਍㰀栀琀洀氀 砀洀氀渀猀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀眀㌀⸀漀爀最⼀㄀㤀㤀㤀⼀砀栀琀洀氀∀ 㸀ഀഀ ਍    㰀琀椀琀氀攀㸀唀渀琀椀琀氀攀搀 倀愀最攀㰀⼀琀椀琀氀攀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀戀漀搀礀 漀渀氀漀愀搀㴀∀䤀洀愀最攀䈀漀漀欀⠀⤀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍    㰀琀愀戀氀攀㸀㰀琀爀㸀㰀琀搀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀眀椀搀琀栀㨀 㘀㌀㈀瀀砀㬀 琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀㬀∀㸀ഀഀ BUYING A CAR – USED CAR INSPECTIONS AND TESTS ਍        㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ ਍匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ ㈀㔀琀栀 䄀甀最甀猀琀 ㈀　　㜀Ⰰ 戀礀 ㄀㈀㄀洀漀琀漀爀 㰀⼀攀洀㸀ഀഀ
਍            㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ ਍ऀ㰀搀椀瘀 椀搀㴀∀䈀漀漀欀∀ 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀㨀爀攀氀愀琀椀瘀攀㬀 琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀㬀∀㸀ഀഀ
਍ऀऀ㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⸀⸀⼀䄀爀琀椀挀氀攀猀⼀倀椀挀猀⼀瀀氀愀挀攀栀漀氀搀攀爀⸀最椀昀∀ 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㌀㐀㐀∀ 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㈀㐀㜀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍ഀഀ

Used cars are usually sold "as is basis", therefore checked everything carefully before confirming the purchase with dealers or private sellers. A poorly maintained vehicle could cause you a string of problems later on. ਍ഀഀ It is advisable to check the vehicle's history to make sure the car is what it claims to be: ਍㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • The engine should idle smoothly and rev evenly. Check the oil dipstick and the inside of ਍   琀栀攀 漀椀氀 昀椀氀氀攀爀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ    cap. If you find a brown sludge, walk away - the engine is damaged and ਍   眀椀氀氀 渀攀攀搀 攀砀瀀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 爀攀瀀愀椀爀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • Be suspicious of a very clean engine bay, has it been cleaned to hide something? ਍        㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • The gears should engage smoothly without any grinding with the clutch fully ਍   搀攀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀⸀  䄀 眀攀愀欀 漀爀 ഀഀ
਍            ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 攀砀琀爀攀洀攀氀礀 猀琀椀昀昀 挀氀甀琀挀栀 瀀攀搀愀氀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀 猀椀最渀 漀昀 眀漀爀渀 挀漀洀瀀漀渀攀渀琀猀⸀ഀഀ

਍        㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍∀†吀栀攀 猀琀攀攀爀椀渀最 眀栀攀攀氀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 爀漀琀愀琀攀 猀洀漀漀琀栀氀礀 昀爀漀洀 氀漀挀欀 琀漀 氀漀挀欀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 愀渀礀 甀渀甀猀甀愀氀 渀漀椀猀攀 ഀഀ or vibration. ਍        㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • The exhaust should not produce lots of black smoke when you rev the engine - If it ਍   搀漀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 ഀഀ
਍            ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 猀栀漀眀猀 猀椀最渀 漀昀 攀砀挀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀 攀渀最椀渀攀 眀攀愀爀⸀ഀഀ

਍        㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍∀†䐀漀 愀  挀栀攀挀欀 漀渀 琀栀攀 甀渀搀攀爀猀椀搀攀 ☀ 戀漀搀礀 眀漀爀欀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀爀 昀漀爀 爀甀猀琀⸀ 䰀漀漀欀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀砀栀愀甀猀琀 ഀഀ system, does it 
਍            ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀氀漀漀欀 氀椀欀攀 椀琀 渀攀攀搀猀 爀攀瀀氀愀挀椀渀最 猀漀漀渀㼀ഀഀ

਍        㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍∀†䠀漀眀✀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀礀爀攀猀㼀   䤀昀 愀 琀礀爀攀 栀愀猀 甀渀攀瘀攀渀 眀攀愀爀Ⰰ 椀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀 猀椀最渀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀  ഀഀ wheels are ਍            㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ    not correctly aligned. Look for tread depth and side-wall damage. ਍        㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • Look under the bonnet for signs of flaking paint and rust around the panel joints ਍   愀琀 琀栀攀 昀爀漀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ    car. This could denote repairs after crash damage. ਍        㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • Does the mileage on the odometer match the wear on the interior? A low mileage car ਍   眀椀琀栀 瘀攀爀礀 眀漀爀渀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ    seats and pedals could have been clocked. ਍        㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • Open and close the doors to check they work properly, and examine the rubber seals for ਍   猀椀最渀猀 漀昀 ഀഀ
਍            ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 瀀愀椀渀琀Ⰰ 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 挀爀愀猀栀ⴀ搀愀洀愀最攀 爀攀瀀愀椀爀猀⸀ഀഀ

਍        㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍∀†䰀漀漀欀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀爀 琀漀 猀攀攀 椀昀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 瀀愀渀攀氀猀 愀渀搀 戀漀搀礀眀漀爀欀 氀椀渀攀 甀瀀 猀洀漀漀琀栀氀礀⸀ ഀഀ Be suspicious 
਍            ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 漀昀 眀愀瘀礀 瀀愀渀攀氀猀 漀爀 挀愀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 甀渀攀瘀攀渀 最愀瀀猀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 瀀愀渀攀氀猀⸀ഀഀ

਍        㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍∀†圀栀攀渀 漀渀 愀 琀攀猀琀 搀爀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀爀愀欀攀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 昀攀攀氀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀搀攀焀甀愀琀攀 猀琀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 ഀഀ power when ਍            㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀ഀഀ    travelling at speed. ਍        㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ • Check all items including electric components. They should work properly and this ਍   猀栀漀甀氀搀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 ഀഀ
਍            ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 眀椀渀搀漀眀猀Ⰰ 猀甀渀爀漀漀昀猀Ⰰ 猀攀愀琀猀 攀琀挀⸀ഀഀ

਍    㰀⼀琀搀㸀㰀⼀琀爀㸀㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀栀琀洀氀㸀ഀഀ