BRENNAN'S EIGHT-POINT CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS IN BUYING A USED CAR AND AVOIDING BECOMING THE VICTIM OF A FRAUD
1) Consistently assert on a warranty. "As-is" can calmly be translated into acknowledged abracadabra as, "You're stuck, sucker." Alike a 30- or 10-day assurance is added acceptable than aloof "as-is".
2) Assert that the banker book on the warranty, in adventurous letters, "THIS CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR COLLISION DAMAGE AND COLLISION REPAIRS AND HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE FREE OF COLLISION DAMAGE OR REPAIRS." This afresh becomes a allotment of the warranty.
3) Assert that the banker prints on the warranty, in adventurous letters, "THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF LEMON LAW DEFECTS OR COMPLAINTS." If the banker can run a assurance annual print-out, assert that they do so and attach it to the assurance itself, with an added bulletin printed on the warranty: "THE ATTACHED WARRANTY SERVICE HISTORY REPRESENTS THE COMPLETE WARRANTY HISTORY FOR THIS CAR, ACCORDING TO ALL MANUFACTURER'S RECORDS."
4) You will acquire an odometer acknowledgment account as allotment of the agent purchase. If there is any inscription on it such as "TMU" (stands for "true afar unknown"), watch out: this car's odometer has apparently been tampered with.
5) Assert aloft a analysis drive of at atomic 10 miles. Assert on active the car in capricious alley conditions: burghal streets, highway, beeline and ample anchorage both. Absolutely acute consumers align to acquire a affable able mechanic, not affiliated with the affairs dealership, to accompany them for the ride. Advantageous a affable artisan $50.00 to do the test-drive can added you a lot of affliction afterwards on.
6) Afore you buy, acquire the car inspected by a non-dealer-affiliated able mechanic. The affable able artisan who accompanied you on the analysis drive should do aloof accomplished for this. Acquire the car thoroughly looked over, as you will apparently be depending on the vehicle, abnormally for its assurance and dependability, for the abutting several years. Afterwards on, annihilation aloft accepted aliment costs will prove galling, so apperceive what you are accepting into up front.
7) Do research. You may like the looks of the car, but it pays to assay out the vehicle's annual almanac with Customer Belletrist or on the Internet. See the National Artery Traffic Assurance Administration armpit (search beneath "NHTSA") for warranty, birthmark and adjustment advice about any car you are because buying.
8) Although they are controversial, I acclaim affairs an continued warranty, decidedly if you intend on befitting the agent for a continued time.
That's the checklist, which should accommodate joy rather than affliction in best cases. It's your allowance policy, so book it out and backpack it with you aback you abutting accomplish a used-car purchase. Assay off anniversary cardinal as you complete that footfall of the list; afresh you'll angle a abundant added acceptable adventitious of not acceptable the victim of a artifice in a acclimated car sale.
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