{"id":440,"date":"2010-07-29T20:38:33","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T01:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2010-07-29T20:51:30","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T01:51:30","slug":"buying-a-new-or-used-car-beware-of-the-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/buying-a-new-or-used-car-beware-of-the-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a new or used car? Beware of the scams."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With summer around and weather suitable, the car sales are on a high. Most car owners want a new one or an additional car for their spouse or children. This is the best time of the year to buy the cars. But, should you buy a new car or a used one or approach a dealer or buy directly from the owner. These are some of the questions pondering in a car buyer&#8217;s mind. Irrespective of the approach, car buyers must be aware of the scams and related risks before buying any vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Car Dealers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buying from a dealer is thought to be safe, but not always. There are risks of faulty product, higher APR rates, faulty warranty and service and so on. The agreements we sign must be checked out carefully rather than signing it off in a hurried manner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbuyingtips.com\/scams.htm\">Dealer scams<\/a> are normal if the buyer is not cautious about the terms and conditions. It is always better to consult a known person or reference in approaching a dealer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips to get a best car deal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the <a title=\"Auto Check Vehicle History\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autocheck.com\/?WT.mc_id=1311&amp;siteID=1311\" target=\"_blank\">vehicle history<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Let a mechanic inspect the car<\/li>\n<li>Make the agreement full fledged and complete in all aspects<\/li>\n<li>Arrange for money before start looking for a car<\/li>\n<li>Cross-check all the banks for lower loan interest rates<\/li>\n<li>Check the online prices at <a title=\"Invoice Dealers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.invoicedealers.com\/private\/step1.asp?refid=22101&amp;detid=40000&amp;ra1=10\" target=\"_blank\">InvoiceDealers<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Yahoo Autos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carbuyingtips.com\/beatem\/2049.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo!Autos<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Edmunds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carbuyingtips.com\/beatem\/2047.html\" target=\"_blank\">Edmunds.com<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"CarsDirect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carbuyingtips.com\/beatem\/2032.html\" target=\"_blank\">CarsDirect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the steps to buy a <a title=\"New Car\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carbuyingtips.com\/carintro.html\" target=\"_blank\">new car<\/a> and a <a title=\"Used Car\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carbuyingtips.com\/used.htm\" target=\"_blank\">used car<\/a> before attempting to buy a car. Happy Shopping. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With summer around and weather suitable, the car sales are on a high. Most car owners want a new one or an additional car for their spouse or children. This is the best time of the year to buy the cars. But, should you buy a new car or a used one or approach a dealer or buy directly from the owner. These are some of the questions pondering in a car buyer&#8217;s mind. Irrespective of the approach, car buyers must be aware of the scams and related risks before buying any vehicle.<a href=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/buying-a-new-or-used-car-beware-of-the-scams\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Buying a new or used car? Beware of the scams.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[296,291,299,294,298,292,293,297,295],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daytoday","tag-auto-check","tag-buying-car","tag-car-buying-tips","tag-car-dealers","tag-dealer-scams","tag-new-car","tag-used-car","tag-vehicle-history","tag-vin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4AvRz-76","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1163,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/insurance-totals-your-car-thats-not-the-end-of-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":440,"position":0},"title":"Insurance Totals Your Car: That&#8217;s not the end of the world","author":"KP","date":"July 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"If you were in a wreckage recently, the insurance may declare your car is totaled. 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I was not aware of the Pinewood Derby races earlier, but as the time comes nearer the tension builds up as all the scouts prepare for the final race. :)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Day to day&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Day to day","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/category\/daytoday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":507,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/cannot-stop-shopping-buy-used\/","url_meta":{"origin":440,"position":5},"title":"Cannot stop shopping? Buy used..","author":"KP","date":"October 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Recent studies show that in the past year, new product sales have increased by 2 per cent. Whereas used product sales increased by 35 per cent. Despite the recession, people cannot stop holiday shopping. 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