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Check To See If That Used Car To Die For Is A Lemon Before You Buy It

By: Ryan Letermen

Have you ever heard the expression, ‘there are no guarantees in life'? This holds true everywhere, including vehicles of any type. But car manufacturers cannot remain in business in this day and age if they do not produce perfectly reliable automobiles. Of course, there are those exceptions - they are not the rule.

Sometimes the person selling the car has made it a lemon. Vehicle manufacturers place easy-to-read manuals in cars coming off the assembly line for a reason. If the average person maintains their car according to the manual, the vehicle should last a very long time. Every day you hear of an owner who has put 150,000 miles or more on his vehicle. Most cars are made to exceed the 100,000 mile mark.

Then there is the much touted Carfax or similar report concerning the car you are looking to buy. You can buy these reports for about $10.00 each and you should purchase at least five of them, so add that expense to your car buying budget. I am not telling you to buy a Carfax report, but letting you know of such reports and that you should have at least one VIN number and one maintenance report on your prospective automobile.

A vehicle history report checks for major accidents, mileage rollbacks, multiple owners, frame damage, flood damage, branded a lemon and more. The car you want is in your town, but where did it originate? If it came from a hurricane or tornado-prone area, was it in that town when an event happened?

When you go to look at the potential vehicle, take someone with you who knows more about cars than you do. This is not fessing up that you are a mechanical moron – this is showing that you are a smart shopper.

Before you and your expert buddy take it for a test drive, check the oil for cleanliness. If it is dirty, ask the owner when the last oil change was done. You want to know if the owner maintained the car. Check all the fluids for that matter.

Check the tires for baldness or uneven wear. If they are suspect, ask the seller when was the last time he had the tires rotated.

Check everything you can with the dash: do all brake lights work; do both turn signals work? Do check the heat, A/C, radio and CD player.

Experts suggest that when you do go your test drive, evaluate the acceleration of the vehicle. After coming to a complete stop, accelerate and listen for any chugging or sluggishness, undue engine noise or rattling under the hood.

How does the car handle in turns? If it's not responsive, you may have some suspension problems. Check the brakes. Even ask the seller when was the last time new brake shoes were installed?

It's always a good idea to make arrangements with a trusted mechanic and make a deal with him to hook up the vehicle in contention to his diagnostics to uncover any possible issues.

Ask the seller if he minds if you take the car to your mechanic for a once-over. If he disagrees with this plan, you have your answer.

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