When buying a used car – it is important to correctly evaluate its condition.
Since then – your possible costs for repair and updating the machine can be much more than you assumed.
Car inspection can be carried out both yourself and using the services of repair workshops. If you have a little experience of “communication” with cars, then take more experienced acquaintances with you.
When choosing a used machine – close attention should be paid to the body of the body, carefully look at the painting of the car.
Why is the inspection of the body so important?
The fact is that cars with an emergency past often get to the secondary market.
It happens that the car is repainted due to poor -quality factory painting. But it happens that in this way the remaining traces of a serious accident that influenced the geometry of the body and the quality of the chassis were hidden.
Carefully examine the surface of the body: the color should be homogeneous and one color tonality, and, noticing the smudges similar to frozen drops, stains, cloudings, do not hesitate to ask several additional questions to the owner.
By brilliance, color, condition of coloring – hidden body defects are calculated. In the case when the clean surface of the body is matte, we can conclude that the car is operated for more than 2 years, over time, the color of the enamel changes. And if there are separate brilliant places on such a body, then we can talk about the recent painting of the car. In these places there may be traces of an accident or corrosion.
New anti -corrosion coating – it will closely close rusty places.
Inspection of a car for corrosion should be carried out on a flyover or using a mirror. Do not forget to check the bottom in the driver’s place, looking under the rug, tap with a screwdriver, deaf sounds indicate the presence of corrosion.
Try the docking of the body details, all joints should be even.
Keep in mind that the doors and covers should not protrude behind the edges in a closed state, and should easily close, without using additional efforts. Violation of the geometry of the body – manifests itself in various deviations.
Be sure to look at the service book.
Information about the latest official repairs or liquid replacements is made there. If the recordings are very old, then you better carefully look at the engine and condition of the chassis.
The presence of various linings, sprayes, jewelry can express the individuality of the motorist, and can also mask defects and damage.
Look at the location of the engine. It should be located horizontally and not have the angles of inclination, otherwise, most likely, the car had an accident with a frontal collision.
The correct geometry of the body is easier to check by control points on a special stand or when driving a car. Deviations in geometry will become noticeable in the wrong corners of the wheels, according to the way the car behaves when you let go of the steering wheel – it will begin to take aside.
If you suspect a violation of geometry, you should refuse to buy.
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