First identify the car you want - that is within your budget to purchase and to maintain.
Ask around the place, your colleague, your friends on which dealership in the area is the best, you can be as specific as the salesperson you want.
Before you go to the dealer, try to arrange financing. If you have done enough shopping around for financing, chances are that you will find a lower rate compared to the dealer. If you are paying cash, that is much better.
When you are ready to actually go look at your dream cars, bring along a friend how is experienced in the automotive world. You maybe a top-notch person yourself, but there is no harm having an extra set of eyes!
Once you have "chosen" the car you want. Talk to the sales person about pricing. This is where 2 people are better than one. Remember once the price has been set, read all the documents and understand them. Read every line especially the fine print. Also make sure the salesperson includes all his verbal promises in the signed documents. Also take great note about the services and warranty that comes with the car.
Buying a used car from the dealer? Follow the same steps about and checkout the right hand column for more "used car checks" information
From a Private Seller
(used)
NEVER buy a car without test driving it!
Check auto and consumer magazines for information on the reliability records of various models. There are certain makes & models that are just prone to problems. Avoid trouble from the beginning.
Run a Carfax report. NEVER buy a car without running a Carfax report. Based on my personal experience when trying to purchase a car, 2 out of 10 cars had problems.
Find out the retail and wholesale price of the vehicle you're interested in buying. This will improve your knowledge of the price and you can better negotiate with the seller.
As mentioned before, Test drive the vehicle you plan to buy and if possible bring it to a trusted mechanic, not the sellers mechanic
Ask the seller if the car has ever been in an accident. Check for rust, dents, paint discolorations, etc. (These are signs of wear and tear and accidents.) Even though the carfax report may come clean, try to look out for odometer tampering, the symptom are the white lines between the numbers that do not line up, or there is vibration of the 1/10-mile numbers while the car is moving.
Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate, this is the fun part. Depending on how much higher the seller's price is. Keep negotiating and "threaten" to walk away if he does not meet the price you want. usually sellers won't mind knocking of a couple hundred dollars as long as you say "I will buy the car right now if you take $X off". If you do not agree with the price, walk away. If he thinks your price is a good one, he will call you back.
First identify the car you want - that is within your budget to purchase and to maintain.
Ask around the place, your colleague, your friends on which dealership in the area is the best, you can be as specific as the salesperson you want.
Before you go to the dealer, try to arrange financing. If you have done enough shopping around for financing, chances are that you will find a lower rate compared to the dealer. If you are paying cash, that is much better.
When you are ready to actually go look at your dream cars, bring along a friend how is experienced in the automotive world. You maybe a top-notch person yourself, but there is no harm having an extra set of eyes!
Once you have "chosen" the car you want. Talk to the sales person about pricing. This is where 2 people are better than one. Remember once the price has been set, read all the documents and understand them. Read every line especially the fine print. Also make sure the salesperson includes all his verbal promises in the signed documents. Also take great note about the services and warranty that comes with the car.
Buying a used car from the dealer? Follow the same steps about and checkout the right hand column for more "used car checks" information
From a Private Seller
(used)
NEVER buy a car without test driving it!
Check auto and consumer magazines for information on the reliability records of various models. There are certain makes & models that are just prone to problems. Avoid trouble from the beginning.
Run a Carfax report. NEVER buy a car without running a Carfax report. Based on my personal experience when trying to purchase a car, 2 out of 10 cars had problems.
Find out the retail and wholesale price of the vehicle you're interested in buying. This will improve your knowledge of the price and you can better negotiate with the seller.
As mentioned before, Test drive the vehicle you plan to buy and if possible bring it to a trusted mechanic, not the sellers mechanic
Ask the seller if the car has ever been in an accident. Check for rust, dents, paint discolorations, etc. (These are signs of wear and tear and accidents.) Even though the carfax report may come clean, try to look out for odometer tampering, the symptom are the white lines between the numbers that do not line up, or there is vibration of the 1/10-mile numbers while the car is moving.
Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate, this is the fun part. Depending on how much higher the seller's price is. Keep negotiating and "threaten" to walk away if he does not meet the price you want. usually sellers won't mind knocking of a couple hundred dollars as long as you say "I will buy the car right now if you take $X off". If you do not agree with the price, walk away. If he thinks your price is a good one, he will call you back.
First identify the car you want - that is within your budget to purchase and to maintain.
Ask around the place, your colleague, your friends on which dealership in the area is the best, you can be as specific as the salesperson you want.
Before you go to the dealer, try to arrange financing. If you have done enough shopping around for financing, chances are that you will find a lower rate compared to the dealer. If you are paying cash, that is much better.
When you are ready to actually go look at your dream cars, bring along a friend how is experienced in the automotive world. You maybe a top-notch person yourself, but there is no harm having an extra set of eyes!
Once you have "chosen" the car you want. Talk to the sales person about pricing. This is where 2 people are better than one. Remember once the price has been set, read all the documents and understand them. Read every line especially the fine print. Also make sure the salesperson includes all his verbal promises in the signed documents. Also take great note about the services and warranty that comes with the car.
