Used Vehicle Shopping Do's and Don'ts Battle Creek MI

Every Sunday, I would do the same thing: hit the papers with a thin black marker in hand and smudge-thumb through thousands of A½ inch used car classifieds, searching for the perfect used car.

Local Companies

Seelye Wright Kia of Battle Creek
(269) 441-8800
791 W Dickman Rd
Battle Creek, MI
Henkel Auto Sales
(269) 968-0055
198 Vale St
Battle Creek, MI
Vanderhyde Bros Ford Inc
(616) 696-1541
345 N Main
Cedar Springs, MI
Mercedes Benz of Novi
(248) 426-9600
39500 Grand River Ave
Novi, MI
Crestwood Dodge Inc
(734) 421-5700
32850 Ford Rd
Garden City, MI
Sunshine Toyota
(269) 965-1000
1381 W Dickman Rd
Springfield, MI
Hyundai of Woodhaven
(734) 561-1100
23955 Allen Rd
Trenton, MI
Technology Plus Trailers
(734) 928-0001
7780 Ronda Dr
Canton, MI
Saturn of Holland
(616) 355-4224
1890 112th Ave
Holland, MI
Ypsilanti Import Auto Rental
(734) 975-6666
Ypsilanti, MI

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Introduction

Every Sunday, I would do the same thing: hit the papers with a thin black marker in hand and smudge-thumb through thousands of A½ inch used car classifieds, searching for the perfect used car. I knew what I wanted. Finding it was the hard part - and when I did locate that one used, yellow '78 Camaro with the black interior and less than 50,000 miles, I wasn't going to quibble about things like a pre-purchase examination.

I bought it, and beamed. Who needs an inspection when we all know that people are inherently decent. Most won't dupe or rip off another human.

I still thought that when the passenger window refused to stay up. Oh, it would roll up with no trouble and stay there, as long as you kept you hand on the window. But who needs a window, I thought to myself. I have a jacket, after all, and it really doesn't get very cold in southern California. But something inside told me that I should have checked that before I bought the car.

I shrugged it off. But when the Camaro exploded in a ball of white smoke and flames, I knew it to be true.

I got ripped.

Today, it's much easier to buy a good used car, for one simple reason - the Internet. The onslaught of information available via automotive and government websites makes it hard not to find a good used car at a fair price. The best way to go about it is to create a profile of your ideal used vehicle. Be as specific as possible, include preferred options, color, acceptable mileage range, and the approximate price you're willing to pay. Take your profile and shop used car classifieds, making a list of potential vehicles as you go. Narrow this list to a few select vehicles that fit your profile.

 

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Featured Local Company

The Good Car Company

810-629-4800
602 N. Leroy
Fenton, MI
www.goodcarco.com


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