🚗 Check list for buying a car: buy what you need!

Do not buy a car for all money. There must be a 15-20% margin for repairs and unexpected expenses. Even if the car is 1 year old and it is under guarantee.
Say no to the principle of "to buy anything for $ 10,000". Choose a few appropriate models and select the necessary car after learning the problems and qualities of a this model.
Determine the average price of the car. Such statistics can be found on any automobile site. You can objectively bargain and not fall into the hands of scammers.
The advt should have high quality. Variants with bad photos and one line of description promise only a waste of your time for a secondhand dealer who will try to make money on you, as much as possible.
Calling to the seller will save you time. Ask him: which dealer changed the oil? what's new in the car? the date of the last MOT? does the owner sell the car? are there any checks?
And maybe I'm lucky? Do not wait for a good car at a low price, mainly - these are options from scammers or with legal or technical problems.
Watch the market. Carefully be ready for a new announcement about the sale of cars you are interested in, the best options are left on the first day!
Read the contract. If you buy a car from a dealer, read all the contracts that you will be offered for signing, even if you are told that it is a formality.
Check the odometer. It does not always show the truth, try to determine the mileage by the state of the driver's seat, the leverage of the gear lever and the armrests.
All the details are important. Check how the car goes, whether the steering wheel doesn't pull, how the air conditioner works and drive through the pits without music to evaluate the sounds from the suspension.
Service. Diagnosis is mandatory on an independent service station. Not the one that the seller will offer. Take care that the seller does not offer a bribe to the inspectors for issuing the desired result on the condition of the car.