Buying a used car from the dealer? Follow the same steps about and checkout the right hand column for more "used car checks" information
From a Private Seller
(used)
NEVER buy a car without test driving it!
Check auto and consumer magazines for information on the reliability records of various models. There are certain makes & models that are just prone to problems. Avoid trouble from the beginning.
Run a Carfax report. NEVER buy a car without running a Carfax report. Based on my personal experience when trying to purchase a car, 2 out of 10 cars had problems.
Find out the retail and wholesale price of the vehicle you're interested in buying. This will improve your knowledge of the price and you can better negotiate with the seller.
As mentioned before, Test drive the vehicle you plan to buy and if possible bring it to a trusted mechanic, not the sellers mechanic
Ask the seller if the car has ever been in an accident. Check for rust, dents, paint discolorations, etc. (These are signs of wear and tear and accidents.) Even though the carfax report may come clean, try to look out for odometer tampering, the symptom are the white lines between the numbers that do not line up, or there is vibration of the 1/10-mile numbers while the car is moving.
Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate, this is the fun part. Depending on how much higher the seller's price is. Keep negotiating and "threaten" to walk away if he does not meet the price you want. usually sellers won't mind knocking of a couple hundred dollars as long as you say "I will buy the car right now if you take $X off". If you do not agree with the price, walk away. If he thinks your price is a good one, he will call you back.
First identify the car you want - that is within your budget to purchase and to maintain.
Ask around the place, your colleague, your friends on which dealership in the area is the best, you can be as specific as the salesperson you want.
Before you go to the dealer, try to arrange financing. If you have done enough shopping around for financing, chances are that you will find a lower rate compared to the dealer. If you are paying cash, that is much better.
When you are ready to actually go look at your dream cars, bring along a friend how is experienced in the automotive world. You maybe a top-notch person yourself, but there is no harm having an extra set of eyes!
Once you have "chosen" the car you want. Talk to the sales person about pricing. This is where 2 people are better than one. Remember once the price has been set, read all the documents and understand them. Read every line especially the fine print. Also make sure the salesperson includes all his verbal promises in the signed documents. Also take great note about the services and warranty that comes with the car.
Buying a used car from the dealer? Follow the same steps about and checkout the right hand column for more "used car checks" information
From a Private Seller
(used)
NEVER buy a car without test driving it!
Check auto and consumer magazines for information on the reliability records of various models. There are certain makes & models that are just prone to problems. Avoid trouble from the beginning.
Run a Carfax report. NEVER buy a car without running a Carfax report. Based on my personal experience when trying to purchase a car, 2 out of 10 cars had problems.
Find out the retail and wholesale price of the vehicle you're interested in buying. This will improve your knowledge of the price and you can better negotiate with the seller.
As mentioned before, Test drive the vehicle you plan to buy and if possible bring it to a trusted mechanic, not the sellers mechanic
Ask the seller if the car has ever been in an accident. Check for rust, dents, paint discolorations, etc. (These are signs of wear and tear and accidents.) Even though the carfax report may come clean, try to look out for odometer tampering, the symptom are the white lines between the numbers that do not line up, or there is vibration of the 1/10-mile numbers while the car is moving.
Negotiate, Negotiate, Negotiate, this is the fun part. Depending on how much higher the seller's price is. Keep negotiating and "threaten" to walk away if he does not meet the price you want. usually sellers won't mind knocking of a couple hundred dollars as long as you say "I will buy the car right now if you take $X off". If you do not agree with the price, walk away. If he thinks your price is a good one, he will call you back.
To 博啟兄 看完你的留言就知道你是汽車行銷的專家~~可是雖然是車廠各家股份不一但是有一點不能否認..國人有普遍喜愛舶來品的習慣相信就算真的是台灣牌如果不能做的比歐美車廠強相信也很難吸引到消費者~畢竟不是2000萬人都買的起車子~~ 又空多多交流~~還有你說韓國車無論是Daewood或者是Hyundai其實我看不太起因為我覺得國人的技術強多了像我們的Cerfio就是一個最好的例子但是對方有著韓國人民的強力支持也能讓他們混到一個7大車廠...anyway有點離題了...無論如何真希望在國外能看到掛台灣牌的車車~~
To 博啟先生~ 小弟自認對汽車行銷市場不是很清楚,因為我人在加拿大,雖然台灣國產的車子做的也不差(的確不差),可是卻沒有車廠願意使用自己的牌子生產車子相信不用我多說你也知道爲什麼吧(市場)..就連台灣最大的裕隆車廠也是掛日產的牌子,別跟我說她們以前也有自行研發,這我知道什麼飛鈴101等其他車子可是就現實面來說台灣的市場實在太小加上國人又不是全部愛用國貨如果像韓國人那樣也許台灣汽車自產牌可以打的出去,因此相對的也是歐美車廠馬首是瞻,我回應一樓先生並沒有扁低台灣車界的意思指不過我覺得世界上有些車廠真的缺乏創新雖然沒有10以前那麼誇張但是4-5年舊卻是一定有的,只是一昧的小改款而缺乏整體的大改創新以致於銷售始終濫到暴..在加拿大就有幾間公司是這樣但是不是大公司...
共
24
則