I Want to buy a car, please advise

kitty_and_gucci_2008

Hi All,

Looking at buying a car in the next few weeks, and have a car in mind, however has anyone got any tips/hints when dealing with the sales people?, and what to look for in/outside the car?.

Thanks.

Nile

Hello kitty_and_gucci_2008

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Nile

lincroft1710

Check out What Car website, has tips on buying cars in general plus what to look for on most models. As for sales personnel......just take anything they say about a car with a pinch of salt, be very negative/non commital on test drive and laugh out loud when they mention the price. REMEMBER, they want to manipulate you into buying a car, you need to take control of any conversation/negotiation.

sturll

The single best piece of advice - infact the only bit of advice you should listen to is thus:

Take someone who knows something about cars. Otherwise you might as well turn up, drop your pants and bend over.

harveybobbles

Make sure you get a free airfreshener...

ilikedrawing

Can you give us more info? We might be able to tell you what to look for on a certain car etc

And what sort of place are you buying from?
Buying a second hand car for £600 is a pretty different experience to buying one for £6000.