Buying a used car: the ultimate guide (Sponsored)

used car buying is stressfull there is lots of lemons out there

I've honestly never known anything more stressful than buying my first car!

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Well done!!... :)

Finally! Some real explanation with actual papers and not just them talking throughout the video. I'm buying a car, why would they think that their face helps me on that? Stupid content creators.

Wowww, that's an awesome lesson before getting the right car. 👈💯👍👏👏👏

Check for known faults on internet forums for vehicles you are interested in.

Oh would you look at it.. its Matt from Carwow!

Be aware of second-hand car sellers... There are too many scammers and cheaters who sell their cars at a good price which is not worthy of those car conditions.

Aitch you moron ! The eighth letter of the English alphabet , is spelt and pronounced aitch , not haitch ; it doesn't sound posh , merely illiterate , unless of course , you like to sound like a call centre bimbo .

Matt!!!???

wow thanks for this video and invaluable resource before you buy a car! :)

Matt, Matt from Carwow

Can i buy a used 2010 vauxhall astra manual? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks

worth noting too that since this video was made the rules have changed you have to tax the car yourself a car cannot have remaining tax on it the moment its sold the seller gets the remaining tax left and you have to retax it yourself

Any car which has a blurred/crossed out numberplate, avoid. Usually means the owner doesnt want you checking its MOT history.

A lot of people I know have had a number of bad cars me I have seen 9 brought 7 of them and only had lbad one I regretted buying, yes going to town on a car that your going to pay a lot of money 6 - 7 year old yes that is fine this method is perfect. But unlike 20l4 there is lots that can be done today before you even see a car, the man said about driving the car without the seller, these days because of new tax laws that the car is no longer taxed when it is sold to another, that is including cars sols to a dealer so how can they take you for a test drive? Easy they can put their trade plates on which the law says they can do if they are taking the car for repairs, test or test drive to sell the car, the law states only the dealership that as the trade plates are allowed to used them so without a member of the garage in the car it can be taken and you fined by the police.

He did all he thought it would be and even took it to the Audi dealer and the fault was never found, he paid cheap for it so it happens to the best of us. But like I said 80% of your decision these days can be made before you see the car, I will list my method of buying a used car, unlike this man I am not bothered over slight imperfection if the price is right for the motor, 90% of used cars sold have been in a small bump and had body work done so to buy a car without some minor repair your not going to find one, the last car I got had the side door mended and window never went up and down but it was a £l,000 below the book value. Anyway lets get into my steps and whay I have had 95% success lof getting value for money, I will do this in steps.

Step l: Looking for a car, Look on the sites where you are looking for a car, put in what sort of car you want. When you see something you like , read the pecifics as they usually a small history, if after reading the information you like what you read, next step.

Step 2: Contacting the seller, I usually do this by email as its the easiest way to get as much information as possible and negotiating , before seeing the car you want to get to know everything about the car, if dealer doesn't contact you then it is usually because your asking to many questions and something is wrong. If you can't see reg number ask for it, there is a lot you are going to find out on the reg nimber, pay for a full check, MOT history and how long it is MOT for, if car is under month I ask the dealer if they are willing to get a full test, usually have a little difficulty here but they do eventually agree if they want to sell the car. The last car I asked them to get a full MOT for wanted a commitement for me to buy, I said no never commit yourself before seeing the car, it was 20 minutes he rang me and ask if he did I would defently go and see the car? I said yes, he said what he was getting from it? I said if I decide to buy car I will give him the asking price unless there is something serious. He agreed and booked it MOT and theses days you can check, it did fail on suspension spring and side light and advisory nearside tyre otherwise good. Now the next step.

Step 3: Seeing the car, arrange a concenient time for your both, my dealer picked me up from the train station and took me to his Forcourt and saw car, he gave me the key and left me alone, asked him for log book as it is important to check vahicles details, checked fluids aand looked under car to see for any oil leeks, everything looked good very little rar and rear to seats, steering wheel in great conditiion. Time for test drive he came with us but wasn't obstructed, ask if there was a bypass and there was, took it down bypass it drove locvely, after my 30 minute test drive went back to forcourt opened bonnet checked fluid again and looked under car, everything looked good no need to nogotiate as we did that in first step. Next step.

