Hi All,
Just want suggestions from all ozbargainers as I want to buy used car. My main concerns are
What we need to look for genuineness in regards to ownership of the car.
What's the preferred mode of payment to be on safe side.
What Goverment papers of car we need to check for finance or other liabilities.
Thanks in advance.
Best advice I've come across is from RACV.
http://www.racv.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/racv/Internet/Primary…
GL.
I have just finished reading this post OzBargain
There are lessons to be learnt there.
Buying from a dealer and privately are very different types of transactions.
This link to S.A. Government web site Buying a Vehicle is a good start.
tons of info and experiences on www.whirlpool.net.au automotive forum.
spend a few hours in there looking at the feedback from people that went out blind and got ripped off. mush easier for you and everyone else if you do some reading up first.
car yards and even private sellers can all be low and sneaky.
There is a Register of Encumbered Vehicles. This lists cars that are financed (so the finance company owns it if the seller stops paying the monthly) and stolen. It is free to check this info in NSW, although they charge $10 to get a mailed out certificate. Probably similar in your state?
For payment, cash or bank cheque is all a sensible seller should take (a dealer is different). When I have bought cars, I pay $100 deposit with a hand shake agreement they will sell to me if it passes a auto club inspection with nothing dramatic wrong and it passes the REVs check or refund the $100 if it doesn't. I pay the balance when I collect the car and the do the rego transfer at the same time. Don't pay unless the papers are there filled out.
After buying half a dozen cars this way, it has worked fine.