| If you are looking to purchase a | | | | box. The area around the tail lights in |
| vehicle, odds are fair that you cannot | | | | the trunk is one of the first areas on a |
| afford to purchase a brand new one right | | | | vehicle that will rust. |
| off the lot. Buying a new vehicle is | | | | The upholstery in the vehicle also needs |
| often not necessary and you can get some | | | | to be looked at. Smell the inside of |
| pretty good deals, since most vehicles | | | | the car and note if it is musty at all. |
| depreciate in value by thousands of | | | | This can be a sign that mold has started |
| dollars right after you drive them off | | | | to grow inside either in the upholstery |
| the lot that you bought it from. | | | | or the carpet itself. Be wary if the |
| While there are many factors to consider | | | | vehicle has been treated with air |
| when you purchase a used vehicle, one | | | | fresheners, since this may be being used |
| important thing to avoid when you do go | | | | to cover up an odor. |
| looking is a vehicle that shows signs of | | | | Flex the wires located under the |
| water damage. The car could have been | | | | dashboard. If they are brittle and |
| driven into a river or any other body of | | | | crack at all, then they have probably |
| water and you simply not realize it, | | | | been exposed to water. |
| because the signs are often difficult to | | | | Another thing to take into consideration |
| spot. | | | | if you can stand the condition of the |
| You can purchase a vehicle history | | | | interior of the car is the engine. |
| report from sites like Carfax.com, but | | | | Sand, dirt, and silt getting inside an |
| you should be aware that these reports | | | | engine like this can potentially ruin it |
| are not always entirely accurate. If | | | | and the last thing you want to do with a |
| damage was done to a vehicle and a claim | | | | car you just purchased is replace the |
| not filed on it with the owner's | | | | engine. |
| insurance company, then the damage will | | | | Always get a vehicle history report when |
| not show up on the history report. | | | | you purchase a vehicle, but be sure to |
| Unless the owner tells you the car was | | | | do your own inspection before buying |
| flooded, you will often not realize it | | | | anything. Hire a trusted mechanic to |
| until it is too late. | | | | inspect the technical parts of the car |
| Look at the nooks and crannies of the | | | | if you have no experience in them, as |
| vehicle for signs of silt or rust, | | | | well. |
| especially in the trunk and the glove | | | | |