After
a home, buying a car is the biggest purchase most of us will make in our
lifetimes.
It may seem like an intimidating and risky process, but actually buying
a used car is easy. If you know what checks to make and how to look a
car over, you're very likely to get a safe reliable car you can enjoy
for years to come.
This KwikGuide aims to give you the basics to help you avoid
a costly mistake. Some advice might seem obvious at first, but it's surprising
how easily things can be overlooked.
To start as we mean to go on, our first top tip for the best deal is: Timing. There are two main buying times for new cars in Britain - March and September - and this results in dealers having piles of cars they've taken in part exchange come April and October. Whether they put them on their own forecourts or knock them out to other dealers, this is when the good used car deals are there for the taking.
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