Cavalier Chunk

k i don't wanna just walk right into the dealer ship and say give me that one right thier i want to know as much as i can about it. this is what i hae come up with so far for quetions.

1. What is the condition of the truck?
2. How much tred is left on the wheels?
3. Is their any rust?
4. Is it a short box or long box?
5. Does it have any kind of a rise? And if so how much?
6. Can I take it for a test drive over night to finalize my decision? And if I say I don’t like it what happens from their?
7. are they high way km’s, city or town?


any one got any other good ones that could help me?

Haunz

iTrader: (3)

^ if you need to ask most of those questions, you better bring your dad or something.....


I usually ask what they know about previous owners, and the KMs is a good one if they know...


Look the whole thing over... get underneath the thing and make sure its solid... a fridge magnet will reaveal bondo under the paint....

Edit: MAKE SURE YOU ASK ABOUT THE WARRANTEE

I cant see myself buying any more used vehicles off a lot... If I was you Id be looking in the tri-ad or something... you will probably find a much better deal.....

But, you get no warrantee and you usually cant trade your old vehicle in to the person you are buying from....

[ February 11, 2005, 08:26 AM: Message edited by: Haunz ]

Cavalier Chunk

well i was thinking taking the truck for a day and then bring it to a local mechanic and getting him to do an inspection. that way i know the truck is in good running condition

Cavalier Chunk

i have no idea what im doing. the sale's guy is just starting to confuse me now. so im going to bring my mom along.

JordyO

iTrader: (17)

Does your mom know about trucks? If she doesn't then she may not be much help.

They'll usually let you bring it to an independent mechanic, so take that opportunity if it's available.

Do you have an uncle or buddy that is knowledgeable about vehicles?

To give you an idea.. I was looking at an older mustang a while ago. (67?.. 68?.. I forget) and it LOOKED good from the outside.

Fortunately I brought my uncle with me who gave it a good looking over and found a few major problems. The biggest one being a cracked frame. So we walked. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

BooLeaN

If you like the truck and think it's in good shape, tell them that you want your mechanic to look at it. They should let you take it to your mechanic and if they don't, you probably don't want to deal with these people anyways, nor would you want that truck. When they are not hiding anything, why wouldn't they let your mechanic look at it?

Good luck with it though.

You can also ask what work has been done to it, meaning new alternator? new waterpump? new whatever. Make sure to check the shocks/struts, brakes, tires, check for holes in the floor, radiator fluid level, check all of the fluid levels if you can.

Ask them about the exhaust system, I am not sure if you have an emmissions test but here in Ontario we do, so that is a big deal.

Is the car going to be certified and stuff when you get it? If not, make sure you find out what it will need to be certified.

Hope that helps a bit,
Craig G

Cavalier Chunk

ya my mom knows a crap load of stuf fabout vehicles. my family is very knolegeable about this kinda of stuff. i just going to need a second opionion because this is just my second vehicle.

[ February 11, 2005, 12:05 PM: Message edited by: chevy truck guy ]

Lethal

be sure the vehicle has or will pass inspection and emissions.

Be sure the vehicle has had a, clear, lien search completed.

Ask about previous accidents and what, if any, previous maintenance has been done. Ie...regular oil changes, tune ups...

Is it a 4x4? IFS? What shape are the CV boots in?

fazes

Remember..you can usually bargain with the dealers!!! so bring your bargaining hat.

Vanilla Gorilla

Dude, your going to get taken if you ask easy to answer questions like: "are the kilometers highway or city?" There always going to say highway, besides, how would the sales person know? I used to work at a dealership. Honestly man, get the truck mechanically insepected by a *third* party dealership. If it passes, and there are minimal (uncostly and easy to fix) problems, get that dealerships estimate (from a used car sales manager) on how much you should pay for it. I've seen so many people get taken. Play it smart. Get it inspected, A qualified Ford/Gm etc technicial (THAT WORKS AT A DEALERSHIP) can give you great advise. Its worth the $150 or whatever it'll cost you