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Sales Used Car Buying: How To Spot A Lemon
Posted by carsandtrucks on Monday, October 15 @ 16:34:40 PDT

If you are shopping online look at the photo of the vehicle. If it is July and the photo background has snow in it you know that car has been sitting on the lot for a long time. This is a car to stay away from. When looking at a vehicle on a used car lot ask for the prior owners name. Contact that person and ask why they traded the vehicle. Ask the selling dealer if they have any service history for the vehicle, and what type of work was performed to make the vehicle ready for retail. The newer the vehicle the more concerned I am about the potential of a lemon. I always wonder why someone traded a late model low mileage vehicle. Whatever made them dissatisfied with the vehicle is likely to make you dissatisfied. Stay

away from reaquired vehicles. These are vehicles that the manufactuerer repurchased from a disgruntled customer. These cars end up going to auction and get recycled to a dealership. Always, have a used car inspected by a trusted mechanic.


 
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