| r a person buys or leases a car, he seeks ways to | | | | covered more miles than the average privately used |
| finance this move. Most auto financing involves a car | | | | car. A registration check will also reveal if the used |
| loan, which entails a detailed check on his credit | | | | car was ever rented or leased. |
| history and a tough interview about car finance. | | | | The car’s odometer is an instrument used to |
| When he undergoes all these to buy a used car, it is | | | | measure the distance traveled by a vehicle. An |
| only fair that he also performs his own investigations | | | | odometer check will show if the odometer |
| about the car he is going to buy. In fact, he should | | | | has been broken or fraud. It will also show if it has |
| never consider buying a used car, which history has | | | | been rolled back or rolled over. If the odometer has |
| not been checked. If he does, he may just end up | | | | been tampered, this does not bode well for the next |
| paying for a piece of junk. | | | | owner of the used car. The car may be older than |
| A used car must be checked for its title, registration, | | | | what the dealer is telling you. Or it may have mileage |
| odometer, and the problems that it had weathered | | | | problems. |
| before it reached your eyes. A title check will | | | | A problem check will determine if the used car |
| determine if the car is salvaged, flooded or rebuilt. | | | | has sustained fire damage or an explosion. It will also |
| For example, many cars were destroyed during the 9 | | | | show if it has been involved in a major accident. The |
| -11 World Trade tragedy. Many cars, too, were | | | | fire or accident may have inflicted a still undetected |
| damaged during the hurricanes and floods. These cars | | | | damage on the used car. It is also quite creepy to |
| were salvaged by enterprising people. The cars will | | | | use a car that has cradled dead bodies before. A |
| be rebuilt and sold again at car auctions. A title check | | | | problem check will reveal if the car has been stolen. |
| will also discover if the used car has lemon history. | | | | A car that has been stolen may no longer have all its |
| A registration check will determine if the used | | | | original parts. |
| car has been used as a fleet car, or as a taxi, or | | | | A used car may give you more problems than you |
| even as a police car. If the used car has been utilized | | | | can manage. But not all used cars are damaged, |
| in any of these, then it is safe to say that within a | | | | leased or stolen. This is why there are still many |
| given period of time, this particular used car has | | | | people who take out car loans to buy a used car. |