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Been looking to buy a second hand car and after trolling the local(ish) garages today couldn't find anything decent in the car I wanted.
So got back home tonight and did another search this time a bit futher than I normally search.
One has come up, good condition, good milage, good spec and colour and seems a good buy.
However, it's about an hour and a halfs drive and it's a private sale. Now I have NEVER bought a car privately and you often hear horror stories etc. etc.
It's up for just over 4k (which to me is a lot of money) and I do wonder what I would do about the money, would I take it with me and do the deal there or leave a deposit and drive back and back down again, should I get an HPI check, AA check etc. done??
Whats the best practice in doing this.
Thanks
Its been a while since I've done a hpi but you could get them instantly. Ideal if you have a n iPhone. Think tyre also cheaper now if you want to do it just in case.
Aa checks are fine But they tend to only point out the bad bits. Do you have a mechanic mate? I used to take a mate until I learnt a thing or two and I take a jack which I would use for inspections if I couldn't see from generic positions. Look at all the records, services etc as you would in a dealer.
Take money with you but leave some with your mate so you not just pulling out 4k for a 4k car.
What car are you looking at? Do you know the typical problems associated with it and would you be able to spot them?
An hour and a half isn't far to go. My met who loves his car has been known to drive for 4 hours although he bought a dodge charger which died 1 hour into the journey.
Don't forget if you do pick up the car that day make sure you can insure it there and then with your insurers