Top 10 Buying Tips For Buying A Car
1. Money: Make sure you know what is your budget. Never exceed
the amount you can afford. For instance if your income is
50,000$ USD, you shouldn't spend more than 25,000$ on the car
because the car will may become a finical problem to you.
2. Personal need: Ask yourself what is the purpose of the car.
Decide whether you want a 4 door sedan or a 6 people van. Look
into what class and what kind car you want. If the purpose of
the car is just purposely transportation, then don't look into
luxurious cars such as Benz or BMW. Or whether the car is for
family purpose or personal love of car then you can decide
whether you want a SUV or Sports Car.
3. Difference Brand: Once you decide what type of car you want.
Look at different brands that has similar cars. For instance, if
you are looking into the Lexus IS, also look into the Nissan
G35, BMW 3 series, Acura TL, Cadillac CTS. You get the point.
The reason why is because the price range from the same class
can range from 30,000 to 45,000 which is a lot of money.
Therefore, you should go test drive and find out exactly which
car you want.
4. Buying it New or Used. After you decide what car you want.
Start researching online on how much does the new car and the
used car cost. Make you sure researching on many dealerships as
well. You can save up to 1,000$ USD. Personally, I would like to
buy a new car over a used car, but if there's a good deal on
used car, then you should reconsider and decide yourself.
5. Finance. Try to reduce the finance rate as low as possible to
benefit you more. Try to look for the best plan for you and
communicate with the dealer.
6. Communication with the Seller. Now this is the tricky part.
Dealers usually jacked up the price of the individual car
because they can make more money if they make sales. Therefore,
to prevent spending extra money, you should do your homework by
reaching how much your car is really worth and make offers to
the dealers instead of them making offer to you.
7. Mileage. There no doubt that the price of gas will continue
to go up. Therefore, it might be a good idea to consider how
much you are willing to spend on gas. You want to find a good
car with good mileage.
8. Insurance Cost. Different car also have different insurance
rate even when they are in the same class. The insurance cost
should definitely be a factor to consider when you are comparing
with other cars.
9. Maintenance Cost. Maintenance Cost for cars also varies for
different car. For instance Benz will charge over 100$ just for
an oil change while Toyota may charge 25$.
10. Warranty. This should be the last thing you look at when you
buy a car. Look at what the warranty covers and compare with it
other car companies