | | because you are equipped with some great car buying |
| excessive black residue around the opening--this would | | | | tips. |
| indicate that it may be burning oil.7 Once you have | | | | |