1. The wrong car
Do you have any expectations about the future machine. For example, you want to ride with friends on picnics every weekend. Or you want a two-seater, only for yourself and for the other half.
But reality makes its own corrections: friends are always busy, and in the family there is an addition.
This is not so important if you can change the car at any time. But such opportunities are rather an exception than the rule. When you choose a model, imagine that it will be with you for many years.
2. The uneconomical machine
If you do not have a driving experience, then you can hardly imagine how much money actually costs to refuel.
The prices for fuel are not encouraging and are unlikely to please in the near future. The cost of gasoline when buying an uneconomical car can be dislodged, especially if you begin to actively use the car.
Car maintenance is an expensive pleasure. And you will quickly feel that money is flying into the exhaust pipe.
The same applies to the cost of parts. Repair the machine still have to, even if it’s for small things. Before buying, look at how much you will spend on standard repairs.
Visit the forums where the car owners of the brand you are interested in tell about their cars. You will immediately learn about the problematic places of the machine. And then think, whether such expenses will pull your purse.
3. Unexpected repairs
“Buy a secondhand! Why do you need a new one at once? “- this advice is often given to beginners.
Of course, used cars are cheaper. And they are not so sorry to scratch, for example. But even experienced motorists can not determine whether everything is normal for a used car. To do this, you need to be an auto mechanic with experience.
Even to check the car advise on reliable, “their” stations, and not on those that the seller advises. Hidden defects can be very expensive. So, if you decide to choose a used car, go for a purchase with a mechanic. Even if his services will cost several thousand, you will save more.
And this is not to say that a car’s malfunction can cost not only money, but also health.
4. The car “for slaughter”
“Buy something worse: and it’s not a pity to break, and you’ll learn to drive!” – this is generally number one advice from experienced drivers.
And now think about why you are taking the car. To break it or to ride it? To be sure to learn how to repair yourself or to move from point A to point B?
Beginners feel uncomfortable driving. If you put them behind the management of a “killed” car, it will only get worse. Why create additional difficulties and risk, when you can buy not the most expensive, but reliable car and get used to the roads already on it, is unclear.
5. The machine for the sake of vypendrezha
Before choosing a car, think about what you will do on it. The car should be reliable, without any problems, to take you to the destination and to accommodate the things that you usually carry with you. The cars are full of opportunities for upgrade, but the basic functions can not be expanded.
There is an opinion that a beautiful and fashionable car will make an impression on others, and your life will do better. However, just the same can be done by a good, reliable machine.
Approach the choice of the car as a tool choice and do not let the emotions control your decision.
6. Hopes for future profit
Cars are expensive, but that does not mean that investing in a car will pay off (we’re not talking about business right now, but about a personal car). When reselling, any car loses in price only because of the fact of a change of ownership. In the salon you will recommend the car more expensively and will say that it will cost you even at the sale. This is not an argument to which one should listen. Let’s say a box-machine will cost more when selling. But for a general reduction in the value of a used car this will have little effect.
So the car is not an investment. Make the expenses minimal and buy a safe and reliable vehicle.
7. Purchase without bargaining
If you went for a used car, then keep in mind: the price tag exhibited by the seller is indicative. Bargaining is possible and necessary, as a rule, sellers are willing to drop the price. To achieve this, you need to carefully inspect the car and ask questions about its condition. Attentive and experienced buyer can reduce the price by tens of thousands of rubles. Either study the forums to understand what to ask, or else take with them a mechanic who asks for you.
8. The car on credit directly in the cabin
When buying a car is almost a settled thing, it remains to avoid the last trap. Especially if you decide to take the car on credit. So, you stand in front of almost your car, and then the dealer says that you can buy it this very second on special conditions. Just sign a loan agreement, and then every month you will have to pay anything.
Here it is necessary to make a strong-willed effort and not to sign. Read carefully what conditions you are offered. Often, loans in the salons are unprofitable, given at a high percentage. It is better to study the proposals of banks and find the best option. Do this before going to the salon, so as not to tempt yourself.
Tell us in the comments, how did you choose the first car? Share stories and conclusions.
