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There are many places you can pick up used cars for cheap these days. Traditionally there are always car dealers, the trade papers and specialist magazines. However, internet auction sites like eBay have become a popular alternative to these traditional methods. What are the pros and cons of choosing the internet over an established car dealer?

EBay offers excellent opportunities to pick up discounted vehicles but most relies on luck, finding the right car and hoping that a bidding war does not develop and push the price up too high.  There are also pitfalls with using eBay to find used cars. Buyers have to take the seller’s word and although you can ask to inspect the used car before bidding, most people do not bother.

Once you are the winning bidder and the car is yours, this is when all those little knocks, leaks and shudders come to light. Photographs don’t always tell the whole story and the condition of the vehicle can be poorly described, which will leave you with a dodgy car on your drive. EBay now operates a two-week cool off period these days, where the buyer can assess the true condition of the car and register their satisfaction or air complaints.

The benefit of a recognised car dealer is that they offer advice and demonstrate the car and let you inspect and test-drive the vehicle. Many established car dealers now offer “approved used cars” which means the cars have been fully inspected to the manufacturer’s standard so you can be sure of their mechanical condition, mileage and history. Most manufacturers now operate an Approved Used Scheme through their authourised retailers, for examples, you can buy approved used Volkswagen cars from your local Volkswagen dealers. Approved used cars generally come with a period of warranty for your peace of mind and some makes such as Audi offer 12 month warranty on all approved used Audi.

It is receommended to choose car dealers which are well known and have a good reputation as they will offer better customer services. In addition, reputable car dealers will haggle and can arrange finance, keep you informed of fresh used cars that appear on the lot and talk over the ideal car to suit your purposes and still represent the best option when looking for a new used car.

When it comes to buying used cars, one of the most important places that you need to check is the tires. The purpose of this is to not only tell you if these are in good condition but looking at the tires can also tell you a lot about the rest of the car. Just like the saying that ‘the eyes are the window to the soul’, looking at the wheels is like looking into the soul of the car and you can tell a lot from this. These days those individuals purchasing used cars are a lot more careful than in the past. This has a lot to do with the state of the economy but it also has something to do with the fact that there have been quite a lot of complaints about those who are selling used cars.

So What Will The Tires On A Used Car Tell You About It

Whether or not the car is safe to drive is the first thing you can determine from the tires. If tires are too worn then they are unsafe to drive with. They should all have the same specifications; you do not need to worry about whether they are from different manufacturers but they should be the same type of tire. If all the tires are not of the same specification then either ask the seller to change them or don’t even consider purchasing the car.

The condition of the tires will enable you to glean information about the rest of the car. It is highly unlikely that the rest of the car has been cared for if the owner has not bothered to take care of them. If you notice that the condition of them on a used car you are hoping to buy are in a sorry state then this should give you the nudge you need to walk away and find a different used cars somewhere else.

If the time has come for you to be searching out used cars, you are always better off trying to research your vehicles beforehand. Good research lets you find only the best models available. Once you’ve finished, you could find yourself driving away from the dealers in a used cars guildford or even a used cars halesowen.