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What things do you look for/check when shopping for a used car? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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I'm going out with my daughter to look at a car for her. She's an adult, she's buying it, I'm just along mostly for moral support. Doing the dad thing. However, it's out of my wheelhouse, and I want to make sure we don't miss anything.

What sort of things to you look for or check when shopping for a used car?

Do you have any suggestions?

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago

Brakes-male sure their not making noise and the rotors are not all scratched up

No noise from the suspension going over bumps

Then for a particular model of car, research the common problems. Like if the water pump is known to go bad at ~100,00 miles and the car has 95k on it, try to see if it has been replaced recently

Most things aren't deal breakers and you can just fix them after you buy it, but that cost of repairs should be taken off the buying price imo

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