Buying
a Used Car Online whether on eBay or other auction sites
can have the potential to get an incredible bargain.
It can also have the potential to get you a sour lemon
of a used car. It is always recommended to go and
see the car in person first, but sometime that is just
not possible and you will have to buy the used car site
unseen. These are the top five things you can to to maximize
your chances of getting a good car.
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Make sure you have good telephone rapport with the
owner. Your conversation should be comfortable and you
should be able to speak like old friends. You should
be able to speak about things other than just the car
you are buying. You will find that if you have common
interests then maybe you have a similar philosophy for
taking care of cares
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Ask the owner why he is selling the car. He should
have a good answer ready. If he stumbles on his answer
or is not clear, then it is most likely that he is selling
because there are some difficult mechanical issues
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Speak
Multiple times to the owner on the telephone and
ask the same question in different ways. We
will do this to see if he is changing his story. Remember
that liars often forget their lies, but people that
tell the truth always say the same thing
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Check the car on CarFax.
This is a service that for a small fee allows you to
see the accident history and other records for the car.
So you know where it has been. Use this information to
further probe the owner
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Do
extensive research online on this particular make
and model of car. Kelly
Blue Book is a great place to start and looking around
you will find numerous forums and wiki articles dedicated
to your make and model of car so you can get an idea
of the tendencies.
