| So your hard-earned money is burning a hole in your | | | | you looked in your local paper? Nowadays you have |
| pocket and you are desperate to buy a brand new | | | | a multitude of options. You can either use |
| car. What should you do? Well here are six basic tips | | | | unauthorized dealers, authorized brokers, you can |
| that you should always keep in mind when buying | | | | import a car your self, you could use an importing |
| anew car. | | | | agent and finally you can now even buy cars in large |
| How much have you got to spend? | | | | supermarkets. |
| This is essential. Work out your monthly budget, be | | | | Dealing with Car Dealers |
| honest about what you can afford and don't forget | | | | Car salesmen are in a league of their own when it |
| that you will have to pay additional expenses such as | | | | comes to selling. They are past masters at putting |
| fuel, insurance, servicing and maintenance. | | | | people under pressure with the sole aim of taking |
| What sort of car do you need? | | | | and making money out of you. Do your research |
| This is also important. Do you just need a car for | | | | now and it means that you will be able to play |
| running around and doing errands from home, do you | | | | salespeople at their own games. |
| travel long distances, do you need an off-road vehicle | | | | Check the small print very carefully |
| to help pulling trailers, caravans etc. | | | | Just because you've been taken for a test drive in |
| Do your research. | | | | the car of your dreams and you have been sold the |
| Get as many buyers guides as possible, buy as many | | | | dream, don't get over excited. Before you sign any |
| magazines as you can reasonably afford. Do as much | | | | paperwork to do with your car purchase check out |
| background research on as many vehicles as you | | | | the small print very very carefully. Be very aware of |
| reasonably can. Time spent researching carefully now | | | | what your legal rights are before you sign any |
| will save you money and heartache later on. | | | | paperwork and don't find out to your cost |
| Decide where you want to buy your car | | | | afterwards. Again time spent doing your homework |
| Funnily enough this isn't as simple as it used to be. In | | | | carefully now will save you money and potential |
| the old days when you want to buy a car you had | | | | heartache at a later date. |
| two choices, you either went to your local garage or | | | | |