tips to buy car

tips on how to buy a second hand car? (student edition)

when you're at a car show room..

exterior

1. look for the cars you want.

2. view overall car body including doors roof everything. no scratches or 'pok chat'.

3. open bonnet, check engine. check the inside of the body frame, make sure no 'pengek'.

4. check engine stand at the bottom. how to check?

5. start the engine, if it vibrates terribly then the engine stand isnt good. the engine is not fixed to the stand well.

6. blow the engine. go check the exhaust, if it release blue or white fume. say no to the car.

7. open the cap of radiator, touch and feel the water, if oily means not good.

8. check the entire bottom of the car body. slightly 'pengek' somewhere on the car frame also reject it. means knocked before.

9. test drive. accelerate, try with first, second gears to check whether the car still powerful or not. easy only, performance is very obvious.

10. if manual transmission, see if any problem when shifting gear stick plus clutch. gear box performance.

11. ask someone to drive the car and we see the car from behind. if the car goes 'serung' like not balance, also reject it.

interior

1. check the windscreen if broken before. see the four sides of the windscreen if the glue still sticking nicely on the car frame. nicely means 'tidy' not 'ugly'.

2. check all four windows if still functioning.

3. wiper back and front.

4. signals and lamps.

5. meters and indicator on the meterboard.

6. door-locking system.

7. cushion with no 'world map' or whatever ugly unwanted scene.

8. air-cond cold or not.

9. audio system. dont buy a car without audio system. i will die of boredom.

others

1. car jack.

2. 'spana'.

3. spare tyre.

4. battery water.

5. car insurance. first party better. if third party, accident make you 'bin chi chi'.

6. check road tax. if cannot claim rm625, dont buy. not worth! hahaha

7. check 'green' card.

mental game

1. dont pay so much to the dealer until they repair your car nicely.

2. 'count cheaper lah, next time i intro more business to u lo.'

3. they are salesman so they cant give you cheapest price (they want 'komisen' ma) BUT ask them to call their boss to bargain for cheaper price.



all those are the tips i could remember after following jacky's dad to buy car for a week.

if want express or dont want to wait so long, ask me. i help u buy. very fast. in 2 hours i help you decide!

(if you have other comments, just add, i wanna learn also)