| We are back with part three of the
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| | incorrect data.
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| series, Questions to Ask When Buying a
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| | I like to take a blank sheet of paper and
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| Used Car. In part two, we covered the
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| | begin each entry with the year, make,
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| questions about the drive train, service
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| | model, price, and phone number from the
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| history, and accident history. In this
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| | ad while I am dialing. That means I am
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| part we are getting right down into the
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| | writing about that vehicle before I even
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| finer details of what questions to ask
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| | have the person on the line. From there I
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| when you are interviewing used car
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| | just add the details and then make a line
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| sellers over the phone before you travel
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| | across and call another one. After
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| out to see their car for sale.
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| | several calls have been made, it's easy
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| It's worthwhile to ask the seller how
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| | to look back and see which ones look the
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| much rust their car has. Let's talk about
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| | best. Take your notes with you on your
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| rust. Even a car that is only a few years
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| | actual visit and compare what the seller
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| old can have a little rusty spot or two.
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| | has told you with your sheet to see if
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| An older automobile that is for example
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| | they were being straight with you over
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| 10 or 15 years old can potentially have
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| | the phone.
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| anywhere between no rust at all and a
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| | Ask the sellers if there are any problems
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| serious cancer condition. No one likes a
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| | that they are aware of with their car?
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| rusty car, but it's obvious that the less
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| | Again make notes on their answers. It's
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| there is the better.
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| | okay to spend a little time on this one.
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| It is always interesting to ask about
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| | You can subtly remind them that it's
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| rust over the phone with a used car
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| | important to be truthful here by telling
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| because everyone has a different
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| | them what you want the car for and why
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| perception about how much rust their car
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| | you are concerned about its future
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| has. It is difficult to quantify, and
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| | reliability. Ask them if this car needs
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| it's all relative. Some people have told
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| | anything in order to be safe to drive
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| me that their car is very rusty, and when
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| | right now, in the near future, and in the
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| I went to see it I found that it had
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| | distant future.
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| almost no rust at all by my standards!
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| | You should always ask them what they have
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| The opposite scenario is more typical.
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| | done in terms of maintenance or repairs
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| The answers to the rust question are
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| | to the car lately, and if they have the
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| often misleading, but ask anyway and
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| | receipts to prove the work. If they have
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| write down their responses. If you do go
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| | no receipts, then be very skeptical of
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| out to look at the car later, you can
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| | the maintenance history. No service
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| learn more about the seller by referring
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| | records usually mean incomplete
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| to your notes. Speaking of notes, it's a
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| | maintenance which spells trouble for any
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| really good idea to take careful notes
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| | used vehicle later in life.
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| when car shopping over the phone. It is
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| | That wraps up part three. In part four,
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| possible to gather so much information in
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| | I'll cover some more specifics including
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| a relatively short period of time, that
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| | expensive-to-replace
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| if you don't record what you've learned
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| | critical-car-components! Thanks for
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| in a systematic way, you will end up with
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| | reading.
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| confusing, incomplete, or just downright
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