18/01/2023
📍 What you need to check before you decide to buy a used car:
✓ Check Documentation
✓ Read through Service History
✓ Determine whether there is anything wrong
✓ Check online details for past advisories
✓ Check VINS match on all documentation
✓ Check engine is cold when arriving
✓ Check body colouring
✓ Check for rust around hinges, and bends in bodywork
✓ Check directly beneath car for oil spots or other leaks
✓ Check heater/AC at full blast
✓ Check dashboard lights all work when switched on
✓ Check carpets, boot floor, for leaks
✓ Check all buttons work, e.g. headlights, indicator, wipers, central locking
✓ Check bonnet opens and closes, does it also stay open ?
✓ Check all doors close/open properly
✓ Check spare tyre and wheel locking key
✓ Check all locks
✓ Check upon ignition that the car does not violently shake (nor does the engine)
✓ Check ignition is smooth - does it take longer than usual in starting ?
✓ Check colour of smoke exhaust on start up and high rev
✓ Check exhaust does not have leak
✓ Check oil is at correct levels
✓ Test Drive over varying roads (dual carriage, suburbuan road, speed bumps)
✓ Brake from 30 shadow gripping wheel to see if car pulls off anywhere (if it does, indicates a problem with tracking)
✓ Brake to determine how the brakes perform, listen for noises, creaking
✓ Check for pops or bumps at high revs and high acceleration
✓ Check gears slide and don't crunch
✓ Ensure temperature gauge does not go above middle temp when test driving
✓ Restart car after turning car off
✓ Check full wheel turns
or call ☎️ to Autoxperts and let us do it for you.
📍 We guarantee you comprehensive inspection of the car you intend to buy made by one of our high expericed expert.
