Posted by: furke June 18, 2011
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Before buying any car, check for engine oil leak first, then other fluids leak. How u know? Drive it for a while, rest the car in a clear parking space(not grass). Move the car after a while and see if anything is leaking. At least test drive for 10 minutes. If the owner won't let you do that, then keep the engine running for that long to check if it overheats and if any fluid is leaking. Now if you think the car is alright, take it to a mechanic. Tip him $10-$20 and ask him to check if anything is wrong with the car (engine, transmission, water pump, blah blah). With old cars common problems you see are engine leak, transmission related, timing belt shift, catalytic convertor fail, radiator leak, overheating which costs hefty repairs. Don't go for outside look. Dented, painted doesn't matter as long as the condition is good. Other things you should consider. Check the inspection sticker. If it is expired, put condition the seller will get the inspection taken care of b4 u buy. If the sticker is going to expire in a month or two, check the tire tread coz your inspection will fail if you don't have xx.xx mm of tread remaining (generally speaking if any of your tires is bald). Buying a car is an important and big decision. Document every money handling with the sellers signature acknowledging it (write his name, dob, address, DL #). Good luck!!!
Before buying any car, check for engine oil leak first, then other fluids leak. How u know? Drive it for a while, rest the car in a clear parking space(not grass). Move the car after a while and see if anything is leaking. At least test drive for 10 minutes. If the owner won't let you do that, then keep the engine running for that long to check if it overheats and if any fluid is leaking. Now if you think the car is alright, take it to a mechanic. Tip him $10-$20 and ask him to check if anything is wrong with the car (engine, transmission, water pump, blah blah). With old cars common problems you see are engine leak, transmission related, timing belt shift, catalytic convertor fail, radiator leak, overheating which costs hefty repairs. Don't go for outside look. Dented, painted doesn't matter as long as the condition is good. Other things you should consider. Check the inspection sticker. If it is expired, put condition the seller will get the inspection taken care of b4 u buy. If the sticker is going to expire in a month or two, check the tire tread coz your inspection will fail if you don't have xx.xx mm of tread remaining (generally speaking if any of your tires is bald). Buying a car is an important and big decision. Document every money handling with the sellers signature acknowledging it (write his name, dob, address, DL #). Good luck!!!