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Buying a Used Car: Important Recommendations to Avoid Lemon (Part 1 and 2)
Armenuhi Ivanyan
Anyone can easily identify a good used car and reduce a risk of the potential lemons, if he or she takes into consideration the following important factors:
The Reliability Record
The reliability-history is committed to help the auto buyers reducing a risk of the used car
Before to choose a used car, select a car model with reliability record
Being an annual subscriber survey for Consumer Reports (CR's), everyone will be provided by special real-world reliability information
This reliability information can help to strict a car model selection
Look into the best and the worst used cars for a quick reference etc.
Buyer's Guide as the Window Sticker
The American Federal Trade Commission obligate the auto dealers to find out and post a "Buyer's Guide" in every used vehicle. This guide will include:
Trade information about the used car if is being sold as is' or with a warranty
Information about the repair costs that the auto dealer is obligated to pay
If there were any changes in coverage, the Guide will provide you "before the sale" information
Information override any different provisions in your sales contract
If the Buyer's Guide says that the vehicle is covered by a warranty, the dealer must honor that warranty etc
The Interior of the used car
A cabin with impaired dashboard, missing knobs, handles, and buttons
Shabby and frayed seat belts
Used and worn pedals
Very high mileage
Discolored and fade carpeting,
Electrical problems
All these interior elements are signs of flood damage.
Under the Hood
The engine, radiator, battery should be relatively grease-free
Belts and hoses should be flexible and unworn
Wet spots are the signs the leaking oil or fluids etc.
Engine oil of the used car
Keep the engine cool and check if all the fluids are clean,
The oil level should be between the full' and add' marks
Normal engine oil is brown or black, depending on when it was last change
Check the transmission fluid dipstick right after the car has been driven for more than 10 minutes
Leave the engine running and put it in neutral or park according to the owner's manual
Inspect the fluid's condition and smell
Choice of a right and reliable used car can save you trouble about possible Lemon law issues sooner or later.
The Law Offices of Hovanes Margarian are designed to assist California consumers with all of their California Lemon Law, Dealer Fraud and related cases. To deal with the negligence and abuse of power towards the consumers, the law firm has vast experience in the automotive industry and has successfully recovered thousands of dollars lost by consumers.
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8/3/2010
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