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What things do you look for/check when shopping for a used car? (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If you don't know anything about cars its probably worth the money for a pre purchase inspection by an independent mechanic

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    It is definitely worthwhile to do this, at my shop we would run a pre-purchase inspection for $50 and it would catch all sorts of shit that you wouldn't think to look for on the parking lot.

    Anyone who wants to sell you a car but won't let you get it inspected first on your own dime is not selling a car that you want to buy.

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