Nowadays internet has made everything easy for people and buying a car is one of those tasks.
It is easy and convenient but also risky at the same time. When online shopping can save lots of tine and money from your busy schedule where you can’t test drive or futher handover process, it can bring lots of mental stress if you end up buying a wrong car.
So here are possible scams and hidden risks which can happen to you and how to escape from such situations.
Trusting dealers website blindly
Lots of new or well established car dealers have their own website or online platform like youtube channel, facebook pages or instagram pages where they list their inventory.
On the other hands there are some multi state operating businesses which deals in used cars on a big scales like cars24, true value, mahindra first choice, spinny etc which has more options nationwide for people.
And there is some other second hand vehicle selling platform like olx, facebook marketplace, Droom. Which have vehicles category for dealing in 2 and 4 wheelers.
Sometimes we are confused about fair price for some particular model so there is price calculator in droom website and app to calculate fair price of particular model by adding condition, kms, years, varient and it gives a fair price according to all these factors
A big name can’t give you assurances of a well maintained product even there are risks of being scammed but it is very low compare to some shaddy car dealers.
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People often trust on these well established car dealers for their authority in the business but these dealers often highlight the good part of car. There are some details which are not shared with buyers like accident history, previous ownership issues.
Ignoring service history and documents
It is seen that when someone buys its first car then the person doesn’t have much knowledge about cars and ownership, he sometimes doesn’t pay attention to get full service history of the vehicle due to lack of awareness.
But it happens with those people too who are buying it for second or more time. They avoid checking service history as they are confident in their previous experience so they don’t think that things can be unnoticed from their inspection or feedback after taking a test drive.
But it is possible that previous owner has skipped some services due to low running or especially if it is on loan as there could be tight budget so people tend to skip service or replacement of any part which is harmful for a smooth ownership experience.
Not comparing prices across other car sellers
Different dealers and car businesses list their same type of model at Different prices sometimes its depends on cars condition but is should be very minimal difference.
Sometimes buyers come across A deal about same model which they ever thought to purchase then they end up buying it at the price which is listed by car dealers.
Falling for too good to be true ads
Nowadays scams in online car dealing has increased where some people post very luring deals and they claim money issue or transfer reason to sale stuff and cars are one of them too. If there is any deal similar to this it can be scam so never pay any upfront money until you don’t inspect vehicle.
Sometimes it is real deal where very attractive deals can be seen then there can be reason that car is either flood affected, accidental and then repaired even in some cases some total loss cars are restored and the sold on these online selling platform.
There are chances that car is having some pending loan so always check if it has clean bank record.
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Skipping independent inspection
When posting an ad on selling platform or their own website then dealers pay attention only on outer look so they repair soke dents or paint jobs to hide such things and then after washing and polishing cars they list it on websites.
Car can look great and clean in photos or videos but it can hide real issues with engine, suspension, gearbox or any electronics failure. Some car dealers fix some issues temporarily to save money on repairing costs and sell it to customers where car works fine for few days or week then it starts giving issues.
People go for second hand cars to save money on a new car but when they end up buying some defective piece it starts giving financial and mental burden. Some cars are known as money pit which keep creating issues with its even after repairing component.
Some people end up buying an unreliable product which is known for mechanical errors in lack of knowledge and it spoils their car ownership experience and it becomes financial burden on their pocket.
And some cars are creating issues due to previous owner’s lack of maintenance or excessive use of car with a rough driving style so in both cases it is a bad deal.
Conclusion
Even if it’s not easy to buy a right car from online with lots if risks and chances of falling for a wrong deal but it can be avoided by taking these precautions while shopping for a used cars from any reputed car businesses or small car dealers.
Never trust on dealers words blindly even if they clain to be a first owner car or non accidental car.
Always verify vin nunber to know the basic details about car and then check if engine and chassis numbers are same as it is on vin plate. Match the manufacturing date on all windows glasses if they mismatch then it can be accidental car.
Always check service history of the car for service details from website of that brand and also check insurance claim history of the vehicle from platforms like mparivahan.
Always research about price differences on different platforms to get a fair desl without overpaying.
Always take a well trained mechanic with you or it will be better of you book a car inspection group like cars24 which takes a minimal fee of the car inspection where they check some points with their professional tools and give a clean reports.
