When buying a brand new car you can feel confident that the car is safe and reliable as manufacturers today ensure that cars will be able to protect you against most of the threats you may find out there.

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When buying a used car, you will need to ensure that you will be protected against all of the things that could go wrong on the road and that your car will be able to withstand all of the threats people face every day. When you take a car home from a dealership, the car should be in excellent condition, but no car will stay that way forever; you need to maintain it. S4 Used Cars can stress the importance of ensuring the safety of your vehicle which will give you peace of mind and could help you avoid some really dangerous situations.

Tyre Pressure And Ridges

Tyres are a vehicles only contact with the road and the importance of making sure that they are in good condition cannot be stressed enough. When buying a used car you should be sure to ask how long ago the tyres had been replaced and make sure that the ridges are deep and not smooth. Tyres are actually not very expensive to replace; if you think about the fact that the life expectancy of tyres adds up to 60 000km’s if you maintain them well.

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Air pressure is another thing which many motorists tend to neglect, but when it comes to road safety this can make a big difference in your car’s performance.

Brakes

Having a good brake system can save your life and many of us tend to neglect our brakes and wait to hear the really bad screeching sound of metal against metal before we replace them. Just because you are driving a used car does not mean that you don’t have to have a maintenance plan or service plan. Driving a used car makes regular service and maintenance even more important.

Fluid Levels

When you don’t really know anything about a car, you might be shocked to find out how many things need the correct fluid levels to function properly.

At least once a month check your oil levels- this can be done at a service or gas station and if you check the cars manual you can even do this yourself.

Your wipers also need fluid in order for them to be able to work, and not having any left would mean that you would be in great risk when driving in a storm, unable to see the road ahead of you. Not having enough water in your car could lead to the car overheating and could cause serious engine damage.

While it may seem like a lot of effort to ensure the accurate fluid levels in your car it could save you a lot of money, and in some cases it could even save your live.

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When deciding to buy a used car from a private dealer and not from a dealership, you might be attracted to the fact that you could negotiate and get a better price or that you will find someone who’s desperate to sell as they need the money. While desperation from a seller could sometimes work to your advantage, it most likely could just as easily go in the opposite direction. Here are some pointers from S4 Used Cars which could help you spot whether you will be making a good or bad decision when purchasing a used car.

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1. The advertisement sounds too good to be true

If you see that a really good car with a lot of appealing features is being advertised for a ridiculously low price, there is a very good chance that the owner is either hiding something, like the fact that the car was a write off, or that the advertisement is a scam and the seller will somehow try to make money out of you with you getting absolutely nothing in return. As the saying goes: if something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

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2. The Car Has No Papers

Never buy a car that does not have registration documents. Chances are that the car was stolen and that you will be sitting with a lot of problems after buying it. If the seller of the car has nothing to hide, he would have applied for new papers and tried to do an honest sale.

3. Does The Mileage On The Car Match The Sellers Story?

When looking at a used car that you are planning to buy, ask as many questions as possible; ask why the person is selling the car, what they used the car for, when they bought the car and how many owners the car had before they bought it. If all of the answers to these questions don’t add up, you might want to reconsider buying the car. A lot of people are dishonest and will use illegal methods to make the mileage less on the car; the higher the mileage compared to the year the car was made, the more problems you will have with the car.

4. Are There Any Signs Of Accident Damage?

When looking for a car you will see that many people do state that the car they are selling has been in an accident, but usually they will state that the damage is minor. Off course no one will put the full extent of the damage in the advertisement, but will they tell you? Your best bet would be to just not take a chance. Take a mechanic with you when you go to look at cars, because a car could look great on the outside and have unbelievable damage on the inside.

5. Service And Maintenance Records

A car that has been well taken care of will have service records and the owner will be more than happy to show them to you. Make sure that you look at the dates on these records and that the car had been serviced recently; this way you can ensure that you will not have to spend a big amount of money on the car right after you bought it.

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