What should be checked before buying a car?
The buyer always has two main ways to buy a car. The first of them is a purchase through an official salon, respectively, the car will cost more. But it will definitely be a new car with a complete set, an official guarantee, and further maintenance. The second method covers all the options for buying a used car: in a special market, via the Internet or from a friend. In the second situation, no one guarantees that there will be no hidden damage or other serious problems, so the chosen car will have to be checked personally.
What to check?
The set of checks includes both inspection of the technical condition of the vehicle and checking the history of using this machine. It is in the interests of a potential buyer to check the selected car for unpaid fines, an accident, theft, real mileage, and it is also important to check if this car is a pledge. There are several official services that allow you to get such information completely free of charge within a few minutes.
If there are no hidden problems with the car, and the declared characteristics correspond to reality, then you can proceed to auto diagnostics. Diagnosing a car before buying can be performed both on its own and with the help of a service station ... To check the machine yourself, you need to have an inspection platform, the necessary tools and equipment, as well as an understanding of what exactly needs to be inspected. An untrained driver can only conduct a visual superficial inspection of the car, for example, check the integrity of the body, glass, interior.
What is checked when diagnosing a vehicle?
It is necessary to check the car comprehensively, since we are talking about a rather serious financial expenditure, and undetected problems can lead to even more serious expenses. Specialists at the service station inspect the body, the integrity of the factory bolts, the condition of the fenders, the gaps between the panels. A specialist will record repairs or getting into an accident immediately. The same applies to the integrity of the paintwork - you need to use a thickness gauge to check it.
Not everyone can afford to buy a new car in Minsk, but the high amount is justified by the fact that all parts and components will be new. With used machines, the situation is the opposite, and it is not known in what state certain units are. Therefore, the interior, engine, chassis, electronics, automatic transmission, car mileage are subject to a comprehensive check.
