Buying Cars.

Buying cars is easy if you can remain subjective. Car ownership is expensive so if you can keep the number of registered vehicles you own to a minimum you will be save money. Once you have narrowed down your choices to 2 cars then you need to research,

• Where is the vehicle made ?
• Is it super seeded or about to be ?
• What is the re-sale value ?
• How much and how frequent are major services ?
• Is the car mechanically reliable ?

USED CARS:

Before you make an offer on a car you must do a REVS CHECK. A REVS CHECK will tell you if the vehicle has any ENCUMBRANCES, is STOLEN or a WREAK \ WRITE OFF and if there is money owing on the vehicle for N.S.W. registered vehicles. http://www.revs.nsw.gov.au/

After the car has passed the REVS CHECK get a PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION from a trusted Mechanic. This check should take one hour and cost $100. This will be $100 well spent and ask your mechanics opinion on the car and the condition of the car.

Now it is down to price. Most advertised car prices are negotiable by 10%. Just make sure the starting price is reasonable. The best way to check price is checking CARSALES.COM.AU . This website is LINKED to this BLOG in the VALUATIONS column. If your Mechanic finds work needed to done to the vehicle such as BRAKES or TIMING BELT you can negotiate the repairs off the advertised price, this will more than cover the $100 spent on the PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION.