Sunday 15 February 2015

Previously Wrecked Cars Still Around

By Cornelius Nunev


One must be ever aware when you shop for used automobiles. Besides being sold a lemon, one has to watch out for previously damaged automobiles, which could be dangerous.

A lot of mystery in formerly wrecked automobiles

Many used vehicles are perfectly fine, but a certain amount of risk in involved in purchasing one. Car manufacturers only certify used cars up to a certain mileage and there's often little info about the previous owner. They might have been a maniac.

You have to be concerned about a lot of things in the used car, such as whether or not it was used in a crime, what the service history looks like and where those stains come from. You even have to worry about paying more interest than you would with a new car since the interest rate for a brand new car loan is lower than on a used car loan. Do not forget to be worried about previously damaged cars.

There are a lot of previously damaged automobiles out there, and it is unknown how many of them are fixed up and re-sold, according to USA Today. About 12 percent of the 6 million reported car wrecks are totaled, and those can be re-sold too.

Carfax report

Today explained that Carfax and AutoCheck are good helps with regards to figuring out if there are any severe problems, but they are not always ideal and accurate. Sometimes, a salvage title can be given to you without a crooked salesman ever mentioning it.

Carfax does have a small guarantee where it will purchase back any car that was bought by someone who believed it was just fine but really was salvaged and resold without Carfax reporting it, according to USA Today. During the last 10 years, it has occurred at least 70 times.

Laws over it

Finding out information about cars from Brooklyn to San Diego is easier with the National Motor Automobile Title Info System, which was passed in 2009 by Congress. The database info can only be acquired through Carfax and other vehicle history vendors. The data in the database is reported by different government agencies also as from insurance companies and dealerships.

The NVMTIS does not get all its information reported though, which means a ton of info is incomplete.

The best defense against purchasing formerly damaged automobiles is to get an inspection performed before committing to buying a car by a qualified mechanic, according to Today. Also, keep an eye out for tell-tale signs of body work. Panels that seem ill-fitting and non-uniform paint are some of the usual suspects.




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