Step 4: Buying the car. Never do this outside go into the office, first thing get insurance swapped over even if you was insured third party to drive it with the dealer the car is now becoming yours, good new once you swap insurance you are usually insured to drive your old car as well for l4 days at no extra cost, makes it easier if you don't part exchange car so you can sell yours. The dealer will tax car for you online and make sure you get a receipt and paperwork and your off.

Like I said out of 9 cars I viewed in my driving life I brought 7 and only ever had l regrete, so yes my method is 95% effective, only ever had one seller to give up at communications stage and that is when I asked for a full MOT. done, the good thing about this it brings another in the sale and if there is any dangerous faults and dealer isn't willing to do anything then the test station if they have given a incorrect test wont want you going to DVLA and risking their test licence and you know the car is safe, if your driving home and you get stopped by the Police you are responsible for the safety of the car your driving, if they find any dangerous parts in car show them the full test it changes everything as car should be fully road worthy after a test. There is 28 days for any safety measure with car and 3 month for serious corrosion in a new test. It is better then lowering the price forvthe car.

Nice one, some really great advice there.

We have built a software to buy cars online which makes easy to customer from the exchange option to test drive etc. which will reduce the employees time if any dealers interested let us know

If you're buying from a private seller and its your first car hiw would you test drive? Insurance??

very nice. you must work really hard! oh, and happy brother's day.

Great video. Just a note, "mayonnaise oil" can just be that the car has been used for short journeys, the oil never heats up enough to evaporate any normal water vapor in the oil. My car has always had mayo oil for the sole reason I only drive I 5km a day. No other problems.

thank you so much for so many information .

Carwow

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How would you like to go and buy me up an automatic with all bells and whistles sat navigation so on I WILL GIVE YOU 5 THOUSAND IN CASH BUT I WANT A 2015 CAR 5 SEATS LOW TAX PETROL LET ME NOW IF UP TO THIS

Bro treat yourself well and get a new pair of shoes. thx for the the video

The comment about buying privately / always meet at the seller’s house so you know where to go to complain if something goes wrong after buying to complain - Sorry but private sellers are under no obligation to do anything and most won’t - buyer beware! If you want a money-back guarantee then buy from a trade seller / dealer!

lady crossing the road was standing to cross when he left and when he gets back .. she need help crossing road ?

Very useful info 👍

I got a 4 year old Toyota from a Toyota dealer, it was in perfect like new condition except the tires were a but worn, but came with an in built sat nav, only had 16000 miles on it too. It was probably more expensive than buying private, but so far I found it great for a used car.

Mat is getting old what a pitty.

A lot of dealers won't let you drive the car without them in it

This is Brilliant!!!!!

Nice steps

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why does the picasso have peddle shifters...

THAT THING HAS PADDEL SHIFTS!?!?!?!?!?!

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When Mat drove around the roundabout without indicating, that must've annoyed more than just me?

very useful

he walks like he's in the beegees

That car is far from perfect the bumpers are scuffed it isn’t clean the hubcaps are scuffed the compressor kit is missing they are not cheap

your trying to buy a used car for gods sake ur investigating it as if your trying to buy a new one while uve only got a couple quids, i sudgest you put the dipstick back in buy the car and tell the seller thank you for doing business

you are full of bullshit man. Thanks.

Very useful information. THanks a lot.

GOOD VIDEO... 100% Respect from me..
However...With "Modern" cars I still believe there are only TWO options.
A) Buy BRAND NEW With 0 Miles on the clock and the car has warranty
B) Buy a £1000 Banger private sale with a full Years MOT test on the car
With modern cars you DO NOT want to be buying a £3,500 6-7 Year old car with NO warranty on it.
WHY???? Because modern cars have far too many nasty problems that can go wrong with them. REGARDLESS OF WHO MAKES THEM!
If you choose option A.. BRAND NEW you are covered by warranty
If you choose option B... £1000 BANGER you can "Walk away" if something expensive goes wrong.
If you are stupid enough to buy a £3,500 6-7 Year old car... You are committed to fixing it if/when it goes wrong.. And the repair bills can be SKY HIGH...
ECU Fail ...£400+
Turbo Fail...£700+
Cam Belt Fail ... £1200+
Buy a BRAND NEW car and change it every 5 Years OR Buy a £1000 "Banger" with a full Years MOT test on it and take a gamble that it will be OK. NOTHING IN THE MIDDLE!