Learn how to call the owner of a used car, figure out what the car is worth, run a free VIN number check, and many other tips and tricks. If you see a used car for sale on the side of the road and want to know if it is worth going for a test drive, I go though all of the things you want to do before you go on the test drive. This way you wont waste your time and so you don’t get ripped off!
Episode 1: The “Side of the Road Inspection”:
Episode 3 Engine Inspection: https://youtu.be/HDv5bUR_Plo?list=PLvKbarVtwhUv6bjLhJSyaEOxaYy03j7QS
Episode 4: Interior & Exterior Inspection:
Episode 5: Test Drive and Negotiation:
Link to the FREE downloadable ChrisFix Used Car Inspection Checklist:
https://goo.gl/uqaWYa
OBD2 Scanner I use: http://amzn.to/1XNUGfz
Free VIN Check (stolen car and salvage): https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck
Free VIN Check (recalls): https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/
KBB Trade in Value Calculator: http://www.kbb.com/whats-my-car-worth/
NADA Trade in Value Calculator: http://www.nadaguides.com/Cars
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I was surprised at how cheap this car was until I realized this is from 8 years ago
Bro done a whole CIA investigation on the car 😭
Precise seeking is in the way
Hello, this is a trading company from China and we sell different brands of cars. ,Would you like to add a contact form and we'll talk more about it?
Not the Rutgers magnet 😂
Why are you selling it? Possible answers: A lie or the truth. Do not worry about asking this…
great
Should i buy from a dealer or a person thst sells cars?
8 years later and this exact model has doubled in price on KBB. Goddamn
is this scripted? the guy on the phone sounded extremely fair and honest….
amazing content dude
real researcher right here.
I started my driving journey with my dad during my senior year of high school. When I moved out of state for college it was put on pause. Now that I have graduated I'm finally starting my journey over but without my dad. I really appreciate these videos because I get to learn everything my dad would've taught me. Now I feel confident that dealerships and sellers won't take advantage of me because I'm a girl. You got a subscriber out of me! Thanks for what you do.
Reggie
The good used regular car start at $ = ones, $$ = tens, $$$ = hundreds , $$$$ = thousands, or $$$$$ = ten thousands ⁉️
An important research step is to look at the maintenance schedule of the car. See what maintenance is due soon based on the mileage of the car. Remember the previous owner could have skipped earlier scheduled maintenance, and you must do it after buying the car if so.
So view the maintenance schedule to give you points to negotiate down the price of a car as maintenance can be expensive, and so you know what needs to be done after buying the car to keep it healthy and avoid expensive/catastrophic failures. (example below)
E.g. A timing belt change is critical and expensive maintenance done every 10 years or 100,000 miles on a lot of cars (some have a chain which doesn't normally need changing). If unchanged, the timing belt gets weak enough to snap and destroy the engine. If you have to do a timing belt service, it costs at least a few hundred dollars (maybe more) but it's absolutely necessary to change on time.
The previous owner may not even know it needs to be done, like one I chatted with recently. An extra point is on some engines, the accessory belt is as important to change as the timing belt because they are close together, and if the accessory belt snaps it could cause failure of the timing belt and therefore engine damage.
The easiest way to know these quirks and "secret knowledge" is to talk to a mechanic experienced with that car brand and model, though online searches on car forums will also find this in depth info.
An additional way to find common issues of a car is searching its name and year and "buyer's guide." For example, FCP Euro is a parts website for Audi, Volvo, and BMW but they are also extremely knowledgeable about those brands and tell you the common issues and reliability.
E.g. if you are looking at a 2010 Volvo S80, you would search up "FCP Euro Volvo p3 buyers guide." (P3 is the name of the common platform that year S80 is designed off of, and other models like the XC70 and XC60)
And in the buyer's guide they will mention stuff like leaking windshields, a common issue for the P3 Volvo.
A tip is to find common issues of the car by searching for "year model name common issues forum ." Forums are great since they have knowledge from enthusiasts and professionals. And you will also find maintenance advice on the forums, because cars sometimes need additional maintenance not listed in the owner's manual. For example Honda should have valve adjustment every 100K miles but the manual does not say that.
There's also websites like Repairpal and car complaints for learning about common issues, but they don't always have all of the issues or they are not as detailed as the forums.
Thats because those websites don't attract the enthusiasts, they depend on the owners reporting issues with the car, but not all owners do. So cars that are less common seem to have less issues on car complaints, but that's only because there's less owners to report on it
A tip is check that the vin number matches on all parts of the car, on dashboard, stamped into metal on the firewall, other locations. That way you will catch if they faked the vin because the number won't match on all locations and it might be a stolen or chopped up car they're selling.
That car its self is a bad deal
The exhaust pipe at the back of the car, run your finger around the inside of the pipe.
If it is clean the car is running good.
If you touch oil, black flacks,
Check, new car how they burn.
Check very oil cars tailpipe.
Learn what signs to look for.
If the owner didn’t can the oil in the car. The car will show signs of oil burning.
Thx cris xD
Thx Chris xD
chris i fucking love you, you have no idea
I want a miata
A neighbor wanted to sell me a truck. I had not see this vid. We did a test drive. But I insisted we take it to a dealership to get this mutt checked. He wanted $8500. The dealership said it would cost $13,000 to totally fix. Needless to say, "No Sale." They say there's a sucker born every minute. Thank God I'm not one of them. Gratitude for sharing this information.
They jump you an an having nothing to get . But you still get jump lol
The every frist thing to do is make sure it has a clear title, no lean's , junk title, salvage,
Dudes acting on the phone… magnificent
Fantastic series, Chris. Thank you — I learned a ton!
Ironic right after we see an old used car we got a biden video!
You’re the best!!🥲
Chris fix. I would be so entirely screwed and at the mercy of mechanics and sellers If it weren't for your channel.
Buy a Toyota
Where is the link to the checklist¿
I plan on looking at a 2006 honda CRV by a private owner.
He said he keeps it in his garage and doesn't drive it much.
It has 198,900 miles on it.
Theres about a dozen pictures of it on craigs list and it looks like its in great shape.
He's asking $6000 for it.
It needs front brakes and the windshield washer pump doesn't work.
I think $6000 is a bit steep.
I might offer $5000 if there is nothing else wrong with it.
Ive seen used car dealers want 7 to $8000 for the same vehicle with close to the same mileage..and thats not including tax.
But $5000 is still alot of money for me.
I have a feeling that when I see it I still wont know if I should buy it or not.
Im so tired of riding city buses to get around that I'll probably buy it.
Opinions anyone?
I look for damage to bolts, nuts and screws, especially under the hood.
This can be a sign that someone did work on the car who didnt know what they were doing.
Some people dont have the money to take a vehicle into the shop so they'll try to do the work on their own.
The problem with buying a used car is not knowing how much abuse the car took and what the last owner did to it.
I'm afraid to buy a car anymore.
Back before cars were computerised, it was so much easier to tell what kind of shape the car was in and how much it was worth just by listening to it run and test driving it.
Unfortunately those days are gone.
I must say these videos are a quality gold mind of knowledge.
This was very informative 👌